Mixed infection by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior in kittens from the same litter in Italy

Parasitic nematodes affecting the respiratory system of felids are spreading in endemic regions and emerging in previously free areas and/or hosts. This is particularly the case of the cat lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, which can cause respiratory signs in cats all over the world. Additionally...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2014-02, Vol.113 (2), p.613-618
Main Authors: Di Cesare, Angela, Frangipane di Regalbono, Antonio, Tessarin, Cinzia, Seghetti, Matteo, Iorio, Raffaella, Simonato, Giulia, Traversa, Donato
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aelurostrongylus
Animals
anthelmintics
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cat Diseases - parasitology
Cats
Coinfection - parasitology
Coinfection - veterinary
epidemiology
feces
Feces - parasitology
Felidae
Female
hosts
Immunology
Italy
kittens
Larva - anatomy & histology
larvae
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary
lungworms
Male
Medical Microbiology
Metastrongyloidea - anatomy & histology
Metastrongyloidea - isolation & purification
Microbiology
mixed infection
Nematoda
Original Paper
parasitoses
polymerase chain reaction
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
respiratory system
Strongylida Infections - parasitology
Strongylida Infections - veterinary
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Summary:Parasitic nematodes affecting the respiratory system of felids are spreading in endemic regions and emerging in previously free areas and/or hosts. This is particularly the case of the cat lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, which can cause respiratory signs in cats all over the world. Additionally, Troglostrongylus brevior has been recently found in domestic cats from Ibiza Island in Spain and Southern Italy. The present paper describes the first mixed infection by these lungworms in kittens belonging to the same litter. Two ∼10–11 weeks old kittens were found infected by A. abstrusus and T. brevior at a copromicroscopical examination. The identity of larvae shed by faeces were confirmed with an already validated PCR specific for A. abstrusus and a novel DNA-based assay specific for T. brevior. One kitten showed severe respiratory signs and died despite an anthelmintic treatment, while the other had a subclinical infection and recovered after a parasiticide administration with milbemycin oxime. New insights into epidemiology, biology, clinical aspects and control of these parasitoses are discussed.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-013-3690-y