一只圈养三趾树懒（鬃毛三趾树懒，异关节总目，三趾树懒科）因感染严重的洛氏副勒线虫（线虫纲，旋尾科）而患溃疡性和坏死性胃炎。
ULCERATIVE AND NECROTIZING GASTRITIS IN A CAPTIVE SLOTH (BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS, XENARTHRA, BRADYPODIDAE) DUE TO SEVERE PARASITISM WITH PARALEIURIS LOCCHII (NEMATODA, SPIROCERCIDAE).
作者信息
Michel Ana Flávia Ribeiro Machado, Silva Fabiana Lessa, Barbosa Fernando Sérgio, de Carvalho Tatiane Furtado, Pinto Jaqueline Maria Silva, Santos Renato Lima
出版信息
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017 Mar;48(1):255-259. doi: 10.1638/2016-0135.1.
PMID:28363065
Abstract
This is the first reported case of lethal gastric parasitism by the nematode Paraleiuris locchii in a captive sloth ( Bradypus variegatus ). There were more than 600 parasites in the stomach of the sloth, associated with extensive areas of ulceration and necrosis. The animal developed emaciation, dehydration, and anemia that progressed to death.
摘要
这是首次报道圈养三趾树懒（褐喉三趾树懒）被线虫洛氏副雷线虫致死性寄生的病例。树懒胃内有600多条寄生虫，伴有大面积溃疡和坏死。该动物出现消瘦、脱水和贫血，最终死亡。
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