The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy)
Canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Echinococcus species, which infect a variety of mammals as intermediate or accidental hosts including humans. Parasite transmission is based on domestic, semi-domestic and wildlife cycles; however, little is known of the epidemiological significance of wild...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:65bc2dca510342bb9537528c9575d7bc 2023-05-15T15:49:27+02:00 The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) Francesca Gori Maria Teresa Armua-Fernandez Pietro Milanesi Matteo Serafini Marta Magi Peter Deplazes Fabio Macchioni 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.04.005 https://doaj.org/article/65bc2dca510342bb9537528c9575d7bc EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224415000218 https://doaj.org/toc/2213-2244 2213-2244 doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.04.005 https://doaj.org/article/65bc2dca510342bb9537528c9575d7bc International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 252-255 (2015) Liguria-Italy Canis lupus italicus Echinococcus granulosus PCR 12S nad 1 Zoology QL1-991 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.04.005 2022-12-31T14:16:32Z Canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Echinococcus species, which infect a variety of mammals as intermediate or accidental hosts including humans. Parasite transmission is based on domestic, semi-domestic and wildlife cycles; however, little is known of the epidemiological significance of wild large definitive hosts such as the wolf. In this study, 179 scats of wolves (Canis lupus italicus) collected throughout the Italian region of Liguria were analyzed for the detection of taeniid infection. Taeniid egg isolation was performed using a sieving/flotation technique, and the species level was identified by PCR (gene target: 12S rRNA and nad 1) followed by sequence analyses. Based on sequence homologies of ≥99%, Taenia hydatigena was identified in 19.6%, Taenia krabbei in 4.5%, Taenia ovis in 2.2%, Taenia crassiceps in 0.6%, Hydatigera taeniaeformis in 0.6% and Echinococcus granulosus in 5.6% of the samples. According to these results, Canis lupus italicus can be considered as involved in the wild (including cervids and rodents) and semi-domestic cycles (including sheep and goats) of taeniids in this area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 4 2 252 255 |
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Canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Echinococcus species, which infect a variety of mammals as intermediate or accidental hosts including humans. Parasite transmission is based on domestic, semi-domestic and wildlife cycles; however, little is known of the epidemiological significance of wild large definitive hosts such as the wolf. In this study, 179 scats of wolves (Canis lupus italicus) collected throughout the Italian region of Liguria were analyzed for the detection of taeniid infection. Taeniid egg isolation was performed using a sieving/flotation technique, and the species level was identified by PCR (gene target: 12S rRNA and nad 1) followed by sequence analyses. Based on sequence homologies of ≥99%, Taenia hydatigena was identified in 19.6%, Taenia krabbei in 4.5%, Taenia ovis in 2.2%, Taenia crassiceps in 0.6%, Hydatigera taeniaeformis in 0.6% and Echinococcus granulosus in 5.6% of the samples. According to these results, Canis lupus italicus can be considered as involved in the wild (including cervids and rodents) and semi-domestic cycles (including sheep and goats) of taeniids in this area. |
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Francesca Gori Maria Teresa Armua-Fernandez Pietro Milanesi Matteo Serafini Marta Magi Peter Deplazes Fabio Macchioni |
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Francesca Gori Maria Teresa Armua-Fernandez Pietro Milanesi Matteo Serafini Marta Magi Peter Deplazes Fabio Macchioni |
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The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) |
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The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) |
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The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) |
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The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) |
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The occurrence of taeniids of wolves in Liguria (northern Italy) |
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occurrence of taeniids of wolves in liguria (northern italy) |
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