A Rare Parasite in Cats: Record of a Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 (Porocephalida, Linguatulidae) Nymphal Infestation in a Cat in Albania, with a Synopsis and Review of the Literature on L. serrata Infestation in Cats.

IF 3.6 3区 生物学 Q1 BIOLOGY
Enstela Vokshi, Martin Knaus, Steffen Rehbein
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Abstract

Linguatula serrata, commonly known as the dogs' 'tongue-worm', is an arthropod endoparasite of the class Pentastomida infesting chiefly canids as definitive hosts and herbivores as intermediate hosts. Adult L. serrata usually reside in the upper respiratory tract, such as the nasal cavity and sinuses, and the larval stages are encapsulated in various visceral organs, respectively. This report presents the first case of a L. serrata nymphal pulmonary infestation in a cat from Albania and adds to the description of the overall rare cases of this parasitic infestation in domestic cats. Discussion of this case together with a comprehensive review of the literature allows us to conclude that cats are susceptible to the infestation with L. serrata when ingesting the parasite's eggs and allow for the development of the nymphal stage of the parasite in several visceral organs. Therefore, cats may serve as accidental intermediate hosts in the life cycle of L. serrata but are unlikely to be of epidemiological relevance. There is no evidence that domestic cats can act as definitive hosts of L. serrata.

一种罕见的猫寄生虫:一种锯齿形舌虫Frölich, 1789 (Porocephalida, Linguatulidae)阿尔巴尼亚猫的若虫侵染,并对猫的锯齿形舌虫侵染的文献综述。
舌虫,俗称狗的“舌虫”,是一种五角形虫纲的节肢动物内寄生虫,主要寄生于作为最终宿主的犬科动物和作为中间宿主的食草动物。成虫通常寄生于上呼吸道,如鼻腔和鼻窦,幼虫期分别包裹在各个内脏器官中。本报告提出了阿尔巴尼亚猫的第一例锯齿状乳杆菌淋巴肺部感染病例,并增加了对家猫中这种寄生虫感染的总体罕见病例的描述。对该病例的讨论以及对文献的全面回顾使我们得出结论,当猫摄入寄生虫的卵并允许寄生虫在几个内脏器官中发育成若虫阶段时,猫容易受到锯齿状乳杆菌的感染。因此,猫可能在锯齿状乳杆菌的生命周期中充当偶然的中间宿主,但不太可能具有流行病学相关性。没有证据表明家猫可以作为锯齿状乳杆菌的最终宿主。
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Biology-Basel
Biology-Basel Biological Science-Biological Science
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5.70
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4.80%
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1618
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11 weeks
期刊介绍: Biology (ISSN 2079-7737) is an international, peer-reviewed, quick-refereeing open access journal of Biological Science published by MDPI online. It publishes reviews, research papers and communications in all areas of biology and at the interface of related disciplines. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material.
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