Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A Case of Eucoleus aerophilus Infection in Jeju Weasel (Mustela sibirica quelpartis)

  • Han, Jeong-Hee (College of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Yoon, Young-Min (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Yang, Hyoung-Seok (Jeju Self-Governing Provincial Veterinary Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2017.06.21
  • Accepted : 2017.08.21
  • Published : 2017.10.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

A dead male Jeju weasel with clinical signs of severe dehydration and moribund was submitted for the necropsy. Grossly, purple-red ecchymoses were scattered in the surface of the entire lungs. Milky-white mucoid materials occupied in the left bronchial lumens. Histopathologically, an adult worm with thick cuticle layer surrounded by chronic inflammatory cells was embedded in the left caudal lung lobe. Numerous oval or barrel-shaped parasitic eggs with muco-purulent exudates were observed in the dilated bronchus of another section of left caudal lobe. Operculate parasitic eggs showed typical morphologic characteristics such as barrel shape with asymmetry bipolar plugs and thick bi-layered wall. Based on the histopathologic findings and morphological characteristics of parasitic eggs in the pulmonary tissue section, this case was diagnosed as verminous pneumonia associated Eucoleus aerophilus infection in Jeju weasel.

Keywords

References

  1. Barrs VR, Martin P, Nicoll RG, Beatty JA, Malik R. Pulmonary cryptococcosis and Capillaria aerophila infection in an FIV-positive cat. Aust Vet J 2000; 78: 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10581.x
  2. Burgess H, Ruotsalo K, Peregrine AS, Hanselman B, Abrams-Ogg A. Eucoleus aerophilus respiratory infection in a dog with Addison's disease. Can Vet J 2008; 49: 389-392.
  3. Di Cesare A, Castagna G, Otranto D, Meloni S, Milillo P, Latrofa MS, Paoletti B, Bartolini R, Traversa D. Molecular detection of Capillaria aerophila, an agent of canine and feline pulmonary capillariosis. J Clin Microbiol 2012; 50: 1958-1963. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00103-12
  4. Di Cesare A, Otranto D, Latrofa MS, Veronesi F, Perrucci S, Lalosevic D, Gherman CM, Traversa D. Genetic variability of Eucoleus aerophilus from domestic and wild hosts. Res Vet Sci 2014; 96: 512-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.03.018
  5. Fox CH, Johnson FB, Whiting J, Roller PP. Formaldehyde fixation. J Histochem Cytochem 1985; 33: 845-853. https://doi.org/10.1177/33.8.3894502
  6. Ili T, Becskei Z, Tasi A, Stepanovi P, Radisavljevi K, Ðuri B, Dimitrijevi S. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) as reservoirs of respiratory capillariosis in Serbia. J Vet Res 2016; 60: 153-157. https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2016-0022
  7. Lalosevi D, Lalosevi V, Klem I, Stanojev-Jovanovi D, Pozio E. Pulmonary capillariasis miming bronchial carcinoma. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2008; 78: 14-16.
  8. Lalosevi V, Lalosevi D, Capo I, Simin V, Galfi A, Traversa D. High infection rate of zoonotic Eucoleus aerophilus infection in foxes from Serbia. Parasite 2013; 20: 3. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012003
  9. Lim YJ, Lee WC. Epizootiological study on infestation rate of parasites in zoo animals. Korean J Vet Res 1977; 17: 17-26.
  10. Nevarez A, Lopez A, Conboy G, Ireland W, Sims D. Distribution of Crenosoma vulpis and Eucoleus aerophilus in the lung of free-ranging red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). J Vet Diagn Invest 2005; 17: 486-489. https://doi.org/10.1177/104063870501700516
  11. Oh HS, Chang MH, Kim BS. Current status of mammals in Hallasan national park. Kor J Env Eco 2007; 21: 235-242.
  12. Seville RS, Addison EM. Nongastrointestinal helminthes in marten (Martes americana) from Ontario, Canada. J Wildl Dis 1995; 31: 529-533. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-31.4.529
  13. Traversa D, Di Cesare A. Feline lungworms: what a dilemma. Trends Parasitol 2013; 29: 423-430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2013.07.004
  14. Traversa D, Di Cesare A. Diagnosis and management of lungworm infections in cats: Cornerstones, dilemmas and new avenues. J Feline Med Surg 2016; 18: 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X15623113
  15. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Conboy G. Canine and feline cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes in Europe: emerging and underestimated. Parasit Vectors 2010; 3: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-1
  16. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Di Giulio E, Castagna G, Schaper R, Braun G, Lohr B, Pampurini F, Milillo P, Strube K. Efficacy and safety of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% spot-on formulation in the treatment of feline infection by Capillaria aerophila. Parasitol Res 2012; 111: 1793-1798. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-3025-4
  17. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Lia RP, Castagna G, Meloni S, Heine J, Strube K, Milillo P, Otranto D, Meckes O, Schaper R. New insights into morphological and biological features of Capillaria aerophila (Trichocephalida, Trichuridae). Parasitol Res 2011; 109 Suppl 1: S97-S104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2406-4
  18. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Milillo P, Iorio R, Otranto D. Infection by Eucoleus aerophilus in dogs and cats: Is another extra-intestinal parasitic nematode of pets emerging in Italy? Res Vet Sci 2009; 87: 270-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.02.006