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Check list of parasites and bacteria recorded from pangolins (Manis sp.)

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Sound knowledge on parasite fauna of pangolins is crucial for evaluation of their health status. In the present review, a checklist of 34 genera of parasites and bacteria, including 4 genera of protozoan, 13 genera of helminthes, 8 genera of ticks, 2 genera of mites and 7 genera of bacteria reported from pangolins was compiled and their zoonotic potential were discussed. The aim of this checklist is to underline the information gap and to provide a reference list of parasites and bacteria known for pangolins to assist in their further investigation.

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Acknowledgments

Authors are thankful to Professor Wu Shibao, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, China; Dr Ranjana Jaiswara, Post Doctoral Fellow, Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, France; Gopinath Panda, Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India; Suraj Rajan Prasanjit, BS-MS Student, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, India; Helen Nash, PhD candidate, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Louise Fletchere, Field Researcher, Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, Vietnam for making available some relevant literatures for the present review. We are also thankful to members of IUCN-SSC Pangolin Specialist Group for their valuable comments on earlier draft of the checklist.

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  1. Pangolin Conservation Breeding Center, Nandankanan Zoological Park, Baranga, Khurda, 754005, Odisha, India

    Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra

  2. Nandankanan Biological Park, Mayur Bhawan, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, 751007, Odisha, India

    Sudarsan Panda

  3. Nandankanan Zoological Park, Baranga, Khurda, 754005, Odisha, India

    Manoj V. Nair

  4. House No.-M 71, Housing Board Colony, Bermunda, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India

    Lakshmi Narayan Acharjyo

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Mohapatra, R.K., Panda, S., Nair, M.V. et al. Check list of parasites and bacteria recorded from pangolins (Manis sp.). J Parasit Dis 40, 1109–1115 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0653-5

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