Identification and epidemiological analysis of Perostrongylus falciformis infestation in Irish badgers.

Autor: Oc Byrne J; 1Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, County Kildare Ireland., Byrne AW; 2Veterinary Sciences Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Stoney Road, Belfast, BT4 3SD Northern Ireland., Zintl A; 3UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Jankowska K; 3UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., Coulange E; 4Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France., de Waal T; 3UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., McCarthy G; 3UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., O'Keeffe J; Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Dublin, Republic of Ireland., Hamnes IS; 6Section of Parasitology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, Norway., Fogarty U; 1Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, County Kildare Ireland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Irish veterinary journal [Ir Vet J] 2019 Jul 09; Vol. 72, pp. 7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 09 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1186/s13620-019-0144-6
Abstrakt: Background: The lungworm, Perostrongylus falciformis (fomerly known as Aelurostrongylus falciformis ) has been identified in badgers ( Meles meles ) in Britain, the Russian Federation, Italy, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina and Romania, while Aelurostrongylus pridhami has been reported from badgers in Spain.
Results: Pulmonary tissue from 1580 Irish badgers was examined and an estimated prevalence of 32.09% (95% CI: 29.79-34.45%) of this parasite was detected. Confirmation of its occurrence was made by PCR analysis on a subset of the population.
Conclusion: Infestation was widely distributed throughout the Republic of Ireland, with a trend towards higher infestation risk in western versus eastern counties. In addition males were at a higher risk of infestation than females and juveniles were at a significantly higher risk than adult badgers.
Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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