Cercopithifilaria sp. II in Vulpes vulpes: new host affiliation for an enigmatic canine filarioid

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• 作者：Carla Maia ; María Casero ; Giada Annoscia ; Maria Stefania Latrofa…
• 关键词：Cercopithifilaria sp. II ; Vulpes vulpes ; Portugal
• 刊名：Parasitology Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：116
• 期：1
• 页码：441-443
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• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Immunology;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1955
• 卷排序：116

文摘

Cercopithifilaria bainae and Cercopithifilaria grassii (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are filarioids inhabiting the skin of dogs worldwide. The microfilariae of a third species namely, Cercopithifilaria sp. II sensu Otranto et al. 2013, have been morphologically and molecularly characterized but scientific knowledge of this parasite is minimal. The first case of infection of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with the filarioid Cercopithifilaria sp. II is herein described in Castro Marim, Portugal. Microfilariae from skin sediment of the fox’s ear were morphological characterized, and the identification was confirmed molecularly in samples from skin sediment, skin samples, and from Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks collected from the animal (99% homology with Cercopithifilaria sp. II). Studies should evaluate if red foxes might play a role in the maintenance and distribution of Cercopithifilaria sp. II infection in dog populations.