First Report of Feline Intestinal Trichomoniasis Caused byTritrichomonas foetusin Korea

Lim, Sun; Park, Sang-Ik; Ahn, Kyu-Sung; Oh, Dae-Sung; Ryu, Jae‐Sook; Shin, Sung-Shik

doi:10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.247

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“…suis has recently been identified as a causative agent of chronic large-bowel diarrhea in domestic cats in Europe, the U.S.A., Australia and Korea [3,10,12,13,17,18,25]. These epidemiological data show that T. suis infection is an important disease in cattle and cats.…”

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Molecular Survey of Tritrichomonas suis (=T. foetus) ‘Cat’ and ‘Cattle’ Genotypes in Pigs in Japan

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2013

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Tritrichomonas suis (=T. foetus) is a protozoan parasite of pigs, cattle and cats. Based on host range and genetic differences, T. suis has been divided into a 'cat genotype' and a 'cattle genotype', with the latter genotype capable of infecting both cattle and pigs. Since no information is currently available on the genetic characteristics of T. suis from pigs in Japan, we conducted a molecular survey of T. suis using fecal DNA from pigs in Japan. Of the 64 pigs examined, nested PCR revealed that 36 (56.3%) were positive for T. suis. Sequence analysis of 8 positive samples showed that 7 of the pig isolates belonged to the 'cattle genotype' and the remaining isolate belonged to the 'cat genotype'. The findings revealed that T. suis infection is common in pigs in Japan and that pigs can be infected by both genotypes.

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Molecular Survey of Tritrichomonas suis (=T. foetus) ‘Cat’ and ‘Cattle’ Genotypes in Pigs in Japan

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2013

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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“…Prace wielu autorów potwierdzają szeroką specyficzność T. foetus. Uważany dawniej za pasożyta swoistego układu rozrodczego przeżuwaczy, dziś jest postrzegany jako niewyspecjalizowany topowo, oligokseniczny rzęsistek mogący zasiedlać także jelito grube kotów i psów, jamę nosową, żołądek i jelita świń oraz układ pokarmowy małp (32,54,65,79,89,99). Istnieje także potwierdzony przypadek zapalenia płuc u 54-letniej pacjentki zarażonej T. foetus i Pneumocystis sp., chorej na AIDS i cukrzycę typu 2 (26).…”

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Systematics, biology and invasiology of trichomonads (Trichomonadida) - the current state of knowledge

Szczepaniak¹,

Tomczuk²,

Łojszczyk-Szczepaniak³

et al. 2017

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Trichomonads are anaerobic, flagellated protists belonging to the large phylum Parabasalia. In most cases, they exist as endosymbionts – harmless comensals of invertebrates and vertebrates – but several species are considered to be imported intestinal or urogenital parasites of humans and other animals. This paper presents current information on the taxonomy, morphology and biology of trichomonads. The characterization of invasiology followed by the description of virulence factors and pathogenic mechanisms of trichomonads is presented. The present paper also reviews diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention of trichomoniasis.

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“…foetus had been identified for the first time in 1996 in cats during the examination of faeces (Gunn Moore et al 2007). Since then T. foetus has been detected in cats in USA, South Korea, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Norway and Greece (Yaeger et al 2005;Frey et al 2009;Gunn-Moore et al 2007;Klein et al 2010;Lim et al 2010;Tysnes et al 2011;Xenoulis et al 2011).…”

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“…Trichomonosis among cats is spread by the faecal-oral route through contact with the faeces of infected animals. Currently there are no effective drugs which can control the symptoms of this infection but according to Foster (Foster et al 2004) these symptoms resolve spontaneously after two years (Lim et al 2010). However, an asymptomatic course of infection also occurs-such cats are only carriers of this parasite and can be a dangerous source of infection.…”

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Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cat – first detection in Poland

Dąbrowska

Karamon

Kochanowski

et al. 2015

Acta Parasitologica

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Tritrichomonas foetus, a parasite of cattle reproductive system, has been recently discovered as a cause of disease in cats in many countries. T. foetus infects and colonizes cat's ileum, caecum, colon and can lead to enteritis. This paper presents the first clinical case of cat intestinal trichomonosis caused by T. foetus in Poland. The material for this study was a smear collected from a 6-month-old male British Shorthair cat. The presence of parasitic protozoan was determined via microscopic examination and confirmed by amplification of T. foetus rDNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. In the first PCR reaction, a DNA of Trichomonadidae was identified and in the second PCR, T. foetus was detected. The T. foetus positive products from the second PCR reaction were sequenced. Interpretation of the sequencing results of obtained amplicons by comparing them with the GenBank database proved that the causative agent, in this case, was T. foetus.

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First Report of Feline Intestinal Trichomoniasis Caused byTritrichomonas foetusin Korea

Cited by 24 publications

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Molecular Survey of <i>Tritrichomonas suis </i>(<i>=T. foetus</i>) ‘Cat’ and ‘Cattle’ Genotypes in Pigs in Japan

Molecular Survey of <i>Tritrichomonas suis </i>(<i>=T. foetus</i>) ‘Cat’ and ‘Cattle’ Genotypes in Pigs in Japan

Systematics, biology and invasiology of trichomonads (Trichomonadida) - the current state of knowledge

Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cat – first detection in Poland

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