Neotropical echinococcosis: Second report of Echinococcus vogeli natural infection in its main definitive host, the bush dog ( Speothos venaticus )

Abstract The bush dog ( Speothos venaticus ) acts as the natural definitive host in the life cycle of Echinococcus vogeli , the causative agent of polycystic hydatid disease, a zoonotic neglected disease in the South America. We report a case of natural infection by Echinococcus vogeli in a bush dog...

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Published in:Parasitology international 2014-04, Vol.63 (2), p.485-487
Main Authors: do Carmo Pereira Soares, Manoel, Souza de Souza, Alex Junior, Pinheiro Malheiros, Andreza, Marceliano Nunes, Heloisa, Almeida Carneiro, Liliane, Moreira Alves, Max, Farias da Conceição, Bernardo, Soares Gomes-Gouvêa, Michele, Marins Póvoa, Marinete
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Canidae
Echinococcosis - epidemiology
Echinococcosis - parasitology
Echinococcosis - veterinary
Echinococcus
Echinococcus - classification
Echinococcus - genetics
Echinococcus - isolation & purification
Echinococcus vogeli
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hydatidosis
Infectious Disease
Phylogeny
Polycystic Echinococcosis
Speothos venaticus
Zoonoses
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Summary:Abstract The bush dog ( Speothos venaticus ) acts as the natural definitive host in the life cycle of Echinococcus vogeli , the causative agent of polycystic hydatid disease, a zoonotic neglected disease in the South America. We report a case of natural infection by Echinococcus vogeli in a bush dog from the Brazilian Amazon, confirmed by the morphological and morphometric examination of adult parasites and their hooks obtained from the small intestine of the canid. Additionally, mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis corroborated these findings. This is the second report of natural infection by E. vogeli in a bush dog.
ISSN:1383-5769
1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2013.10.004