First report of a Trichinella papuae infection in a wild pig (Sus scrofa) from an Australian island in the Torres Strait region

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• 作者：L. Cuttell^a ; ^{l.cuttell@uq.edu.au} ; B. Cookson^b ; L.A. Jackson^c ; C. Gray^a ; R.J. Traub^a
• 关键词：Trichinella papuae ; Pig ; Australia ; Torres Strait ; Transmission risk
• 刊名：Veterinary Parasitology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：107_03044017
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：30 April, 2012
• 卷：185
• 期：2-4
• 页码：343-345
• 文件大小：322 K

摘要

Multiple Trichinella species are reported from the Australasian region although mainland Australia has never confirmed an indigenous case of Trichinella infection in humans or animals. Wildlife surveys in high-risk regions are essential to truly determine the presence or absence of Trichinella, but in mainland Australia are largely lacking. In this study, a survey was conducted in wild pigs from mainland Australia's Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait region for the presence of Trichinella, given the proximity of a Trichinella papuae reservoir in nearby PNG. We report the detection of a Trichinella infection in a pig from an Australian island in the Torres Strait, a narrow waterway that separates the islands of New Guinea and continental Australia. The larvae were characterised as T. papuae (Kikori strain) by PCR and sequence analysis. No Trichinella parasites were found in any pigs from the Cape York Peninsula. These results highlight the link the Torres Strait may play in providing a passage for introduction of Trichinella parasites from the Australasian region to the Australian mainland.