Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Background: In the past few years the interest of the scientific community on lungworms of the genus Troglostrongylus has grown due to the increased number of unexpected cases of infections with Troglostrongylus brevior in domestic cats from Mediterranean Europe, likely due to a spill-over from wild...
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ftunivteramo:oai:research.unite.it:11575/95436 2024-04-14T08:20:58+00:00 Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina Alić, Amer Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad Hodžić, Adnan TRAVERSA, Donato DI CESARE, ANGELA Alić A, Traversa D, Duscher GG, Kadrić M, Di Cesare A, Hodžić A Alić, Amer Traversa, Donato Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad DI CESARE, Angela Hodžić, Adnan 2015 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11575/95436 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1272-9 http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/ eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/26692343 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000367081000008 volume:8 issue:1 firstpage:653 lastpage:653 numberofpages:1 journal:PARASITES & VECTORS http://hdl.handle.net/11575/95436 doi:10.1186/s13071-015-1272-9 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84955373546 http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/ Bosnia and Herzegovina Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Pneumonia Troglostrongylus brevior Animal Histocytochemistry Lung Lynx Metastrongyloidea Microscopy Molecular Sequence Data Sequence Analysis DNA Strongylida Infection Parasitology Infectious Diseases info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftunivteramo https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1272-9 2024-03-21T15:32:19Z Background: In the past few years the interest of the scientific community on lungworms of the genus Troglostrongylus has grown due to the increased number of unexpected cases of infections with Troglostrongylus brevior in domestic cats from Mediterranean Europe, likely due to a spill-over from wild reservoirs. Thus, there is a merit to increase our knowledge on the occurrence of this parasite in felids from European regions. The present paper describes lung lesions associated with T. brevior infection in the endangered Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Findings: The carcass of an illegally killed 3-year-old male Eurasian lynx was presented for necropsy at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Grossly, multiple, multinodular, consolidated and firm, tan to grey areas, occupying the caudal third of caudal lung lobes, were observed. At cut section, the catarrhal fluid was draining from the airways. Larvae of T. brevior were found in tracheal scraping. The histopathological examination revealed multifocal to coalescing areas, centered on bronchi and bronchioles, and expanded alveoli filled with necrotic debris, degenerated inflammatory cells, mostly neutrophils and macrophages, and multiple cross sections of parasite larvae and thin-walled morulated eggs of lungworms. The paraffin-embedded lung samples were molecularly positive for T. brevior. Conclusion: This paper describes the first record of T. brevior in the Eurasian lynx and the associated host lung pathology. Given its pathogenic potential and the lack of data on troglostrongylosis in lynx populations, the occurrence and impact of Troglostrongylus spp. on wildlife health as well as the role of L. lynx as reservoir of infection for other felids, should be further investigated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx IRIS Universita degli Studi di Teramo Parasites & Vectors 8 1 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Pneumonia Troglostrongylus brevior Animal Histocytochemistry Lung Lynx Metastrongyloidea Microscopy Molecular Sequence Data Sequence Analysis DNA Strongylida Infection Parasitology Infectious Diseases Alić, Amer Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad Hodžić, Adnan TRAVERSA, Donato DI CESARE, ANGELA Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Pneumonia Troglostrongylus brevior Animal Histocytochemistry Lung Lynx Metastrongyloidea Microscopy Molecular Sequence Data Sequence Analysis DNA Strongylida Infection Parasitology Infectious Diseases |
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Background: In the past few years the interest of the scientific community on lungworms of the genus Troglostrongylus has grown due to the increased number of unexpected cases of infections with Troglostrongylus brevior in domestic cats from Mediterranean Europe, likely due to a spill-over from wild reservoirs. Thus, there is a merit to increase our knowledge on the occurrence of this parasite in felids from European regions. The present paper describes lung lesions associated with T. brevior infection in the endangered Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Findings: The carcass of an illegally killed 3-year-old male Eurasian lynx was presented for necropsy at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Grossly, multiple, multinodular, consolidated and firm, tan to grey areas, occupying the caudal third of caudal lung lobes, were observed. At cut section, the catarrhal fluid was draining from the airways. Larvae of T. brevior were found in tracheal scraping. The histopathological examination revealed multifocal to coalescing areas, centered on bronchi and bronchioles, and expanded alveoli filled with necrotic debris, degenerated inflammatory cells, mostly neutrophils and macrophages, and multiple cross sections of parasite larvae and thin-walled morulated eggs of lungworms. The paraffin-embedded lung samples were molecularly positive for T. brevior. Conclusion: This paper describes the first record of T. brevior in the Eurasian lynx and the associated host lung pathology. Given its pathogenic potential and the lack of data on troglostrongylosis in lynx populations, the occurrence and impact of Troglostrongylus spp. on wildlife health as well as the role of L. lynx as reservoir of infection for other felids, should be further investigated. |
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Alić A, Traversa D, Duscher GG, Kadrić M, Di Cesare A, Hodžić A Alić, Amer Traversa, Donato Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad DI CESARE, Angela Hodžić, Adnan |
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Alić, Amer Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad Hodžić, Adnan TRAVERSA, Donato DI CESARE, ANGELA |
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Alić, Amer Duscher, Georg Gerhard Kadrić, Mirsad Hodžić, Adnan TRAVERSA, Donato DI CESARE, ANGELA |
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Troglostrongylus brevior in an Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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troglostrongylus brevior in an eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) from bosnia and herzegovina |
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