The first report of Elaphostrongylus cervi infection in two imported wapitis (Cervus canadensis) in Slovenia

Bandelj, Petra (avtor), Juntes, Polona (avtor), Vengušt, Gorazd (avtor), Žele-Vengušt, Diana (avtor)

This study describes two female wapitis (Cervus canadensis) with neurological signs associated with an Elaphostrongylus cervi (E. cervi) infection. The original host of the nematode parasite is the Eurasian red deer (Cervus elaphus), although other cervids and small ruminants may also be affected. The two wapitis imported from Canada were kept in an enclosure with the Slovenian red deer herd. After developing debilitating neurological signs, the wapitis were euthanized and examined for possible causes. A histopathological examination of the brain of the first wapiti revealed severe diffuse perivascular meningoencephalitis with chronic vasculitis, and some cross-sections of nematodes were found in the leptomeninges. A necropsy of the second wapiti revealed severe pachymeningitis and leptomeningitis, where several adult nematode parasites were found. E. cervi was confirmed by molecular methods. The prevalence of E. cervi in the European red deer population is high, but no study has been conducted to assess its prevalence in Slovenia. This was the first confirmation of E. cervi in Slovenia and the first infection with this parasite described in Europe in a wapiti. Elaphostrongylus cervi should also be considered as a differential diagnosis in Europe for all ruminants grazing on pastures frequented by red deer and showing neurological clinical signs.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: Elaphostrongylus cervi, tissue worm, wapiti, neurological disorders, PCR, infections, tissues, deer
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: VF - Veterinarska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2022
• Št. strani: 11 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 9, iss. 1, art. 19
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136746
• UDK: 636.09:616
• ISSN pri članku: 2306-7381
• DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9010019
• COBISS.SI-ID: 92668675
• Datum objave v RUL: 19.05.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Veterinary sciences
• Skrajšan naslov: Vet. sci.
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2306-7381
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523429657

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 06.01.2022

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0092
• Naslov: Zdravje živali, okolje in varna hrana