Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts
Abstract The complex life cycle of taeniids represents an ideal model of a multi-host system. The complexity of these parasites can therefore cover the epidemiological issues of the interface between wild and domestic animals, especially once spatial overlap between wild and domestic definitive and...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x17000177 2024-03-03T08:43:27+00:00 Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts Formenti, N. Chiari, M. Trogu, T. Gaffuri, A. Garbarino, C. Boniotti, M.B. Corradini, C. Lanfranchi, P. Ferrari, N. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x17000177 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X17000177 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 92, issue 2, page 203-209 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 Animal Science and Zoology General Medicine Parasitology journal-article 2017 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x17000177 2024-02-08T08:48:51Z Abstract The complex life cycle of taeniids represents an ideal model of a multi-host system. The complexity of these parasites can therefore cover the epidemiological issues of the interface between wild and domestic animals, especially once spatial overlap between wild and domestic definitive and intermediate hosts occurs. Here we use the occurrence of Taenia ovis krabbei in two model areas as an example of this epidemiological complexity. In two contiguous areas in the Italian northern Apennines, two hunted roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) showed numerous cysticerci in the muscles of their whole body and an adult tapeworm was recorded in a semi-stray dog ( Canis lupus familiaris ). Through molecular typing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I ( cox1 ) gene, cysticerci and the adult tapeworm of T. krabbei were identified. Taenia krabbei cysticercosis was recorded for the first time in Italy. Although the role of dogs in the parasite's life cycle emerges, the overlap between wild and domestic definitive hosts and the increase of wild population densities raise concerns about the temporal (old or new) introduction and the spread of this parasite by one of these canid species (wolf ( Canis lupus ) or dog). Although T. krabbei is not a public health issue, economic concerns emerged for hunters and meat producers, related to the damage of carcasses by cysticerci. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the spread of T. krabbei in the intermediate and definitive host populations, and to ensure the relevant sanitary education for hunters in order to avoid practices that could favour the spread and maintenance of its life cycle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Cambridge University Press Journal of Helminthology 92 2 203 209 |
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Abstract The complex life cycle of taeniids represents an ideal model of a multi-host system. The complexity of these parasites can therefore cover the epidemiological issues of the interface between wild and domestic animals, especially once spatial overlap between wild and domestic definitive and intermediate hosts occurs. Here we use the occurrence of Taenia ovis krabbei in two model areas as an example of this epidemiological complexity. In two contiguous areas in the Italian northern Apennines, two hunted roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) showed numerous cysticerci in the muscles of their whole body and an adult tapeworm was recorded in a semi-stray dog ( Canis lupus familiaris ). Through molecular typing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I ( cox1 ) gene, cysticerci and the adult tapeworm of T. krabbei were identified. Taenia krabbei cysticercosis was recorded for the first time in Italy. Although the role of dogs in the parasite's life cycle emerges, the overlap between wild and domestic definitive hosts and the increase of wild population densities raise concerns about the temporal (old or new) introduction and the spread of this parasite by one of these canid species (wolf ( Canis lupus ) or dog). Although T. krabbei is not a public health issue, economic concerns emerged for hunters and meat producers, related to the damage of carcasses by cysticerci. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the spread of T. krabbei in the intermediate and definitive host populations, and to ensure the relevant sanitary education for hunters in order to avoid practices that could favour the spread and maintenance of its life cycle. |
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Formenti, N. Chiari, M. Trogu, T. Gaffuri, A. Garbarino, C. Boniotti, M.B. Corradini, C. Lanfranchi, P. Ferrari, N. |
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Formenti, N. Chiari, M. Trogu, T. Gaffuri, A. Garbarino, C. Boniotti, M.B. Corradini, C. Lanfranchi, P. Ferrari, N. |
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Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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Molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: Taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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molecular identification of cryptic cysticercosis: taenia ovis krabbei in wild intermediate and domestic definitive hosts |
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