Alveolar echinococcosis in nutria (Myocastor coypus), invasive species in Slovenia

Križman, Manja (avtor), Švara, Tanja (avtor), Šoba, Barbara (avtor), Vergles-Rataj, Aleksandra (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: pathology, polymerase chain reaction, environmental biomarkers, echinococcosis, nutria, Myocastor coypus, Echinococcus multilocularis, PCR, bioindicator
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: VF - Veterinarska fakulteta ; MF - Medicinska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2022
• Št. strani: Str. 221-224
• Številčenje: Vol. 18
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-138058
• UDK: 636.09:616
• ISSN pri članku: 2213-2244
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.06.004
• COBISS.SI-ID: 112912643
• Datum objave v RUL: 08.07.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife
• Skrajšan naslov: Int. j. parasitol., Parasites wildl.
• Založnik: Elsevier, Australian Society for Parasitology
• ISSN: 2213-2244
• COBISS.SI-ID: 519684889

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• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Projekti

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

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P3-0083
• Naslov: Odnosi parazitskega obstajanja