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BAGNATO ESTEFANÍA, D´AGOSTINO ROMINAL, SAUTHIER DANIELEUDRIZAR, DIGIANI MARÍAC. New species of Filaria (Nematoda: Filariidae) in the Lesser Grison Galictis cuja (Molina) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from northern Patagonia, Argentina and comments about the South American species of the genus. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2022; 94:e20200099. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120200099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- ESTEFANÍA BAGNATO
- Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina; Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica (CIEMEP)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)-UNPSJB, Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico Para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC-CONICET), Argentina; Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico Para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC-CONICET), Argentina; Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Argentina
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Mulreany LM, Niedringhaus KD, Fenton HMA, Smith C, Smith R, Gardiner CH, Lewis BC, Craig T, Williams BH, Garner MM, Cleveland CA, Yabsley MJ. Filarial dermatitis caused by Filaria taxideae in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) from the western United States. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS 2018; 14:155-160. [PMID: 31014722 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Filaria taxideae is a common subcutaneous filarial parasite of American badgers (Taxidea taxus) that has also been reported in skunks in the Western USA. Dermatitis associated with this parasite has been reported in badgers and skunks; however, many individuals have no gross lesions. With the exception of a captive red panda in California, there have been no reports of F. taxidae infection in domestic or exotic/pet animals. In this case series, we document F. taxideae in domestic ferrets from California, Texas, and Colorado and describe the clinical presentation, gross and histologic lesions, and the molecular characterization of this parasite. In two cases, ferrets were positive on Dirofilaria immitis antigen tests but had no evidence of heartworm infection suggesting that F. taxideae antigens can cross-react. These findings indicate that F. taxideae should be considered in cases of dermatitis in ferrets in areas where this parasite may occur.
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- Lauren M Mulreany
- Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, 205 Duck Pond Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D.W. Brooks Drive, Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D.W. Brooks Drive, Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Government of the Northwest Territories, 5(th) Floor, Scotia Centre, P.O. Box 1320, Yellowknife, NT XIA 2L9, Canada.
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- Smith Veterinary Services, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, USA
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- Veterinary Pathology Service, Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, P.O. Drawer 3040, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, P.O. Drawer 3040, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Veterinary Pathology Service, Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D.W. Brooks Drive, Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E Green Street, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D.W. Brooks Drive, Wildlife Health Building, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 180 E Green Street, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Fournier-Chambrillon C, Torres J, Miquel J, André A, Michaux J, Lemberger K, Carrera GG, Fournier P. Severe parasitism by Versteria mustelae (Gmelin, 1790) in the critically endangered European mink Mustela lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761) in Spain. Parasitol Res 2018; 117:3347-3350. [PMID: 30182257 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6043-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
The riparian European mink (Mustela lutreola), currently surviving in only three unconnected sites in Europe, is now listed as a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat loss and degradation, anthropogenic mortality, interaction with the feral American mink (Neovison vison), and infectious diseases are among the main causes of its decline. In the Spanish Foral Community of Navarra, where the highest density of M. lutreola in its western population has been detected, different studies and conservation measures are ongoing, including health studies on European mink, and invasive American mink control. We report here a case of severe parasitism with progressive physiological exhaustion in an aged free-ranging European mink female, which was accidentally captured and subsequently died in a live-trap targeting American mink. Checking of the small intestine revealed the presence of 17 entangled Versteria mustelae worms. To our knowledge, this is the first description of hyperinfestation by tapeworms in this species.
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- Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi ambient, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, sn, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi ambient, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, sn, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Université de Liège, Laboratoire de génétique de la conservation, GeCoLAB, Chemin de la Vallée 4, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Université de Liège, Laboratoire de génétique de la conservation, GeCoLAB, Chemin de la Vallée 4, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Sección de Gestión de la Comarca Pirenaica, Gobierno de Navarra, C/ González Tablas 9, 31005, Pamplona, Spain
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- Groupe de Recherche et d'Etude pour la Gestion de l'Environnement, Route de Préchac, 33730, Villandraut, France
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