A rare case of Cysticercus tenuicollis infection in a neonate lamb: Evidence of prenatal transmission

Autor: Peyman Dehghan Rahimabadi, Javad Abbasi, Alireza Shaghayegh, Nadia Taefi Nasrabadi, Diba Golchin, Yasaman Kavakebi Asar, Iradj Ashrafi Tamai, Amin Anoushepour
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Veterinary Medicine and Science, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2053-1095
DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1341
Popis: Abstract Cysticercosis develops in lambs following a Cysticercus tenuicollis infestation, which is the larval stage of Taenia hydatigena. A 7‐day‐old lamb was examined for depression, anorexia, fever (40.5°C), congested mucus membranes, reluctance to move, and a hunched back. Upon necropsy, congestion was noted in the intestines and brain, and the heart had a loose consistency. Soft and pulpy kidneys were evident coupled with watery intestinal contents. Epsilon toxin (Clostridium perfringens type D toxin) was detected using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. A transparent cystic structure was incidentally found attached to the pancreas, within which a scolex was well demonstrated upon histopathology. Chronic active peritonitis was diagnosed at the cyst attachment site. C. tenuicollis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and genome sequencing. This report describes prenatal transmission of C. tenuicollis in the present lamb, although this condition is quite rare.
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