Ocular thelaziosis due Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae) in Romania: first report in domestic cat and new geographical records of canine cases

Thelazia callipaeda has been regarded in Europe in the last few decades as a “new” agent of an ocular disease in dogs, cats, several wild species, and not least in humans. After the first European description in Italy, in 1989, the parasite has been reported in many other countries, showing a widesp...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2018-12, Vol.117 (12), p.4037-4042
Main Authors: Dumitrache, Mirabela Oana, Györke, Adriana, Mircean, Mircea, Benea, Monica, Mircean, Viorica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cat Diseases - parasitology
Cats
Causes of
Diseases
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dogs
Europe
Eye - parasitology
Eye diseases
Eye Diseases - parasitology
Eye Diseases - veterinary
Female
Geography
Health aspects
Humans
Immunology
Male
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
New records
Romania
Short Communication
Spirurida Infections - parasitology
Spirurida Infections - veterinary
Thelazioidea - isolation & purification
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
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Summary:Thelazia callipaeda has been regarded in Europe in the last few decades as a “new” agent of an ocular disease in dogs, cats, several wild species, and not least in humans. After the first European description in Italy, in 1989, the parasite has been reported in many other countries, showing a widespread distribution of this parasite. The first case of canine thelaziosis in Romania has been reported in 2015, and it has been followed by other studies confirming the presence of the nematode in dogs or broadening the host spectrum with some wild carnivore species that have been found positive. Despite being considered suitable primary hosts for T . callipaeda , infection with T . callipaeda in domestic cat is rarely reported in Europe, probably due to some behavioral and physical particularities of this host. This study describes the first autochthonous report of T . callipaeda infection in a domestic cat from Romania. Additionally, to these findings, new geographical records of canine thelaziosis are being revealed, confirming the increased risk of this emerging vector-borne zoonosis.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-018-6122-1