| Issue |
Parasite
Volume 25, 2018
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| Article Number | 25 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018027 | |
| Published online | 04 May 2018 | |
Short Note
Cystic echinococcosis in a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Italy
Échinococcose kystique chez un chat domestique (Felis catus) en Italie
1
OIE Reference Laboratory for Echinococcosis, National Reference Laboratory for Cystic Echinococcosis (CeNRE), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZS) of Sardinia,
Via Vienna 2,
07100
Sassari, Italy
2
Exotic diseases Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZS) of Sardinia,
Via Vienna 2,
07100
Sassari, Italy
3
Anatomical Pathology, Histopathology, Animal Genetics Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna,
Via Vienna 2,
07100
Sassari, Italy
4
Ambulatorio Dr.ssa Cossu,
Via D. Millelire 33/c,
07100
Sassari, Italy
5
Freelance Veterinary Practitioner,
Via Torres 36,
07100
Sassari, Italy
* Corresponding author: piero.bonelli@izs-sardegna.it
Received:
6
February
2018
Accepted:
16
April
2018
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato is a zoonotic agent with a life cycle consisting of definitive hosts (dogs and wild carnivores), and intermediate hosts (usually ungulates). Other animals and humans may accidentally ingest eggs and contract cystic echinococcosis, acting as aberrant hosts. A 3-year-old neutered female cat was brought to a veterinary practice in Sassari (Italy) with abdominal distension. Ultrasound showed multiple intraperitoneal vesicles, which on laparotomy were found to be metacestodes of E. granulosus. Videos of the extraction of cysts are provided. Phylogenetic analysis based on a fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) mitochondrial gene identified the isolate as E. granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1, the most common genotype circulating in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. This is the first case report of cystic echinococcosis in domestic cats from Italy.
Résumé
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato est un agent zoonotique dont le cycle de vie comprend des hôtes définitifs, des chiens et des carnivores sauvages, et des hôtes intermédiaires, généralement des ongulés. Accidentellement, d’autres animaux, y compris les humains, peuvent ingérer des œufs et contracter l’échinococcose kystique, agissant comme des hôtes aberrants. Une chatte castrée de 3 ans a été amené à un cabinet vétérinaire à Sassari (Italie) avec une distension abdominale. L’échographie a montré de multiples vésicules intrapéritonéales qui, à la laparotomie, se sont révélées être des métacestodes d’E. granulosus. Des vidéos de l’extraction des kystes sont fournies. Une analyse phylogénétique basée sur un fragment du gène mitochondrial de la sous-unité 1 de la cytochrome oxydase (cox1) a identifié l’isolat comme étant E. granulosus sensu stricto génotype G1, le génotype le plus commun circulant en Europe et dans le bassin méditerranéen. Ceci est le premier rapport d’un cas d’échinococcose kystique chez un chat domestique en Italie.
Key words: Cystic echinococcosis / molecular characterization / domestic cat / Italy
© P. Bonelli et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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