| serum chemistry of the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | | 1976 | 57845 |
| prevalence of rodent and mongoose leptospirosis on the island of oahu. | sporadic occurrences of human leptospirosis in recent years throughout the state of hawaii have resulted in at least one death. because of the apparent association of rodents and possibly mongooses with human leptospiral infections, a survey for leptospirosis was conducted among rodents as well as mongooses on oahu. no such work had been recorded since a survey of rodents and mongooses for leptospirosis 31 years ago. in the current work, the prevalence of rodent and mongoose leptospirosis in the ... | 1976 | 822470 |
| effects of exogenous administration of hormones on reproductive tract of the female hawaiian mongoose herpestes auropunctatus auropunctatus (hodgson). | | 1976 | 992809 |
| possible determination of the vector and reservoir of leishmaniasis in the dominican republic. | two species of sand flies were collected by various methods from sites in the dominican republic. lutzomyia cayennensis hispaniolae was the more common of the two. it was found in wooded habitats from sea level to an elevation of 442 m. this species was observed feeding on lizards (anolis sp.) in the wild. in the laboratory, it fed only on lizards and only under lighted conditions. the other species, lu. christophei was only found in the vicinity of seven leishmaniasis case sites. it readily fed ... | 1992 | 1558267 |
| mongoose rabies in the caribbean. | mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) have been introduced into most of the larger caribbean islands, some notable exceptions being dominica, tobago, and montserrat. rabies in caribbean mongooses is present in puerto rico, cuba, the dominican republic (and presumably haiti), and grenada. bat rabies is known on cuba, grenada, and trinidad, although mongooses found on trinidad are free of the disease. none of the other islands is known to have rabies, although it could be present in sequestered bat ... | 1992 | 1626884 |
| predators of the tick amblyomma variegatum (acari: ixodidae) in guadeloupe, french west indies. | some vertebrate species in guadeloupe are predators of free or parasitic stages of amblyomma variegatum (fabricius). among birds, 1.9% of the 421 identified animals found in the stomachs of grackles (quiscalus lugubris), 1.6% of the 364 animals found in the stomachs of free-ranging chickens, and 0.3% of the 4642 animals found in the stomach of cattle egrets (bubulcus ibis) were a. variegatum ticks. the most efficient predator of ticks was the tropical fire ant, solenopsis geminata, which was obs ... | 1991 | 1773677 |
| results of a preliminary serological survey of small mammal populations for plague on the island of hawaii. | since 1910 the district of hamakua, island of hawaii, has been considered an endemic plague area. to obtain indirect evidence of plague infection in rodents and in the mongoose, serological surveys of the small mammal populations were undertaken. the passive microhaemagglutination test demonstrated the presence of positive reactors (titres of 1:16 and higher) in the sera of 2641 rodents and 385 mongooses tested. positive percentages were: rattus exulans, 1.5%; r. norvegicus, 1.9%; r. rattus, 0.6 ... | 1965 | 5295405 |
| effect of acaricide treatment of cattle on amblyomma variegatum (acari: ixodidae) infestation of mongooses (carnivora: viverridae: herpestes auropunctatus) in guadeloupe, french west indies. | the effect of acaricide treatment of cattle on the infestation of the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus hodgson) by amblyomma variegatum (f.) was determined during a field evaluation of selected acaricides in guadeloupe, french west indies. from april 1990 to april 1991, cattle at one site were treated every 14 d with pour-on formulations of deltamethrin, flumethrin, or permethrin; and cattle at a second site were treated as per a local standard treatment using a spray formulation o ... | 1994 | 8057326 |
| wildlife as hosts for ticks (acari) in antigua, west indies. | a survey was conducted to determine the status of wild mammals and birds as hosts for amblyomma variegatum (f.) and other tick species in antigua. surveys of wild mammals and birds were conducted periodically from september 1988 through may 1991. wild mammals surveyed included the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus hodgson), norway rat (rattus norvegicus berkenhout), and house mouse (mus musculus l.), but only mongooses were surveyed intensively. larvae and nymphs of a. variegatum, l ... | 1994 | 8158630 |
| laboratory and field evaluation of predator odors as repellents for kiore (rattus exulans) and ship rats (r. rattus). | predator odors may serve to stop rats from entering conservation areas or to decrease predation, food consumption, and other damage by rats in areas tainted with predator odor. we compared the efficacy of real predator odors and synthetic odors (derived from the urine and feces of carnivores) as rat repellents with real herbivore odors as controls in a y maze. we tested six predator odors: cat (felis catus) urine and feces, mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) feces, n-propylthietane, s-methyl, me ... | 2001 | 11471938 |
| leptospiral carriage by mice and mongooses on the island of barbados. | leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, maintained by chronic infection of the kidneys of reservoir animals, usually small mammals. infection in humans is acquired from direct or indirect exposure to the urine of infected animals. leptospirosis has a high incidence in tropical regions, and has been studied extensively in several caribbean countries. we studied the carriage of leptospira serovars by two small mammals which are potential maintenance hosts of the disease in barbados. a total of 136 mo ... | 2002 | 12089866 |
| leptospira interrogans infection in domestic and wild animals in fiji. | clinical and serological evidence has indicated that human leptospirosis in fiji is an important disease, and the prevalence of antibody is exceptionally high. a serological survey of the rural population showed that only 12% of the people studied did not have complement fixing (cf) leptospiral antibody. as the origin of this infection could not be explained by the known distribution of leptospiral infection in domestic and wild animals, a serological survey using the complement fixation test (c ... | 1984 | 16031033 |
| renal capillariasis in the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | a capillaria sp. was recovered from the kidneys of 28 (93.3%) of 30 small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctus) collected in st. lucia, west indies. the nematodes were embedded within distended pelvic fornices of the kidney and surrounded by accumulations of eggs. a chronic, low-level inflammation of the transitional epithelium was characterized by hyperplasia, giant cells surrounding embedded eggs and a plasmacytic infiltration. this is the first record of a capillarid nematode from the kidn ... | 2004 | 1255919 |
| exposure to rabies in small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) from two regions in puerto rico. | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) was introduced to several caribbean islands to control rat (rattus spp.) damage to sugarcane plantations. mongooses failed at suppressing rat populations and are now considered pests throughout most of their introduced range. importantly, mongooses are rabies reservoirs on several caribbean islands. in puerto rico, mongooses have been implicated in up to 70% of reported animal rabies cases. there is no rabies vaccination program for wildlife in ... | 2015 | 26251987 |
| the phylogeography of rabies in grenada, west indies, and implications for control. | in grenada, west indies, rabies is endemic, and is thought to be maintained in a wildlife host, the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) with occasional spillover into other hosts. therefore, the present study was undertaken to improve understanding of rabies epidemiology in grenada and to inform rabies control policy. mongooses were trapped island-wide between april 2011 and march 2013 and examined for the presence of rabies virus (rabv) antigen using the direct fluorescent antibody ... | 2014 | 25330178 |
| oral vaccination of captive small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) against rabies. | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), a rabies reservoir species on several islands in the caribbean, was successfully immunized against rabies for the first time by offering animals a vaccine bait specifically designed for this small carnivore. the bait contained on average 0.6 ml of the genetically modified replication-competent rabies virus construct spbn gasgas (10(8.5) focus-forming units/ml). three of four mongooses offered a bait developed an immune response above 0.5 iu/ml ... | 2013 | 24502736 |
| influence of land use and climate on salmonella carrier status in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) in grenada, west indies. | invasive mammals can be important reservoirs for human pathogens. a recent study showed that 12% of mongooses carried salmonella spp. in their large intestines. we investigated whether anthropogenic, environmental and climatic variables predicted salmonella status in mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) in grenada. using multivariate logistic regression and contingency table analysis, we found that increased human density, decreased distance from roads, and low monthly precipitation were associat ... | 2015 | 25390765 |
| prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella spp. in small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) in grenada, west indies. | intestinal samples from 156 small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) collected island-wide in grenada from april 2011 to march 2013 were examined for the presence of salmonella enterica spp. nineteen (12%) mongooses were culture-positive for s. enterica spp. of which five serotypes were identified. salmonella javiana and s. montevideo were the most commonly isolated serotypes. the other serotypes isolated were s. rubislaw, s. panama and s. arechavaleta. all isolates were susceptible to a ... | 2014 | 24906835 |
| isolation and rflp genotyping of toxoplasma gondii from the mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) in grenada, west indies. | little is known of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection in wildlife in caribbean islands. the prevalence and genetic diversity of t. gondii in mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) was investigated. during 2011 and 2012, 91 mongooses were trapped in different parts of grenada, bled, euthanized, and examined at necropsy. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 27 mongooses tested by the modified agglutination test (cut-off titer 25). muscles (heart, tongue, neck) of 2 ... | 2013 | 24450085 |
| natural exposure of bats in grenada to rabies virus. | introduction: grenada is a rabies endemic country, where terrestrial rabies is maintained in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). the role of bats in the epidemiology of rabies in grenada is unknown. a 1974 report described one rabies virus positive jamaican fruit bat (artibeus jamaicensis), and a high seroprevalence in this species. in the current study, the natural exposure to rabies virus in grenadian bats was re-evaluated. it is postulated that bats serve as a natural rabies ... | 2017 | 28804595 |
| cystacanths of oncicola venezuelensis (acanthocephala: oligacanthorhynchidae) in caribbean termites and various paratenic hosts in the u.s. virgin islands. | cystacanths of oncicola venezuelensis (acanthocephala: oligacanthorhynchidae) were discovered in the hemocoel of caribbean termites (nasutitermes acajutlae) on st. thomas and st. john islands in the u.s. virgin islands. in addition to occurring in the insect intermediate host, cystacanths were present in subcutaneous nodules of lizards (anolis cristatellus and anolis stratulus), in the greater omentum of small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus), and embedded in mesenteries of pearly-eyed ... | 2006 | 16883997 |
| the cryptic y-autosome translocation in the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, revealed by molecular cytogenetic approaches. | in initial studies of the eutherian small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), the y chromosome could not be identified in somatic cells. the male chromosome number is uniquely odd, 2n = 35, whereas that of females is 2n = 36. previous reports indicated that this unique karyotype resulted from a translocation of the ancestral y chromosome to an autosome. however, it has been difficult to identify the chromosomes that harbor the translocated y chromosomal segment because it is an extremely ... | 2016 | 26743516 |
| establishment of a primary hepatocyte culture from the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) and distribution of mercury in liver tissue. | the present study established a primary hepatocyte culture for the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). to determine the suitable medium for growing the primary hepatic cells of this species, we compared the condition of cells cultured in three media that are frequently used for mammalian cell culture: dulbecco's modified eagle's medium, rpmi-1640, and william's e. of these, william's e medium was best suited for culturing the hepatic cells of this species. using periodic acid-schiff ... | 2014 | 25142347 |
| dna barcoding of an invasive mammal species, the small indian mongoose (herpestes javanicus; e. geoffroy saint-hillaire 1818) in the caribbean and hawaiian islands. | the use of dna barcodes has been proposed as a promising tool for identifying species. the efficacy of this tool for invasive species requires further exploration. the species status of the small indian mongoose, an exotic invasive in several parts of the world, has been contentious due to morphological similarity with its congeners in its natural habitat. although the small indian mongoose is recognized as herpestes javanicus, this nomenclature has been used interchangeably with herpestes aurop ... | 2011 | 21732719 |
| a primer set to determine sex in the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | to enable the accurate sexing of individuals of introduced populations of the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, we designed a primer set for the amplification of the sex-specific fragments eif2s3y and eif2s3x. using this primer set, the expected amplification products were obtained for all samples of genomic dna tested: males yielded two bands and females a single band. sequencing of each pcr product confirmed that the 769-bp fragment amplified from dna samples of both sexes was de ... | 2011 | 21429150 |
| molecular phylogeny of the herpestidae (mammalia, carnivora) with a special emphasis on the asian herpestes. | until now, phylogenetic studies of the mongooses (carnivora, herpestidae) have not included an exhaustive sampling of the asian members of this family. in this study, we used mitochondrial (cytochrome b and nd2), nuclear (beta-fibrinogen intron 7 and transthyretin intron 1) sequences from almost all of the recognized mongoose species to produce a well-resolved phylogeny of the herpestidae. we also performed molecular dating analyses to infer divergence dates of the different lineages within the ... | 2009 | 19520178 |
| genetic divergence in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), a widely distributed invasive species. | the combination of founder events, random drift and new selective forces experienced by introduced species typically lowers genetic variation and induces differentiation from the ancestral population. here, we investigate microsatellite differentiation between introduced and native populations of the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). many expectations based on introduction history, such as loss of alleles and relationships among populations, are confirmed. nevertheless, when apply ... | 2006 | 17054495 |
| effects of mongoose odors on rat capture success. | wild rats,rattus norvegicus, r. exulans, andr. rattus, avoided wire-cage live traps that had previously captured mongooses,herpestes auropunctatus. replacing traps soiled by mongooses with clean traps would increase rat capture success and reduce a source of experimental bias. | 1995 | 24234255 |
| evaluation of baits for oral rabies vaccination of mongooses: pilot field trials in antigua, west indies. | a field study was conducted on the island of antigua, west indies, to evaluate baits for delivering an oral rabies vaccine to the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). tracking tiles were used to determine that mongooses were nonselective and took both egg-flavored polyurethane baits and fish-flavored polymer baits containing several different food materials. a high proportion of baits were taken the day of placement with minimal disturbance by nontarget species. dupont oil blue a dye ... | 1993 | 8487380 |
| seasonal reproduction in the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. iv. organ weight and hormone changes in the female. | the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, shows a well-defined breeding season in hawaii. in this study, females were live-trapped throughout the year and sacrificed within 48 hr to obtain information about reproductive organ weights and gonadotropin levels. pregnant females were found from february through september and lactating females from march through october. body weight did not change significantly throughout the year, but anterior pituitary, adrenal, ovarian, and uterine weights were signi ... | 1984 | 6434371 |
| role of daylength in the regulation of reproductive function in the male mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | the male mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, displays a distinct seasonal reproductive rhythm in environments which show minimal changes in daylength. this investigation was designed to evaluate whether the reproductive system of the male mongoose was responsive to photoperiodic manipulations. four experiments were conducted; two during the breeding season, one during the inactive season, and one during the recrudescence phase. serum androgen levels and reproductive organ weights were similar in ... | 1982 | 7153728 |
| melatonin suppression of postcastration serum luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone responses in the male mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | | 1982 | 6819184 |
| seasonal reproduction in the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. iii. regulation of gonadotropin secretion in the male. | | 1982 | 6807748 |
| seasonal reproduction in the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. ii. testicular responsiveness to luteinizing hormone. | | 1982 | 6807747 |
| identification and patterns of synapsis of the autosomally translocated y-chromosome of the indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus (hodgson). | the multiple sex chromosome system, x1x2y male/x1x1x2x2 female, in the small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, results from a translocation of a part of y chromosome to an autosome. it is not possible to distinguish the autosome which harbours the y chromosome element in the somatic complement. by employing the surface-spreading technique to prophase i meiocytes we have identified the region to which the y chromosome has been translocated as the short arm of chromosome 9 which is a subte ... | 1982 | 6892106 |
| morphological and histochemical observations on the mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) ovary during the period of follicular activity. | | 1982 | 6891204 |
| seasonal reproduction in the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, i. androgen, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone in the male. | | 1981 | 6793448 |
| accessory reproductive glands of the male indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus hodgson. | | 1977 | 850112 |
| seasonal changes in the reproductive pattern of feral herpestes auropunctatus (carnivora: viverridae), in the fijian islands. | | 1976 | 955242 |
| temperature regulation in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | | 1976 | 5221 |
| cardiovascular functions of the unanesthetized small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | | 1976 | 3323 |
| chromosome behaviour with special reference to sex mechanism in herpestes auropunctatus (hodgson). | | 1975 | 1157522 |
| some hematologic and biochemical observations in the mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | | 1974 | 4370578 |
| thermal tolerance of the mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus. | | 1974 | 4855184 |
| chromosome studies in six different tissues of a male small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | | 1967 | 5587104 |
| a new sex determining mechanism in a mammal. chromosomes of indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | | 1965 | 5826654 |
| safety studies with the oral rabies virus vaccine strain spbn gasgas in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | oral vaccination of the small indian mongoose against rabies has been suggested as a potential tool to eliminate mongoose-mediated rabies on several caribbean islands. a recently developed oral rabies virus vaccine strain, spbn gasgas, has already been shown to be efficacious in this reservoir species. since, all available oral rabies vaccines are based on replication-competent viruses and vaccine baits are distributed unsupervised in the environment, enhanced safety standards for such vaccine t ... | 2018 | 29534727 |
| extraintestinal acanthocephalan oncicola venezuelensis (oligacanthorhynchidae) in small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) and african green monkeys (chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus). | we identified multiple extraintestinal cystacanths during routine postmortem examination of 3 small indian mongooses and 2 african green monkeys from the caribbean island of st. kitts. in mongooses, cystacanths were encysted or free in the subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscle, or peritoneal or pericardial cavities, whereas in the monkeys, they were in the cavity and parietal layer of the, tunica vaginalis, skeletal muscle, and peritoneal cavity. morphological, histological, and molecular charact ... | 2019 | 31170895 |
| the prevalence of leptospira among invasive small mammals on puerto rican cattle farms. | leptospirosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus leptospira, is thought to be the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world. a first step in preventing the spread of leptospira is delineating the animal reservoirs that maintain and disperse the bacteria. quantitative pcr (qpcr) methods targeting the lipl32 gene were used to analyze kidney samples from 124 house mice (mus musculus), 94 black rats (rattus rattus), 5 norway rats (r. norvegicus), and 89 small indian ... | 2019 | 31107872 |
| leptospira antibodies detected in wildlife in the usa and the us virgin islands. | from 2011 to 2017, 4,534 serum samples from 13 wildlife species collected across the us and in one territory (us virgin islands) were tested for exposure to leptospira serovars bratislava, canicola, grippotyphosa, hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae, and pomona. of 1,759 canids, 1,043 cervids, 23 small indian mongooses ( herpestes auropunctatus), 1,704 raccoons ( procyon lotor), and five striped skunks ( mephitis mephitis), 27.0, 44.4, 30.4, 40.8, and 60%, respectively, were antibody positive for any of ... | 2018 | 29715063 |
| mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) may not be reservoir hosts for mycobacterium bovis in fiji despite high population density and direct contact with cattle. | the presence of a wildlife reservoir for mycobacterium bovis complicates the eradication of bovine tuberculosis (btb) from domestic cattle populations. for the btb eradication program in fiji, there is concern about the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), which is overabundant and in direct contact with cattle. consequently, a survey of mongooses trapped on three btb affected dairy farms led to necropsy of 85 mongooses during january-february 2017. thirty (35%) mongooses had gross p ... | 2019 | 31652969 |
| immunogenicity of ontario rabies vaccine for small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus). | oral rabies vaccination is the principal strategy used to control rabies in wildlife. no oral rabies vaccine is licensed for small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus). the ontario rabies vaccine bait (onrab) is a human adenovirus type-5 rabies glycoprotein recombinant vaccine licensed for rabies control in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in canada and is under experimental evaluation in the us. we evaluated varying doses of onrab vaccine by direct instillation into the oral cavity with ... | 2020 | 31567036 |
| rapid evolution by sexual selection in a wild, invasive mammal. | sexual selection theory provides a framework for investigating the evolution of traits involved in attracting and competing for mates. given the sexual function of such traits, studies generally focus on individual interactions (i.e., displays and contests) in explaining trait origin and persistence. we show that ecological factors can strongly influence the adaptive value of these traits, and changes to these factors can lead to rapid evolutionary change. we compared sexually selected traits in ... | 2020 | 31989582 |
| prevalence of serum antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) on amami-oshima island, japan. | prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasm gondii was studied using the latex agglutination (la) method, followed by sucrose density gradient centrifugation (sdgc) method on the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), which inhabits amami-oshima island. of the 362 samples, 38 (10.5%) revealed positive. single or double peaks in the 7-8 and/or 12-14 fraction to la titer by sdgc indicated the early stage of t. gondii infection. it is suggested that domestic/feral cats play an important role fo ... | 2020 | 31875600 |
| placebo oral rabies vaccine bait uptake by small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) in southwestern puerto rico. | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) is a rabies reservoir in areas of the caribbean including puerto rico, but no rabies vaccination program targeting this host exists. we used two derivatives of iophenoxic acid (ipa) to evaluate placebo oral rabies vaccine bait uptake by mongooses in southwestern puerto rico. we hand-distributed baits at an application rate of 200 baits/km2 at three, 400 ha, sites during autumn 2016 and spring 2017. each site contained 90-100 cage traps in a 100 ... | 2020 | 31750771 |
| analysis of iophenoxic acid analogues in small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) sera for use as an oral rabies vaccination biological marker. | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) is a reservoir of rabies virus (rabv) in puerto rico and comprises over 70% of animal rabies cases reported annually. the control of rabv circulation in wildlife reservoirs is typically accomplished by a strategy of oral rabies vaccination (orv). currently no wildlife orv program exists in puerto rico. research into oral rabies vaccines and various bait types for mongooses has been conducted with promising results. monitoring the success of orv ... | 2019 | 31205294 |
| serological and histological evaluation of species-specific immunocontraceptive vaccine antigens based on zona pellucida 3 in the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) was introduced to japanese islands and has impacted on the island's biodiversity. population control has been attempted through capturing but its efficiency has rapidly declined. therefore, new additional control methods are required. our focus has been on the immunocontraceptive vaccines, which act in an especially species-specific manner. the amino-acid sequence of the mongoose ovum zona pellucida protein 3 (zp3) was decoded and two types of ... | 2019 | 30587673 |
| peridomestic small indian mongoose: an invasive species posing as potential zoonotic risk for leptospirosis in the caribbean. | in this study, we investigated leptospira infection and exposure in small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus), an invasive animal species, in two different sites in the caribbean island of saint kitts. overall a low seroprevalence (12/148; 8.1%: 95%ci: 3.7-12.5) was observed. agglutinating antibodies to serovars mankarso (3.4%), copenhageni (2.7%), icterohemorrhagiae (1.4%), bratislava (1.4%), canicola (1.4%), autumnalis (0.7%), alexi (0.7%), pomona (0.7%) and grippotyphosa (0.7%) was obse ... | 2019 | 30465742 |
| prevalence of renal lesions in the small indian mongoose ( herpestes auropunctatus) inhabiting the caribbean island of saint kitts. | we describe histopathologic abnormalities in the kidneys of small indian mongoose ( herpestes auropunctatus) on the caribbean island of saint kitts. the lesions observed in moderate to severe cases were suggestive of a chronic nephropathy. further investigation is needed to explore the magnitude of the problem, potential causes, and predisposing factors. | 2018 | 29870282 |
| bartonella henselae in small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) from grenada, west indies. | many mammals are established hosts for the vector borne bacterial genus, bartonella. small indian mongooses (herpestes auropunctatus) have only been reported as a possible host for bartonella henselae in southern japan. confirming bartonella presence in mongooses from other regions in the world may support their role as potential reservoirs of this human pathogen. specifically, documenting bartonella in caribbean mongooses would identify a potential source of zoonotic risk with mongoose-human co ... | 2018 | 29519505 |
| parasites of small indian mongoose, herpestes auropunctatus, on st. kitts, west indies. | herpestes auropunctatus, the small indian mongoose, is an invasive omnivore introduced to the caribbean, including the island of st. kitts over 150 years ago. it has played a role in changing native fauna and can carry zoonotic pathogens of public health importance. the aim of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of parasites harbored by mongooses. in total, 87 mongooses trapped from april to july 2015 were examined for parasites using (1) hair plucks (n = 79), ear swabs (n = 79), an ... | 2018 | 29383501 |
| identification of 2-phenylethanol with a rose-like odor from anal sac secretions of the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | the small indian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) is an invasive species in okinawa and amami-oshima, japan. major strategies for their eradication have been the use of baited traps, which suffer from decreasing efficiency with declining populations and the bycatch of native animals. to address these concerns, mongoose-specific lures are required. in this study, we aimed to identify species- and/or sex-specific compounds from anal sac secretions of small indian mongooses. volatile compounds em ... | 2018 | 29327660 |
| seasonal changes in the pituitary gland of the feral hawaiian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus). | the hawaiian mongoose (herpestes auropunctatus) is a seasonally breeding mammal whose pituitary gland resembles that of other viverridae. certain features, such as a prominent pars tuberalis interna and a double-layered pars intermedia forming a cup for the neurohypophysis, are unique. with the light microscope, five different cell types can be recognized in the pars distalis after staining with periodic acid-schiff (pas)-orange g. two types of acidophils are seen, a small yellow-staining cell a ... | 1982 | 30096966 |