20.500.12556/RUL-138058 Alveolar echinococcosis in nutria (Myocastor coypus), invasive species in Slovenia The present report describes a case of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in nutria (Myocastor coypus) culled in the central area of Slovenia. Post-mortem exam showed multiple cystic lesions in the liver. Gross examination, as well as parasitological and histopathological examinations, revealed numerous cysts of various sizes, filled with yellow clear fluid and displacing most of the liver parenchyma. The cyst lumina contained numerous protoscolices approximately 100 μm in diameter and calcareous corpuscles. The protoscolices had two visible suckers and a rostellum with birefringent hooks. The lesions were consistent with an E. multilocularis cyst. Molecular analysis confirmed that the nutria was infected with E. multilocularis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of echinococcosis in nutria in Slovenia that presents gross, parasitological, and histological lesions and the result of molecular analysis. Nutrias in Slovenia are dangerous invaders but can also be a relevant bioindicator of the presence of the parasite in the environment. pathology polymerase chain reaction environmental biomarkers echinococcosis nutria Myocastor coypus Echinococcus multilocularis PCR bioindicator true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2022-07-08 11:01:38 2022-07-08 11:01:39 2022-09-21 12:03:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 Str. 221-224 Vol. 18 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.09:616 2213-2244 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.06.004 112912643 Alveolar-Krizman.pdf Alveolar-Krizman.pdf 1 61D04D4A3E76C9B495DFE786D508031C 769da377c3be1c1aea012b7d3f8d74896405b38ca6682ce3ba9747fe30910545 488b81d6-fe9e-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=158245 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422000554 1 5bc302d2-fe9c-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=158237 Veterinarska fakulteta Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0