Sparganosis in Feral Pigs in New South Wales.

Gordon, H. McL.; Forsyth, B. A.; Robinson, Michael B.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1954.tb08184.x

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“…Sparganosis in feral pigs occurs along the eastern edge of Australia (from tropical north Queensland to Victoria) [45][46][47]. Given that the distributions of foxes, wild dogs and feral cats overlap with pigs across most of their distribution, it is likely that spargana could occur in feral pigs wherever they are found in Australia.…”

Section: Spirometra (Sparganosis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The initial report of spargana in the muscle of feral pigs that had been caught and kept to be fattened for later slaughter was documented in further detail by Bearup [48] in a description of the life cycle. Spargana were most commonly found under the perinoneum of the abdominal wall and diaphragm but were also found in the connective tissue between muscles in almost every region of the body [45,48].…”

Section: Spirometra (Sparganosis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Subcutaneous infections generally present as a small tumour or lump, which are often misdiagnosed [45,48,50] until excised and identified [50]. An experimental infection produced oedema and erythema accompanied by chills and fever caused by the migration of spargana [48].…”

Section: Spirometra (Sparganosis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Zoonotic Parasites in Feral Animals Commonly Consumed in Australia — Is There a Risk?

Barton

Fahey

et al. 2023

Curr Clin Micro Rpt

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Purpose of Review Consumption of wild game meat is traditionally associated with rural, remote and poor areas around the world, but there has been a recent rise in the consumption of wild game meat in urban and higher socio-economic regions such as Australia. Along with its unique animal fauna, Australia has a wide diversity of feral animals, many of which are hunted for food, although little is known about the levels of consumption of this meat across Australia. Corresponding with this is the lack of information on the parasites within these animals, particularly those of potential zoonotic concern through the consumption of raw or undercooked meat and organs. This review aimed to determine the level of knowledge of parasites of feral animals regularly consumed in Australia. Recent Findings Online databases were searched for publications on feral animals and their parasites. For the purpose of this review, only protozoal and helminth parasites that infest the muscle and organ systems and are infective to humans upon ingestion were considered as potential zoonotic parasites. A total of 5 records were found based on host and 27 based on parasite, showing a lack of information available. Summary Little information was available on the parasites of the major groups of feral animals hunted in Australia for food (pigs, deer, rabbits and hares, and goats) as well as on the parasites themselves, except for sparganosis caused by the cestode Spirometra erinaceieuropaei which has been widely reported in feral pigs. Sparganosis appears to be an underreported disease in Australia, with only 8 confirmed cases, highlighting the need for education of medical practitioners, especially in rural and remote areas, on the diagnosis of this infection.

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Section: Spirometra (Sparganosis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spirometra (Sparganosis)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Zoonotic Parasites in Feral Animals Commonly Consumed in Australia — Is There a Risk?

Barton

Fahey

et al. 2023

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“…Disease in man can produce subcutaneous, cerebral, ocular, visceral, and metastatic forms depending upon the migration of the parasite. (Pullar &McLenan 1949;Gordon, 1954;Gray et a., 1999).…”

Section: Some Major Zoonotic Cestodes (Tapeworms)mentioning

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Epilepsy Secondary to Parasitic Zoonoses of the Brain

Foyaca-Sibat¹

2011

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“…It is an Australian requirement that wild pig meat is frozen for a sufficient period of time to ensure destruction of the parasite sparganza which may be present in the muscle (Gordon et al 1954;Appleton and Norton 1976). Otherwise humans may be infected by the parasite if they eat uncooked or insufficiently cooked meat.…”

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