Lagochilascaris minor IN A PATIENT FROM THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON: A CASE REPORT

Moncada, Ligia I.; Álvarez, Carlos Alberto; Castellanos, Carlos; Cáceres, Elvia; Nicholls, Santiago; Corredor, Augusto

doi:10.1590/s0036-46651998000600009

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“…So far, more than 100 human cases of lagochilascariosis have been recorded in the Americas ( 80 ). Three cases of human lagochilascariosis have been documented in the Caribbean/Pacific, and Amazonian regions of Colombia ( 82 , 83 ). Regardless, the present study constitutes the first non-human report of this parasite in Colombia.…”

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Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America

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The global threat of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) constitutes a public health issue in underdeveloped countries. Zoonotic helminthiases are the most common human NTD agents in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas, causing a global burden of disease that exceeds that of more recognized infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Wild canids are well-known mammals that act as natural reservoirs of zoonotic-relevant helminthiasis worldwide, thus playing a pivotal role in their epidemiology and transmission to humans. Here we evaluate the occurrence of zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths in two Neotropical wild canid species from the Amazonian and Andean regions of Colombia, i.e., the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) and the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous). We recovered tapeworm proglottids from bush dog fecal samples and identified them molecularly as the canine-specific lineage of Dipylidium caninum by using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene sequences. Moreover, examination of a crab-eating fox during necropsy revealed the presence of non-embryonated eggs of the neglected nematode Lagochilascaris cf. minor, in addition to eggs and gravid proglottids of the cestode Spirometra mansoni. These findings represent the first report of zoonotic-relevant cestodes, i.e., D. caninum (“canine genotype”), S. mansoni, and the nematode L. cf. minor, in bush dogs and crab-eating foxes as final hosts. The occurrence of these zoonotic helminthiases in wild canid species calls for regular monitoring programs to better understand the epidemiology and transmission routes of neglected dipylidiasis, lagochilascariosis, and sparganosis in South America.

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Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America

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“…It is an emergent helminthiasis, often chronic and sometimes fatal 8,13,17 . There are about 110 reported cases in the literature 9,15 but only one, published in 1926, described an ocular globe involvement similar to this case 16 .…”

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Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges

Aquino¹,

Magliari²,

Filho³

et al. 2008

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SUMMARYA case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of a granulomatous inflammatory process. Her response to the initial treatment with levamisole and cambendazole was good, but there was a relapse after the fifth month of treatment even with maintenance doses of both medications. She later received ivermectin and albendazol and responded well.

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Nematode Infections: Neurological Involvement and Neurobiology

Intapan

Maleewong

Nawa

2014

Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System

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Lagochilascaris minor IN A PATIENT FROM THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON: A CASE REPORT

Abstract: A chronic infection (10 years) by Lagochilascaris minor is described in a woman from the amazon region of Colombia. This is the third case of infection by this parasite that has been described so far in Colombia, and only the first one in a person coming from the Colombian Amazon region.

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Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America

Neglected zoonotic helminthiases in wild canids: new insights from South America

Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges

Nematode Infections: Neurological Involvement and Neurobiology

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