The role of the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in the life cycle of Taenia taeniaeformis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in urban environments

Rossin, Alejandra; Malizia, Ana I.; Denegri, Guillermo M.

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.03.001

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“…The resulted adult cestode from the experimental infection was identified as Taenia taeniaeformis based on its typical taenoid hooks and structure of mature segments and branches of gravid segments. The adult worm was similar to that obtained by Williams and Shearer (1981) and Rossin et al (2004). Also Mahesh Kumar et al (2006) confirmed that the obtained tapeworm cysts from liver of Wistar rats in India as Strobilocercus fasciolaris by PCR linked mitochondrial DNA sequencing.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Role of Rats in Transmission of Some Helminths in Beni-Suef Governorate

Hussien¹

2009

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Role of Rats in Transmission of Some Helminths in Beni-Suef Governorate

Hussien¹

2009

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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“…We also recorded helminths that have only in rare cases infected humans, i.e. Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Ancylostoma tubaeforme and Eucoleus aerophilus (see Rossin et al 2004, Altreuther et al 2005, Lalosević et al 2008). Our study found for the first time in Estonia A. tubaeforme in cat faecal samples; it is a widespread cat parasite throughout the world.…”

Section: Helminths With Zoonotic Potentialmentioning

confidence: 95%

Endoparasite prevalence and infection risk factors among cats in an animal shelter in Estonia

2021

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Cats are important hosts for different zoonotic parasites that can be hazardous to human health. To date, few studies have attempted to identify the factors affecting parasitic infections in shelter animals. This study aims to analyse the presence of endoparasites in shelter cats in Tartu, Estonia, and identify factors affecting endoparasite prevalence and intensity. The risk factors considered were age, location (urban vs rural cats) and time spent in shelter. In total, 290 faecal samples were collected from cats at an animal shelter in 2015-2016 and investigated for endoparasites using the concentration flotation technique. In total, 138 shelter cats (47.6%) were infected with endoparasites and their overall prevalence was: Toxocara cati (36.6%), Cystoisospora spp. (12.4%), Taeniidae gen. sp. (4.1%), Toxoplasma gondii/Hammondia hammondi (3.4%), Eucoleus aerophilus (2.1%), Cryptosporidium spp. (2.1%), Ancylostoma sp. (0.7%) and Giardia sp. (0.7%). Coinfections occurred in 38 cats (13.1%) most frequently of T. cati and Cystoisospora spp. (4.5%), Cystoisospora spp. and T. gondii/H. hammondi (2.1%). Where species identification of cestode and nematode samples was not possible according to morphology, genetic analysis of the mitochondrial cox1 gene was carried out. DNA was successfully analysed for 6 out of 13 samples that required genetic identification, revealing Ancylostoma tubaeforme in one nematode sample and Hydatigera taeniaeformis in five cestode samples. Cats from rural areas had significantly higher endoparasite prevalence than cats from urban areas. Helminth prevalence decreased to some extent due to anthelmintic treatment in cats available for adoption (held ≥15 days in the shelter), whereas the prevalence of infection with protists increased significantly in these animals. It is important to note that the analysis revealed lower infection intensity for quarantine cats (held 1-14 days in the shelter) compared with cats available for adoption. The relatively high prevalence of endoparasites (including zoonotic) in shelter cats ready for adoption suggests that current anthelminthic procedures require improvements.

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“…This species has been studied extensively with regard to its population biology (Busch et al, 1989), mating system (Zenuto et al, 1999), and population genetics (Cutrera et al, 2005). In addition, the parasite fauna of C. talarum has been thoroughly characterized (Rossin and Malizia, 2002;Rossin et al, 2004Rossin et al, , 2005Rossin et al, , 2010. The study population was located at Mar de Cobo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (378 46 0 S 578 27 0 W), in coastal dune habitat characterized by sandy soils and dominated by Panicum racemosum, Ambrosia tenuifolia, and Distichlis scoparia; a detailed description of the study location is provided by Comparatore et al (1991).…”

Section: Animal Capture and Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%