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- Title
First report of Troglostrongylus brevior in a kitten in Greece.
- Authors
Diakou, Anastasia; Di Cesare, Angela; Aeriniotaki, Tania; Traversa, Donato
- Abstract
The first case of a natural infestation with Troglostrongylus brevior in a kitten in Greece is described here. A ∼40-day-old stray cat was referred to a private veterinary clinic with signs of respiratory distress. First stage larvae of a metastrongyloid nematode were observed in the wet mount faecal preparation. Despite an anthelmintic treatment, the respiratory signs worsened and the kitten died 2 days later. The larvae in the faeces were identified morphologically and genetically as T. brevior. The present evidence suggests a vertical or direct infestation of the kitten and a severe pathogenic role of T. brevior in young cats. This report expands the recent published cases of troglostrongylosis in domestic cats to a wider geographical distribution and opens new questions on the apparent spreading of T. brevior from wild to domestic hosts.
- Subjects
GREECE; STRONGYLIDA; KITTENS; HOSTS (Biology); RESPIRATORY distress syndrome; ANTHELMINTICS
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2014, Vol 113, Issue 10, p3895
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-014-4122-3