Wildlife reservoirs for vector-borne canine, feline and zoonotic infections in Austria

Duscher, Georg Gerhard; Leschnik, Michael; Fuehrer, Hans‐Peter; Joachim, Anja

doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.12.001

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“…High population densities of carnivores, in particular of foxes and raccoons, certainly pose increased health risks, not only for companion animals, but also for humans since important parasites of carnivores, such as T. gondii, Toxocara spp. and Echinococcus multilocularis, are also causative agents of zoonoses [13,31]. Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) are a neozoan species that has rapidly expanded its geographical range and shares many parasites [32].…”

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<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> infection in selected species of free-living animals in Poland

Sroka

Karamon

Wójcik-Fatla

et al. 2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. Free-living animals can play an important role as a reservoir of Toxoplasma gondi;, however, data concerning this issue in Poland are still limited.The aim of study was to assess the occurrence of T. gondii infection by using molecular methods in free-living animals in selected regions of Poland. Materials and method. Tissues samples of 396 animals (foxes, muskrats, birds, martens, badgers, polecats, raccoons, minks, raccoon dogs, otters, small rodents and insectivores, and grass snakes were collected from various regions of Poland. After samples digestion, DNA was isolated using QIAmp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen). DNA extraction from small rodents and insectivores samples was performed without digestion. Next, nested PCR (B1 gene) and, for a part of nested PCR positive amplicons, RFLP PCR, were performed according to the method by Grigg and Boothroyd (2001). The other part of nested PCR positive DNA isolates were genotyped using 5 genetic markers: SAG1, SAG2 (5'-and 3'), SAG3, BTUB and GRA6, based on the method by Dubey et al. (2006). These PCR products were sequenced and compared with the NCBI database using Blast. Results. In total, in 50 of the 396 examined animals DNA of T. gondii was detected (12.6%). The highest percentages of positive results in PCR was obtained in martens (40.9%) and badgers (38.5%), lower in birds (27.3%) and the lowest in foxes (7.4%). The RFLP and multilocus PCR analysis showed the dominance of T. gondii clonal type II (or II/III). Conclusions. The results of this study indicate the frequent T. gondii infection among free-living animals in Poland, especially martens and badgers, which may indirectly indicate that these animals contribute to the spread of the parasite in the sylvatic environment in Poland. The genotyping analysis showed the dominance of T. gondii clonal type II (or II/III).

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“…Since T. gondii is transmitted to a considerable extent by free-living carnivores, their high population densities (e.g. foxes, raccoons), pose increased health risks for humans and animals [13]. In the last decades, in Poland, the density of foxes has dramatically increased.…”

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<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> infection in selected species of free-living animals in Poland

Sroka

Karamon

Wójcik-Fatla

et al. 2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…Hydatidosis and toxocariasis, are considered as serious public health concern (Alvarez-Rojas et al, 2014). Being a reservoir host for a large number of parasites dogs share these pathogens between pets and humans (Duscher et al, 2015). Human can be infected through the ingestion of eggs, cysts or oocysts via contaminated food-stuffs or water, hands, inhalation of dust, and/or by penetration of larvae through the skin (Lee et al, 2010).…”

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Gastrointestinal helminths in dog feces surrounding suburban areas of Lower Dir district, Pakistan: A public health threat

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Data on environmental contamination of the parasites of zoonotic importance is scarce in Pakistan. Soil contamination with feces of dogs hide infective stages of the parasite represents a health-risk to humans. This study was aimed to assess the eggs of gastrointestinal parasites of stray dogs and household dogs in lower Dir district, Pakistan with special consideration to those that can be spread to humans. One hundred and fifty two stool specimens from (stray dogs=90 and household dogs=62) were collected. The helminth eggs were processed by direct smear method and centrifugation techniques and identified by microscopic examination. Of the total examined dogs 26.8% (n=41 /152) were found to be infected with one or more intestinal parasites. The intestinal helminths detected were Dipylidium caninum (n =18, 11.8%), followed by Toxocara canis (n =16, 10.5%), Taenia spp., (n=10, 6.57%) Ancylostoma caninum (n=6, 3.94), Toxascaris spp., Capillaria spp., and Trichuris vulpis (n=2, 1.31% each) in order of their prevalence. Pattern of infection revealed that 27 (65.8%) dogs have single, 13(31.7%) double and 1(2.43%) triple infection. The stray dogs were highly infected 34.4% (n=31) than house hold dogs 16.1% (n=10). The prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites was significantly different among these two groups (p = 0.0097). This study highlight a severe environmental contamination by frequent parasitic stages infectious to humans. There is a higher risk of zoonotic transmission from dogs which indicate an immediate need for the controlling of these parasites and educating the public to take wise action relating to the parasites and pets.

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“…H. felis has been the most frequently diagnosed species in cases of feline hepatozoonosis in different countries around the world [1,[9][10][11][12][13][14]. Interestingly, while some Hepatozoon species seem to be hostspecific, H. canis, the worldwide distributed Hepatozoon species infecting domestic dogs, is also able to infect cats [3,7,15,16] and several species of wild carnivores [17][18][19][20][21][22], which may represent an infection reservoir for domestic animals.…”

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First autochthonous case of clinical Hepatozoon felis infection in a domestic cat in Central Europe

Basso

Görner²,

Globokar

et al. 2019

Parasitology International

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A B S T R A C TThree different Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) species have been described infecting domestic cats in Europe (i.e. H. felis, H. canis and H. silvestris), however, reports on clinical hepatozoonosis are uncommon and treatment protocols are not clearly defined.A six-year-old male European short-hair cat from Austria presented poor general condition, lethargy, anorexia, icterus, a painful abdomen, fever, ruffled hair and a tick infestation, and it had never left Austria. Laboratory tests revealed leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and increased serum levels of symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) and bilirubin. In May Grünwald-Giemsa-stained blood smears, structures resembling Hepatozoon gamonts were observed inside neutrophil granulocytes. A PCR targeting a fragment of the 18S rRNA gene of Hepatozoon spp. and DNA sequencing allowed the diagnosis of H. felis-DNA in blood samples. The cat was treated with imidocarb dipropionate (6 mg/kg body weight, repeated after 14 days) and doxycycline monohydrate (5 mg/kg body weight twice a day, p.o., for four weeks) and recovered completely. A broad haematological and biochemical laboratory control after six months showed all evaluated parameters under normal ranges. Coinfection with other feline pathogens (i.e. feline leukaemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline Coronavirus, Leishmania and Dirofilaria immitis) could not be detected.This study reveals the presence of H. felis in Austria and provides more evidence on the geographical distribution and pathogenicity of this parasite for domestic cats. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first autochthonous case of feline hepatozoonosis in Central Europe.

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Wildlife reservoirs for vector-borne canine, feline and zoonotic infections in Austria

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Cited by 71 publications

References 101 publications

<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> infection in selected species of free-living animals in Poland

<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> infection in selected species of free-living animals in Poland

Gastrointestinal helminths in dog feces surrounding suburban areas of Lower Dir district, Pakistan: A public health threat

First autochthonous case of clinical Hepatozoon felis infection in a domestic cat in Central Europe

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