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First Case of Clinical Cat Aelurostrongylosis in the Brazilian Amazon: Clinical and Molecular Insights.
da Silva Lima, Wilison; Ferreira Farago, Enny Caroline; do Nascimento Mesquita, Millena; Duarte Pacheco, Acácio; Fernandes Nunes da Silva Malavazi, Patrícia; Salvador Oliveira, Hugo; Morelli, Simone; Colombo, Mariasole; Di Cesare, Angela; Figueiredo de Souza, Soraia.
Afiliação
  • da Silva Lima W; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
  • Ferreira Farago EC; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
  • do Nascimento Mesquita M; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
  • Duarte Pacheco A; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
  • Fernandes Nunes da Silva Malavazi P; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
  • Salvador Oliveira H; Autonomous Veterinarian, Indaiatuba, SP 13330-000, Brazil.
  • Morelli S; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano D'Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
  • Colombo M; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano D'Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
  • Di Cesare A; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano D'Accio, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
  • Figueiredo de Souza S; Centro de Ciencias Biológicas e da Natureza, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco, AC 69900-000, Brazil.
Pathogens ; 10(5)2021 May 13.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34068219
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is the most important respiratory parasite infecting domestic cats worldwide. Nevertheless, most records and epizootiological data come from Europe, whilst poor and fragmentary information are available for other regions, including the Americas. The present article describes the first description of cat aelurostrongylosis from Amazonia, Brazil. Eighty-one cats, 13 from a shelter and 68 admitted at the Teaching and Research Unit in Veterinary Medicine (UV) at the Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil, were included in the study. For all cats, three faecal samples from consecutive defecations were examined using the Baermann's technique. Nematode first stage larvae (L1), retrieved in 2/81 (2.5%) samples, were microscopically identified as A. abstrusus and then subjected to a molecular assay able to identify the three most important species of metastrongyloids infecting felids. This test confirmed the A. abstrusus identity in one sample, while the second scored negative. The cat with confirmed aelurostrongylosis showed radiographic changes, i.e., an interstitial pattern, compatible with the infection. The other cat, which scored positive at the Baermann's examination, was apparently healthy at the physical examination and showed no thoracic alterations. The occurrence of A. abstrusus in domestic cats from Brazilian Amazon is herein demonstrated for the first time. Clinical, epizootiological and molecular implications are discussed.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Pathogens Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Pathogens Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça