Host-parasite relationship in urban environments: A network analysis of hemoparasite infections in Nasua nasua Linnaeus (South American coati)

Parasite relationships are influenced by host size, behavior, population density, and location, and can affect the ecological dynamics of their hosts. Urban environments provide new contexts for host-parasite interactions, often leading to changes in infection dynamics when compared with the natural environment. This study focuses on the relationship between five genera of hemoparasites (Anaplasma Theiler, EhrlichiaMoshkovski, Hepatozoon Miller, hemotropic Mycoplasma Nowak, and Neorickettsia Philip) found in the South American coati Nasua nasua Linnaeus (Carnivora: Procyonidae), a carnivore highly adaptable to urban areas. Here, we used network analysis to verify the interaction between N. nasua and hemoparasites. Also, we used General Linear Model to investigate the influence of biotic and abiotic variables and hemoparasite infections on the functional roles of N. nasua individuals, considering weight, age, sex, and tick infestation (number of immature ticks collected). The network..., Study Area
South American coatis were captured in two areas within the city of Campo Grande, located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in the central-western region of the country: (i) Parque Estadual do Prosa (PEP), a conservation unit in the core of Campo Grande with 135 hectares, and (ii) private area of the Air Force Village (AFV), a complex of 197 hectares divided into a military operational zone and a residential area inhabited by at least 730 humans with their domestic animals (Barreto et al. 2024). The predominant vegetation in Campo Grande is Cerrado, a tropical savanna that is characterized by hot, semi-humid summers and distinct seasonal variations, with a dry period from April to October and a rainy season from November to March (Barreto et al. 2021) (Figure 1).
Trapping Procedures
South American coatis were captured every three weeks for ten consecutive days from March 2018 to April 2019 using 80 metal traps (1 m × 0.40 m × 0.50 m), with 40 traps per area. The tra..., , # Host-parasite relationship in urban environments: A network analysis of hemoparasite infections in Nasua nasua Linnaeus (South American coati)

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbzk](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbzk)

## Description of the data and file structure

### Files and variables

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ALL.R: Script used to run the analyses.

**File 01:**

Column A: **Sample Identification (ID)** – VBA refers to coati’s individuals captured in the Air Force Village (Vila da Base Aérea in Portuguese) with an Arabic number associated with the order of new individuals captured. The PEP codes refer to coatis individuals captured in Prosa States Park (*Parque Estadual do Prosa*in Portuguese) and the number is associated to the order of coati captured. When a coati was recaptured, a letter “B” was also assigned, indicating that it is the same individual, but in different moments.

Column B to F: Infection of hemoparasites – refers to the following hemoparasites, respectively: ...,