Questing for the identity of Hepatozoon in foxes

Mitková, Barbora; Qablan, MA; Mihalca, AD; Modrý, David

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“…Based on climatic analysis, a wider European distribution was suggested already in 2003 by Otranto et al [ 7 ]. Despite our recent intensive surveillance on vector-borne diseases of wild (foxes, jackals, wolves, wild cats, lynxes) and domestic carnivores (dogs, cats) in Romania [ 16 - 24 ], until now we were not able to confirm the presence of this zoonotic helminth in Romania.…”

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Further spreading of canine oriental eyeworm in Europe: first report of Thelazia callipaeda in Romania

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BackgroundDespite the increasing number of reports of autochthonous cases of ocular thelaziosis in dogs in several European countries, and the evident emergence of human cases, the distribution and spreading potential of this parasite is far for being fully known. In Romania, despite intensive surveillance performed over recent years on the typical hosts of T. callipaeda, the parasite has not been found until now.MethodsIn October 2014 a German Shepherd was presented for consultation to a private veterinary practice from western Romania with a history of unilateral chronic conjunctivitis. Following a close examination of the affected eye, nematodes were noticed in the conjunctival sac. The specimens collected were used for morphological examination (light microscopy) and molecular analysis (amplification of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene, followed by sequencing).ResultsThirteen nematodes were collected, all identified morphologically as T. callipaeda. The history of the dog revealed no travel outside Romania, and during the last year, not even outside the home locality. The BLAST analysis of our sequence showed a 100% similarity T. callipaeda haplotype h1.ConclusionsThis is the first report of T. callipaeda in Romania, which we consider to be with autochthonous transmission. These findings confirm the spreading trend of T callipaeda and the increased risk of emerging vector-borne zoonoses.

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Further spreading of canine oriental eyeworm in Europe: first report of Thelazia callipaeda in Romania

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“…In Romania, red foxes have been demonstrated as carriers of a wide range of parasites: Trichinella spp. [ 7 ], Echinococcus multilocularis [ 8 ], ticks and tick-borne bacteria [ 9 – 12 ], Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum [ 13 ], Eucoleus aerophilus [ 14 ] and Hepatozoon canis [ 15 ].…”

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Angiostrongylus vasorum in Romania: an extensive survey in red foxes, Vulpes vulpes

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Background Angiostrongylus vasorum is the causative agent of canine angiostrongylosis, a severe snail-borne disease of dogs. Red foxes are important natural reservoirs of infection, and surveys of foxes provide a more objective picture of the parasite distribution. Our aim was to investigate the possibility of the presence of A. vasorum in red foxes from the western part of Romania and to analyse the risk factors related to the sex, age and geographic origin of the foxes. Between July 2016 and April 2017, 567 hunted red foxes from 10 counties of western Romania were examined by necropsy for the presence of lungworms.ResultsOverall, the infection with A. vasorum has been found in 24 red foxes (4.2%) originating in four counties (Mureș, Hunedoara, Sălaj and Cluj). There was no significant difference between the prevalence in males and females, between juveniles and adults and between counties.ConclusionsThis is the first report of autochthonous infections of A. vasorum in Romania, showing a relatively low prevalence and extending eastwards the known distributional range of this parasite in Europe. The presence of autochthonous cases in domestic dogs in Romania remains to be confirmed by further studies.

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“…Reports of H. canis in domestic dogs from localities outside the Rhipicephalus range are rare (Hamel et al 2011;Maguire et al 2011;Hornok et al 2013), commonly attributable to travel. Conversely, the parasite is commonly reported in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian golden jackals (Canis aureus) also in Rhipicephalus-free geographic areas (Majlathova et al 2007;Karbowiak et al 2010;Duscher et al 2013;Duscher et al 2014;Farkas et al 2014;Mitkova et al 2014;Najm et al 2014). In the CR, H. canis was reported for the first time in red foxes and in hunting dogs only recently (Mitkova et al 2016), indicating the possibility of occasional transmission of the parasite between dogs and foxes in areas with an apparent absence of R. sanguineus s.l.…”

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Autochthonous Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis and imported Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in the Czech Republic

Mitková¹,

Hrazdilová²,

Novotná³

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Vet. Med.

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ABSTRACT:The epidemiology of tick-borne diseases as well as the ecology of the associated tick vectors is currently undergoing dynamic change. Canine babesiosis has, to date, only been reported in the Czech Republic as an imported disease, despite the presence of an established population of D. reticulatus in the South Moravian region. A recent report of autochthonous H. canis in dogs indicates that the spectrum of tick-borne diseases in dogs in the Czech Republic may be broader than previously expected and that a survey of a large set of dogs may be required. The aim of the present study was to survey the spectrum of tick-borne apicomplexan parasites infecting dogs in the Czech Republic and to assess the autochthonous character of detected infections. In the present study, we surveyed the spectrum of tick-borne protists in 418 dogs in the Czech Republic using PCR-based detection of the 18S rDNA gene of piroplasms and H. canis. We confirmed the presence of H. canis (4%), B. canis (1%, including the autochthonous cases) and a single imported case of B. gibsoni (0.2%) infection in sampled animals. Our results indicate that these pathogens deserve closer attention from veterinarian practitioners.

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Questing for the identity of Hepatozoon in foxes

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Further spreading of canine oriental eyeworm in Europe: first report of Thelazia callipaeda in Romania

Further spreading of canine oriental eyeworm in Europe: first report of Thelazia callipaeda in Romania

Angiostrongylus vasorum in Romania: an extensive survey in red foxes, Vulpes vulpes

Autochthonous Babesia canis, Hepatozoon canis and imported Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in the Czech Republic

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