Determination of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Prevalence and Risk Factors in Cats from Balıkesir

Q3 Medicine Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.87609

İlayda Yıldırım, Buse Öztürk, Damla Ekin Solmaz, Ersoy Baydar, Uğur Aydoğdu

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Abstract

Objective: The lungworms are nematodes that live as parasites in cat lungs. It is reported that the most common lungworm is Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in cats, and also Capillaria aerophila is observed. The lungworms can cause infection of the lower respiratory tract, often resulting in bronchitis and pneumonia. In this study, it was aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of A. abstrusus in cats in the Balıkesir province.

Methods: This study was carried out on 100 cats in Balıkesir province. Fresh stool samples (>15 g) were collected for detection of lungworms after recorded all cat information (breed, age, sex, etc.). Parasite-specific L1 forms were determined from the stool samples by the Baerman-Wetzel technique.

Results: A. abstrusus L1's were found in 5 of the 100 stool samples examined. While symptoms of respiratory system disease were observed in 2 of the cats with lungworm, no clinical finding of the presence of parasites was found in 3 of them.

Conclusion: A. abstrusus was observed at a level of 5% in this first prevalence study in cats in Balıkesir province.

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Balıkesir地区猫中隐杆线虫患病率及危险因素的测定

目的:肺虫是一种寄生在猫肺中的线虫。据报道，在猫中最常见的肺虫是嗜气线虫，也观察到嗜气毛细线虫。肺蠕虫可引起下呼吸道感染，通常导致支气管炎和肺炎。本研究旨在了解Balıkesir省猫中抽穗病的流行情况及危险因素。方法:以Balıkesir省100只猫为研究对象。记录猫的品种、年龄、性别等信息后，收集新鲜粪便样本(>15 g)进行肺虫检测。通过Baerman-Wetzel技术从粪便样本中确定寄生虫特异性L1形式。结果:100例粪便标本中有5例检出抽象单胞菌L1。在2只患有肺虫的猫身上观察到呼吸系统疾病的症状，但在3只猫身上没有发现寄生虫的临床表现。结论:在Balıkesir省首次开展的猫流行病学调查中，观察到棘球绦虫的患病率为5%。

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