Canine coronavirus subtype 2a associated with outbreaks of fatal diarrhoea in bush dog (Speothos venaticus) groups

2021 ◽  
Vol 164 (10) ◽  
pp. 661-671
Author(s):  
H. Rowland ◽  
E. Holding ◽  
P.M. Falces ◽  
N. Wissink-Argilaga ◽  
M.F. Stidworthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canine Coronavirus ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

scholarly journals Regionally extinct species rediscovered: the bush dog Speothos venaticus in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Braga Ferreira ◽  
Marcelo Juliano Rabelo Oliveira ◽  
Rogério Cunha de Paula ◽  
Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues ◽  
Érica Daniele Cunha Carmo
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
South American ◽  
North West ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The North ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

AbstractThe bush dog Speothos venaticus, a rare Near Threatened South American canid that lives in packs, was thought to be extinct in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, until recently. Here, we report four recent records of the species in Minas Gerais, the first in the state since the description of the species in 1842. All records are from the Cerrado ecosystem in the north and north-west of the state; two are from animals found dead, one from footprints and another from a camera trap. Three of the records were inside or close (< 10 km) to strict protected areas, in a region recognized as the Protected Areas Mosaic Sertão Veredas–Peruaçu, where we expect any new records of the bush dog to be found. We discuss the low probability of detecting the bush dog and the main regional threats to the species, and emphasize the need to protect large and interconnected natural areas and keep them free of domestic dogs to avoid the extinction of the bush dog in Minas Gerais.

Dermatophytes isolated from the haircoat of wild animals

2017 ◽  
Vol XXII (127) ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Juan Justino de Araújo Neves ◽  
Sândara Pimentel Sguario ◽  
Claudia Filoni ◽  
Marina Galvão Bueno ◽  
Henri Donnarumma Levy Bentubo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsporum Gypseum ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Wild Mammals ◽  
Public Health Policies ◽  
Nasua Nasua ◽  
Maned Wolf ◽  
Sources Of Infection ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Chrysocyon Brachyurus ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

Dermatophytes are keratinophilic fungi that can cause zoonosis. However, the role wild animals play in the transmission of these infections is yet to be determined. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of dermatophytes on the haircoat of Brazilian wild mammals. Thirty-two healthy wild mammals from several taxa were studied: 17 were captive and 15 were free-living individuals. Samples were obtained by rubbing the haircoat with sterile carpets. Samples were cultured on Mycobiotic agar, and the plates were incubated at 25 ºC. Identification of the isolates was carried out on the basis of macro- and micromorphology. Dermatophytes were isolated from 9.5% of the animals: Microsporum gypseum from one maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), Microsporum cookie from one coati (Nasua nasua), and Trichophyton ajelloi from one bush dog (Speothos venaticus). These animals represent therefore sources of infection for both humans and other animals and are important for public health policies.

scholarly journals The behavioural study of the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) in captivity with environmental enrichment

2017 ◽  
pp. 349-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thatijanne Santos Gonzaga de Carvalho ◽  
Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo ◽  
Carlos Eduardo do Prado Saad ◽  
Vanessa Daniela Lázara de Assis ◽  
Virgínia Mara Pereira Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Behavioural Study ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

scholarly journals New camera-trap records for bush dog (Speothos venaticus) in Colombia

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Rodríguez-Castellanos ◽  
Germán Garrote ◽  
Fernando Trujillo
Keyword(s):  
Camera Trap ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

scholarly journals Diet and habitat associations of bush dogs Speothos venaticus in the Interior Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay

Oryx ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald L. Zuercher ◽  
Philip S. Gipson ◽  
Osvaldo Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Fruit Consumption ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Bush Dog ◽  
Grassland Habitats ◽  
Speothos Venaticus

The diet and habitat associations of bush dogs Speothos venaticus, categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, are virtually unknown in the wild. In eastern Paraguay, bush dogs occur in the Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú. The Reserve contains one of the largest remaining fragments of the Interior Atlantic Forest in Paraguay as well as cerrado and grassland habitats. We analysed bush dog faeces to determine their diet. Bush dogs in the Reserve mostly ate vertebrates. Although small mammals (marsupials and rodents) were the most numerically dominant foods, agoutis Dasyprocta azarae and pacas Cuniculus paca represented 90.5% of biomass consumed. Cecropia fruit was also present in the diet. This is the first documentation of fruit consumption by bush dogs. Signs of bush dogs were detected in all habitats, with the greatest proportion in high forest.

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