First reports of Trichinella pseudospiralis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) of Italy

Merialdi, G.; Bardasi, Lia; Fontana, Maria Cristina; Spaggiari, B.; Maioli, Giulia; Conedera, Gabriella; Vio, Denis; Londero, M.; Marucci, Gianluca; Ludovisi, Alessandra; Pozio, Edoardo; Capelli, Gioia

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.004

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“…In wild boars from Poland and Germany the ratios of T. spiralis to T. britovi were similar (Pannwitz et al, 2010). T. pseudospiralis infections have been reported in wild boar in Germany (Nockler et al, 2006), Italy, France, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands (Merialdi et al, 2011), but not in Poland. T. nativa is an arctic species known to infect carnivores, including wolves, foxes, lynx and raccoon dogs at high latitudes.…”

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Trichinella species circulating in wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations in Poland

Bilska–Zając

Różycki

Chmurzyńska

et al. 2013

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Trichinella species circulating in wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations in Poland

Bilska–Zając

Różycki

Chmurzyńska

et al. 2013

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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“…This etiological agent of human trichinellosis shows worldwide distribution in both domestic and sylvatic animals. Four species with different biological characteristics have been described in European Union (EU) countries: T. spiralis, T. britovi, T. nativa and T. pseudospiralis (Hurníková et al 2005;Malakauskas et al 2007;Merialdi et al 2011;Remonti et al 2005;Pozio and Murrel 2006;Pozio et al 2009). …”

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“…In Europe, T. pseudospiralis has been identified in domestic pigs and rats (Hurníková et al 2005, Széll et al 2012, wild boars (Hurniková and Dubinský 2009, Merialdi et al 2011, Pozio et al 2004, Széll et al 2012 and lynx (Pozio et al 2004). Although the red fox (V. vulpes) is considered one of the most important sylvatic reservoirs of Trichinella spp.…”

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First report of Trichinella pseudospiralis in Poland, in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Moskwa¹,

Goździk²,

Bień³

et al. 2013

Acta Parasitologica

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Nematode worms of the genus Trichinella are one of the most widespread zoonotic pathogens. Natural transmission between hosts can only occur through the ingestion of infected meat. To date, two Trichinella species are known to be etiological agents of disease among domestic animals and wildlife in Poland: T. spiralis and T. britovi. In the last decades, since the administration of an oral vaccination against rabies, the red fox population in Poland has increased exponentially. The study area covers the Nowy Targ region: a mountainous area (585-1138 m above the sea) in southern Poland. Of 24 red foxes examined in the study, four were infected with Trichinella isolates: three were identified as T. britovi and one as T. pseudospiralis. The muscle of red foxes infected with T. britovi harboured 2.75, 3.11, 4.4 LPG and with T. pseudospiralis 0.36 LPG. Trichinella larvae were identified at species level by genomic and mitochondrial multiplex PCR, the products of which were sequenced for comparison with other sequences available in GenBank. The sequences obtained from the Polish T. pseudospiralis isolate, deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers JQ809660.1 and JQ809661.1, matched sequences already published in GenBank. Sequence comparison showed a 100% match with the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene of T. pseudospiralis isolate ISS 013, and a 96-95% match with those of T. pseudospiralis isolates ISS 141 and ISS 470. This is the first report of the identification of T. pseudospiralis larvae from red fox in Poland.

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“…Various workers used Multiplex PCR assay for differentiating species of Trichinella in different geographical conditions and for different strains (Kapel et al, 2001;Pozio et al, 2004;Hurnıkova et al, 2005;De Bruyne et al, 2005Merialdi et al, 2011andKirjusina et al, 2015. Among the EVS and ITS1 primers, ESV is the only nucleotide sequence present in all species of Trichinella but it is highly variable in size and nucleotide sequence for each Trichinella spp.…”

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