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First case report of nematode parasitic myelopathy in a wild feline in Brazil
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 29, Iss 1 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2020.
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Abstract
- Parasitic myelopathy caused by Gurltia paralysans in domestic cats is a disease commonly reported in several South American countries. The adult parasite is lodged in the meningeal veins and spinal cord, often causing clinical manifestations of vascular proliferation, thrombophlebitis, and medullary compression. Wild felines are believed to be the definitive hosts of this parasite. The infection occurs through the ingestion of paratenic hosts, but the life cycle of G. paralysans is not yet clearly understood. In this paper, we discuss a case of parasitic myelopathy in a margay (Leopardus wiedii) that died during post-surgical care. Necropsy revealed focal hemorrhages in the thoracolumbar spinal cord. A microscopic examination revealed adult nematodes and eggs inside the veins of subarachnoid space in spinal cord, suggesting G. paralysans infection. This is first description of parasitic myelopathy in a margay in Brazil.
- Subjects :
- Felidae
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Nematoda
040301 veterinary sciences
Animals, Wild
SF1-1100
Thrombophlebitis
Spinal Cord Diseases
030308 mycology & parasitology
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
Myelopathy
Gurltia paralysans
Paratenic
medicine
Animals
Parasite hosting
Leopardus wiedii
Nematode Infections
0303 health sciences
General Veterinary
biology
spinal cord
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Spinal cord
Animal culture
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nematode
Cats
Female
Parasitology
Subarachnoid space
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19842961 and 0103846X
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....daf8a8c4e9cbe2df3e498797e6610f95