Thelazia callipaeda in wild carnivores from Romania: new host and geographical records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thelazia callipaeda is a vector-borne zoonotic nematode parasitizing the conjunctival sac of domestic and wild carnivores, rabbits and humans, with a vast distribution in Asia and the former Soviet Union. In Europe, the nematode has an emerging trend, being reported in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Greece and Serbia, with human cases known in Italy, France, Spain, Serbia and Croatia. In Romania, the infection was so far reported only in dogs, whereas there are no reports in wildlife despite the large numbers of wild carnivores in the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of wild carnivores in the natural cycle of T. callipaeda in Romania.

Methods

Between 2014 and 2016, 89 wild carn

SUBMITTER: Mihalca AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4912765 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature