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Serological evidence of sarbecovirus exposure along Sunda pangolin trafficking pathways.
BMC Biol
November 2024
State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
Background: Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) involved in the illegal wildlife trade in mainland China were identified as hosts of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronaviruses (SARSr-CoVs). Although it is unconfirmed whether pangolins or other traded wildlife served as intermediate hosts for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the trafficking of pangolins presents a clear risk for transmission of viruses with zoonotic and epizootic potential regardless. We have investigated the origins of pangolin carcasses seized in Hong Kong and have evaluated their potential exposure to SARSr-CoVs, other coronaviruses, and paramyxoviruses, aiming to address a gap in our knowledge with regard to the role of wildlife trade in the maintenance and emergence of pathogens with zoonotic and epizootic potential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetection of tick-borne pathogens in the pangolin tick, Amblyomma javanense, from Vietnam and Laos, including a novel species of Trypanosoma.
Acta Trop
December 2024
Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary; HUN-REN-UVMB Climate Change, New Blood-sucking Parasites and Vector-borne Pathogens Research Group, Hungary. Electronic address:
Two species of Southeast Asian pangolins (the Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla and the Malayan or Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica) are critically endangered species. Therefore, knowledge on their parasitic infections is very important, especially considering ticks that can transmit which pathogens. In this study, 32 pangolin ticks (Amblyomma javanense), that were collected in Vietnam and Laos, were analyzed with molecular methods for the presence of tick-borne pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSunda pangolin (M. javanica) detected for the first time in the Illegal wildlife seizures from northeast India.
Forensic Sci Int Genet
May 2024
Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India. Electronic address:
Detection of a novel Babesia sp. in Amblyomma javanense, an ectoparasite of Sunda pangolins.
Parasit Vectors
November 2023
Animal and Veterinary Service, National Parks Board (NParks), 1 Cluny Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 259569, Singapore.
Background: Babesia is a protozoal, tick-borne parasite that can cause life-threatening disease in humans, wildlife and domestic animals worldwide. However, in Southeast Asia, little is known about the prevalence and diversity of Babesia species present in wildlife and the tick vectors responsible for its transmission. Recently, a novel Babesia species was reported in confiscated Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) in Thailand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVisualisation and detection of latent DNA deposited by pangolin scales onto plastic packaging materials.
Forensic Sci Int Genet
January 2024
College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
We report on the detection and visualisation of latent DNA from pangolin scales deposited onto a plastic packaging material through the use of a nucleic acid staining dye. This latent DNA deposited by pangolin scales was subsequently isolated and analysed using DNA barcoding method. Pangolins are the most illegally traded mammalian species due to the demand for their scales and meat.
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