Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem
The Italian wolf population in human-modified landscapes has increased greatly in the last few decades. Anthropisation increases the risk of transmission of many zoonotic infections and in this context, control of taeniid cestode species needs to be addressed from a One Health perspective. Predator-...
Published in: | Parasite |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11568/1083700 https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021008 https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200153/parasite200153.html |
id |
ftunivpisairis:oai:arpi.unipi.it:11568/1083700 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivpisairis:oai:arpi.unipi.it:11568/1083700 2024-02-27T08:39:34+00:00 Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem Fabio Macchioni Francesca Coppola Federica Furzi Simona Gabrielli Samuele Baldanti Chiara Benedetta Boni Antonio Felicioli Macchioni, Fabio Coppola, Francesca Furzi, Federica Gabrielli, Simona Baldanti, Samuele Benedetta Boni, Chiara Felicioli, Antonio 2021 ELETTRONICO http://hdl.handle.net/11568/1083700 https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021008 https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200153/parasite200153.html eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/33544075 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000617508600002 volume:28 issue:10 numberofpages:8 journal:PARASITE http://hdl.handle.net/11568/1083700 doi:10.1051/parasite/2021008 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85100733563 https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200153/parasite200153.html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Anthropic areas Canis lupus Echinococcus granulosus s.s. Taenia hydatigena Helminths Parasites info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunivpisairis https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021008 2024-01-31T17:56:19Z The Italian wolf population in human-modified landscapes has increased greatly in the last few decades. Anthropisation increases the risk of transmission of many zoonotic infections and in this context, control of taeniid cestode species needs to be addressed from a One Health perspective. Predator-prey interactions are at the root of taeniid cestode transmission, and the wolf plays a key role in the maintenance and transmission of taeniids. To date, all available data on the taeniids of wolves in Italy refer to populations living in a wild habitat. Between 2018 and 2019, we investigated taeniids in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic hilly agro-ecosystem. Thirty-eight faecal samples were collected and analysed, 4 of which were also genetically characterised for individual wolves and belonged to three different animals. Samples collected were analysed microscopically and by molecular analysis in order to identify the taeniid species. Taeniid eggs were detected in 34.2% (13/38) of samples. Within samples positive to taeniid eggs only Echinococcus granulosus s.s. and Taenia hydatigena were identified in 26.3% and 10.5% of the samples, respectively. On microscopic examination, Capillaria spp., Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara canis eggs, Crenosoma vulpis larvae, and coccidian oocysts were also found. The combination of low biodiversity of taeniid species with a high occurrence of E. granulosus s.s. recorded in this study could be the consequence of a deeper link occurring between wolves and livestock in human-modified landscapes than in wild settings Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa Parasite 28 10 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa |
op_collection_id |
ftunivpisairis |
language |
English |
topic |
Anthropic areas Canis lupus Echinococcus granulosus s.s. Taenia hydatigena Helminths Parasites |
spellingShingle |
Anthropic areas Canis lupus Echinococcus granulosus s.s. Taenia hydatigena Helminths Parasites Fabio Macchioni Francesca Coppola Federica Furzi Simona Gabrielli Samuele Baldanti Chiara Benedetta Boni Antonio Felicioli Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
topic_facet |
Anthropic areas Canis lupus Echinococcus granulosus s.s. Taenia hydatigena Helminths Parasites |
description |
The Italian wolf population in human-modified landscapes has increased greatly in the last few decades. Anthropisation increases the risk of transmission of many zoonotic infections and in this context, control of taeniid cestode species needs to be addressed from a One Health perspective. Predator-prey interactions are at the root of taeniid cestode transmission, and the wolf plays a key role in the maintenance and transmission of taeniids. To date, all available data on the taeniids of wolves in Italy refer to populations living in a wild habitat. Between 2018 and 2019, we investigated taeniids in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic hilly agro-ecosystem. Thirty-eight faecal samples were collected and analysed, 4 of which were also genetically characterised for individual wolves and belonged to three different animals. Samples collected were analysed microscopically and by molecular analysis in order to identify the taeniid species. Taeniid eggs were detected in 34.2% (13/38) of samples. Within samples positive to taeniid eggs only Echinococcus granulosus s.s. and Taenia hydatigena were identified in 26.3% and 10.5% of the samples, respectively. On microscopic examination, Capillaria spp., Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara canis eggs, Crenosoma vulpis larvae, and coccidian oocysts were also found. The combination of low biodiversity of taeniid species with a high occurrence of E. granulosus s.s. recorded in this study could be the consequence of a deeper link occurring between wolves and livestock in human-modified landscapes than in wild settings |
author2 |
Macchioni, Fabio Coppola, Francesca Furzi, Federica Gabrielli, Simona Baldanti, Samuele Benedetta Boni, Chiara Felicioli, Antonio |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Fabio Macchioni Francesca Coppola Federica Furzi Simona Gabrielli Samuele Baldanti Chiara Benedetta Boni Antonio Felicioli |
author_facet |
Fabio Macchioni Francesca Coppola Federica Furzi Simona Gabrielli Samuele Baldanti Chiara Benedetta Boni Antonio Felicioli |
author_sort |
Fabio Macchioni |
title |
Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
title_short |
Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
title_full |
Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
title_fullStr |
Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
title_full_unstemmed |
Taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
title_sort |
taeniid cestodes in a wolf pack living in a highly anthropic holly agro-ecosystem |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/11568/1083700 https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021008 https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200153/parasite200153.html |
genre |
Canis lupus |
genre_facet |
Canis lupus |
op_relation |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/33544075 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000617508600002 volume:28 issue:10 numberofpages:8 journal:PARASITE http://hdl.handle.net/11568/1083700 doi:10.1051/parasite/2021008 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85100733563 https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite200153/parasite200153.html |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2021008 |
container_title |
Parasite |
container_volume |
28 |
container_start_page |
10 |
_version_ |
1792046600427667456 |