What the fox? Cryptic Eucoleus [Capillaria] sp. in the respiratory tract of a cat from Australia.

ABSTRACT: Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria aerophila) is a zoonotic trichuroid nematode parasite of dogs, cats and wild carnivores with a global distribution. The main reservoir species in Europe is the red fox, where it has been detected in up to 97% of animals surveyed. Despite the burgeoning feral cat and fox population in Australia, there is a paucity of information about the occurrence and molecular identity of E. aerophilus in these species. The occurrence of a gravid capillariid nematode in the bronchoalveolar lavage of a 12-week-old kitten from central New South Wales (NSW), with a history of lower respiratory signs that had been non-responsive to treatment with metronidazole or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, prompted a detailed morphological and molecular investigatio

SUBMITTER: Calvani NED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906141 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature