Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Neotropical region

Trindade, Maira Aparecida Christello; Macedo, Márcia Raquel Pegoraro de; Müller, Gertrud

doi:10.1590/s1984-29612017079

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“…In (TRINDADE et al, 2018). The presence of larvae of D. renale in the snake P. patagonensis may be related to the feeding habit of this host which is a dietary generalist.…”

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Occurrence of Dioctophyme renale larvae (Goeze, 1782) (Nematoda: Enoplida) in a new host from southern Brazil

Mascarenhas

Pereira

Müller

2018

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Dioctophymatosis is caused by the giant kidney worm Dioctophyme renale which occurs in dogs, cats, and wild mammals. In Brazil, the disease has been diagnosed in dogs from several states around the country. In the present study, the occurrence of D. renale larvae in snakes from southern of Brazil is reported. Three specimens of Philodryas patagoniensis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) (common names in Brazil: “parelheira”, “papa-pinto”) roadkill in the county of Capão do Leão, State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, were necropsied. Two third-stage larvae of D. renale were found in the coelomic cavity of P. patagoniensis. This study reveals a new host for D. renale larvae in the southern region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This particular geographic area of the country has stood out as several cases of D. renale infection have been reported in a number of vertebrates from this region including domestic dogs and cats and wild animals such as carnivores, fish, and freshwater turtles.

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“…In (TRINDADE et al, 2018). The presence of larvae of D. renale in the snake P. patagonensis may be related to the feeding habit of this host which is a dietary generalist.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%