Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR Regione Campania, Naples, Italy.
Exp Parasitol. 2012 Mar;130(3):282-4. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.01.011. Epub 2012 Jan 27.
Reptiles have increased in popularity worldwide; snakes and lizards are frequently used as pets. As a consequence of their popularity, the interest of the scientific community in these animals has increased. In order to acquire epidemiological data on the parasitic infections affecting reptiles in Italy a survey was carried out in 125 snakes and 25 lizards bred in the Campania region of southern Italy. Individual fecal samples were collected and FLOTAC was used for copromicroscopic diagnosis. Eimeriidae, oxyurids, strongylids, other gastro-intestinal nematodes and pulmonary nematodes were the most representative parasites found. Eggs of pseudoparasites (mites, oxyurids and trichurids affecting rodents) were also found. The use of FLOTAC for diagnosis of parasitic infections in reptiles has demonstrated to be a rapid and sensitive test to improve diagnosis and acquire new information on the parasitological fauna of reptiles.
爬行动物在全球范围内越来越受欢迎；蛇和蜥蜴经常被用作宠物。由于它们的受欢迎程度，科学界对这些动物的兴趣也增加了。为了获得意大利影响爬行动物寄生虫感染的流行病学数据，在意大利南部坎帕尼亚地区对 125 条蛇和 25 条蜥蜴进行了调查。采集了单独的粪便样本，并使用 FLOTAC 进行粪便显微镜诊断。发现最具代表性的寄生虫是艾美球虫科、圆线虫科、刚毛目线虫科、其他胃肠道线虫和肺线虫。还发现了拟寄生虫（影响啮齿动物的螨、圆线虫和鞭虫）的卵。FLOTAC 用于诊断爬行动物寄生虫感染已被证明是一种快速而敏感的检测方法，可以提高诊断水平，并获得有关爬行动物寄生虫区系的新信息。
