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Schirò G, Pieri D, Lo Valvo M, Gradoni L, Cacciò SM, Severini F, Marucci G, Galuppo L, Cumbo V, Puleio R, Loria GR. Monitoring Campaign over an Edible Dormouse Population ( Glis glis; Rodentia: Gliridae) in Sicily: First Report of Mesocestodiasis. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11040934. [PMID: 33806043 PMCID: PMC8064493 DOI: 10.3390/ani11040934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary In Nebrodi Park (Sicily, Italy), live many wild mammal species that move closer to human beings every day. The edible dormouse (Glis glis), in 2017 and 2018, was responsible for nut crop damage in the area. For this reason, a sanitary monitoring campaign involving 30 dormice was carried out by collecting rectal and conjunctival swabs and fur and nest content, which were then processed for laboratory examinations. A large presence of fleas belonging to Monopsyllus sciurorum was found. Necropsy of a dead dormouse revealed an infection of Mesocestoides lineatus, whose cysts were found in the abdomen cavity and on the liver; this is the first report of this in this species. Further studies are necessary to identify their role in the environment, considering the limited knowledge of this species in Italy. Abstract This study reports on the health status of the edible dormouse (Glis glis) living in Nebrodi Park (Sicily, Italy), responsible for nut crop damage in the area. In the frame of a monitoring campaign for potential zoonotic risk involving 30 dormice, rectal and conjunctival swabs and fur and nest content were collected for bacteriological and parasitological examinations, respectively. A large presence of fleas belonging to Monopsyllus sciurorum was found. Necropsy of a dead dormouse revealed an infection of Mesocestoides lineatus, whose cysts were found in the abdomen cavity and on the liver; this is the first report of this in this species. Further studies are necessary to identify their role in the environment, considering the limited knowledge of this species in Italy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giorgia Schirò
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (D.P.); (M.L.V.)
| | - Mario Lo Valvo
- STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (D.P.); (M.L.V.)
| | - Luigi Gradoni
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
| | - Simone Mario Cacciò
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
| | - Francesco Severini
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
| | - Gianluca Marucci
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
| | - Lucia Galuppo
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
| | - Valentina Cumbo
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
| | - Roberto Puleio
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
| | - Guido Ruggero Loria
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
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