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2018-01-01

Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)

Caballos dentro de la reserva de la biosfera Maya: Una posible amenaza para el tapir Centroamericano (Tapirus bairdii)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654

Palabras clave:

Equine Infectious Anemia disease, Lentivirus, Spillover, Wildlife diseases. (en)
Enfermedad Anemia Infecciosa Equina, Lentivirus, transmisión, enfermedades de vida silvestre. (es)

Autores/as

  • Manuel Lepe-López Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Rony García-Anleu Wildlife Conservation Society, Flores Island, Petén, Guatemala.
  • Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
  • Gabriela Ponce Wildlife Conservation Society, Flores Island, Petén, Guatemala.
  • Mariano Gonzalez Wildlife Conservation Society, Flores Island, Petén, Guatemala.
  • Luis E. Escobar Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA.

The Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is the largest herbivore in the Neotropics classified as “endangered.” It has been proposed that Equine Infectious Anemia virus (EIA) is a disease of horses with potential to lead to further decline of T. bairdii populations. In this study, we used domestic horses as sentinels for EIA in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala. In total, 40 % (13) horses tested were seropositive to EIA. This study may inform wildlife management strategies inside protected areas by considering the threat from incursions of domestic animals inside core areas of natural reserves.

El tapir centroamericano (Tapirus bairdii) es el herbívoro más grande del Neotrópico clasificado “en peligro de extinción”. Ha sido propuesto que la Anemia Infecciosa Equina (AIE) es una enfermedad de caballos con potencial de provocar una declinación de las poblaciones de T. bairdii. En este estudio utilizamos caballos domésticos como centinelas para AIE en la Reserva de la Biosfera Maya en Guatemala. En total, el 40 % (13) caballos evaluados fueron seropositivos a AIE. Este estudio puede orientar las estrategias de manejo de áreas protegidas, considerando la amenaza de incursiones de animales domésticos en zonas núcleo de reservas naturales.

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APA

Lepe-López, M., García-Anleu, R., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Ponce, G., Gonzalez, M. & Escobar, L. E. (2018). Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia, 40(1), 188–191. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654

ACM

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Lepe-López, M., García-Anleu, R., Fountain-Jones, N.M., Ponce, G., Gonzalez, M. y Escobar, L.E. 2018. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia. 40, 1 (ene. 2018), 188–191. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654.

ACS

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Lepe-López, M.; García-Anleu, R.; Fountain-Jones, N. M.; Ponce, G.; Gonzalez, M.; Escobar, L. E. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia 2018, 40, 188-191.

ABNT

LEPE-LÓPEZ, M.; GARCÍA-ANLEU, R.; FOUNTAIN-JONES, N. M.; PONCE, G.; GONZALEZ, M.; ESCOBAR, L. E. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia, [S. l.], v. 40, n. 1, p. 188–191, 2018. DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/63654. Acesso em: 20 mar. 2026.

Chicago

Lepe-López, Manuel, Rony García-Anleu, Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones, Gabriela Ponce, Mariano Gonzalez, y Luis E. Escobar. 2018. «Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)». Caldasia 40 (1):188-91. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654.

Harvard

Lepe-López, M., García-Anleu, R., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Ponce, G., Gonzalez, M. y Escobar, L. E. (2018) «Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)», Caldasia, 40(1), pp. 188–191. doi: 10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654.

IEEE

[1]
M. Lepe-López, R. García-Anleu, N. M. Fountain-Jones, G. Ponce, M. Gonzalez, y L. E. Escobar, «Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)», Caldasia, vol. 40, n.º 1, pp. 188–191, ene. 2018.

MLA

Lepe-López, M., R. García-Anleu, N. M. Fountain-Jones, G. Ponce, M. Gonzalez, y L. E. Escobar. «Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)». Caldasia, vol. 40, n.º 1, enero de 2018, pp. 188-91, doi:10.15446/caldasia.v40n1.63654.

Turabian

Lepe-López, Manuel, Rony García-Anleu, Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones, Gabriela Ponce, Mariano Gonzalez, y Luis E. Escobar. «Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)». Caldasia 40, no. 1 (enero 1, 2018): 188–191. Accedido marzo 20, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/63654.

Vancouver

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Lepe-López M, García-Anleu R, Fountain-Jones NM, Ponce G, Gonzalez M, Escobar LE. Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). Caldasia [Internet]. 1 de enero de 2018 [citado 20 de marzo de 2026];40(1):188-91. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/63654

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