Detection of Toxocara cati Larvae in a Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) and in a Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in Basilicata Region, Italy

Autor:	Mariateresa Toce, Antonella Cristina Romano, Ileana Pietragalla, Gianluca Marucci, Lucia Palazzo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Toxocara cati Buteo buteo common buzzard red kite Milvus milvus paratenic host Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	Animals, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 710 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2076-2615
DOI:	10.3390/ani12060710
Popis:	Toxocara cati is a common parasite of wild and domestic felines, and presents a cosmopolitan distribution. Adult parasites localize in the gut of the definitive host giving rise to the infection, which usually runs asymptomatic. These worms produce eggs that are excreted with feces into the environment, where they become a source of infection for paratenic hosts, such as mammals, birds, and invertebrates. In this brief communication, we report the detection of T. cati larvae in a common buzzard (Buteo buteo) and a red kite (Milvus milvus), in the Basilicata Region of Italy. This result may be important to define new pathways of spread and survival of T. cati in the wild.
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