Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report

The bladderworm Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica affects domestic dogs and wild carnivores worldwide. A high prevalence in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) has been reported in many European countries. P. plica inhabits the lower urinary tract and is considered to be of low pathogenic significance in dogs...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier, Mattsson, Roland, Meijer, Tomas, Osterman-Lind, Eva, Gavier-Widén, Dolores
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Brief Communication
Arctic
Arctic Fox
Fennoscandian
Vulpes lagopus
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892499
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540788
https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-52-39
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:2892499 2023-05-15T14:31:00+02:00 Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier Mattsson, Roland Meijer, Tomas Osterman-Lind, Eva Gavier-Widén, Dolores 2010-06-12 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892499 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540788 https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-52-39 en eng BioMed Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892499 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540788 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-52-39 Copyright ©2010 Fernández-Aguilar et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Brief Communication Text 2010 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-52-39 2013-09-03T01:52:38Z The bladderworm Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica affects domestic dogs and wild carnivores worldwide. A high prevalence in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) has been reported in many European countries. P. plica inhabits the lower urinary tract and is considered to be of low pathogenic significance in dogs mostly causing asymptomatic infections. However, a higher level of pathogenicity has been reported in foxes. A severe cystitis associated with numerous bladderworms was found in a captive arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) originating from the endangered Fennoscandian arctic fox population. To our knowledge this is the first description of P. plica infection in an arctic fox. Text Arctic Fox Arctic Fennoscandian Vulpes lagopus PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 52 1 39
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Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier
Mattsson, Roland
Meijer, Tomas
Osterman-Lind, Eva
Gavier-Widén, Dolores
Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
topic_facet Brief Communication
description The bladderworm Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica affects domestic dogs and wild carnivores worldwide. A high prevalence in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) has been reported in many European countries. P. plica inhabits the lower urinary tract and is considered to be of low pathogenic significance in dogs mostly causing asymptomatic infections. However, a higher level of pathogenicity has been reported in foxes. A severe cystitis associated with numerous bladderworms was found in a captive arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) originating from the endangered Fennoscandian arctic fox population. To our knowledge this is the first description of P. plica infection in an arctic fox.
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author Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier
Mattsson, Roland
Meijer, Tomas
Osterman-Lind, Eva
Gavier-Widén, Dolores
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Mattsson, Roland
Meijer, Tomas
Osterman-Lind, Eva
Gavier-Widén, Dolores
author_sort Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier
title Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
title_short Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
title_full Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
title_fullStr Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report
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