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Capybara Diseases: What These Rodents Can Carry

What diseases do capybaras carry

Capybaras play a big role in spreading diseases to humans and other animals. These diseases include viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases. They can carry orthopoxvirus, coronavirus, leptospirosis, salmonella, fungal infections, and common parasites like Protozoophaga sp., Viannella spp., Strongyloides spp., and Ancilostomatidae. They might also have ticks, such as Amblyomma sp., which carry Rickettsia […]