Double trouble: Co-infection of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Dirofilaria immitis in golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

IF 2 3区医学 Q3 ECOLOGY International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100969

Massimo Orioles , Daniele Fabbri , Giovanna Miani , Stefano Pesaro , Luca Dorigo , Marco Bregoli , Elena Saccà , Paolo Tomè , Paola Beraldo

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This study reports the first co-infection of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Dirofilaria immitis, two nematodes affecting canid cardiopulmonary systems, in golden jackals (Canis aureus) in Italy. Data on golden jackal carcasses, recovered in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) from 2020 to 2023, were recorded using InfoFaunaFVG wildlife monitoring network. Out of 60 necropsied golden jackals, 24 tested positive for either pathogen, with 3 animals displaying co-infection. Pathological findings included verminous pneumonia, abdominal and thoracic bleeding, and adult individuals in the heart and pulmonary arteries. The recent expansion of the golden jackal in northern Italy may favour the establishment and spread of these nematodes, posing challenges for disease containment and surveillance. Given the increasing prevalence of angiostrongylosis and cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in Europe, health monitoring of wild canids is essential to reduce their potential impact.

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双重麻烦：意大利弗留利-威尼斯-朱利亚地区金毛豺（Canis aureus）的血管内 Angiostrongylus vasorum 和密螺旋体 Dirofilaria immitis 共感染情况

本研究首次报道了意大利金豺同时感染两种影响犬科动物心肺系统的线虫。研究人员利用 InfoFaunaFVG 野生动物监测网络记录了 2020 年至 2023 年期间在意大利弗留利-威尼斯-朱利亚（Friuli Venezia Giulia）发现的金豺尸体数据。在 60 只尸体解剖的金豺中，有 24 只的两种病原体检测结果均呈阳性，其中有 3 只同时感染了两种病原体。病理结果包括害虫性肺炎、腹腔和胸腔出血以及心脏和肺动脉中的成年个体。金豺最近在意大利北部的扩张可能有利于这些线虫的建立和传播，给疾病控制和监测带来了挑战。鉴于血管软骨病和心肺双丝蚴病在欧洲的发病率越来越高，对野生犬科动物进行健康监测对减少其潜在影响至关重要。

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International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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45 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (IJP-PAW) publishes the results of original research on parasites of all wildlife, invertebrate and vertebrate. This includes free-ranging, wild populations, as well as captive wildlife, semi-domesticated species (e.g. reindeer) and farmed populations of recently domesticated or wild-captured species (e.g. cultured fishes). Articles on all aspects of wildlife parasitology are welcomed including taxonomy, biodiversity and distribution, ecology and epidemiology, population biology and host-parasite relationships. The impact of parasites on the health and conservation of wildlife is seen as an important area covered by the journal especially the potential role of environmental factors, for example climate. Also important to the journal is ''one health'' and the nature of interactions between wildlife, people and domestic animals, including disease emergence and zoonoses.