First report of Thelazia callipaeda in a free-ranging Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) from Spain
| Autor: | Fernando Nájera, Giada Annoscia, Ángel Vela, Jesús de Lucas-Veguillas, Rafael Calero-Bernal, Domenico Otranto, Manuel Mata-Huete, Manuel López-Fernández, Pedro Martínez-Martínez, Javier Cáceres-Urones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Zoology Spirurida Infections Disease Vectors Eye Electron Transport Complex IV Zoonoses medicine Animals Humans Natural reservoir Spirurida Iberian wolf Systemic lupus erythematosus Wolves General Veterinary biology Haplotype Zoonosis General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Europe Infectious Diseases Canis Genes Mitochondrial Haplotypes Spain Insect Science Thelazioidea Parasitology Thelazia callipaeda Female |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology research. 119(7) |
| ISSN: | 1432-1955 |
| Popis: | Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) is a vector-borne zoonotic eyeworm able to infect a broad spectrum of carnivores. Here, we describe the first case of bilateral infection by T. callipaeda in the eyes of an adult female Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in central Spain. Nematodes collected were morphologically identified (n = 42), and two specimens were molecularly characterized. At the sequence analysis of the partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene, T. callipaeda haplotype 1 (the only haplotype circulating in Europe) was detected. The role of the Iberian wolf as a natural reservoir for T. callipaeda in the life cycle of this emerging zoonosis and the implications in conservation are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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