Dumitrache Mirabela Oana, Györke Adriana, Mircean Mircea, Benea Monica, Mircean Viorica
Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.
Parasitol Res. 2018 Dec;117(12):4037-4042. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6122-1. Epub 2018 Oct 27.
Thelazia callipaeda has been regarded in Europe in the last few decades as a "new" agent of an ocular disease in dogs, cats, several wild species, and not least in humans. After the first European description in Italy, in 1989, the parasite has been reported in many other countries, showing a widespread distribution of this parasite. The first case of canine thelaziosis in Romania has been reported in 2015, and it has been followed by other studies confirming the presence of the nematode in dogs or broadening the host spectrum with some wild carnivore species that have been found positive. Despite being considered suitable primary hosts for T. callipaeda, infection with T. callipaeda in domestic cat is rarely reported in Europe, probably due to some behavioral and physical particularities of this host. This study describes the first autochthonous report of T. callipaeda infection in a domestic cat from Romania. Additionally, to these findings, new geographical records of canine thelaziosis are being revealed, confirming the increased risk of this emerging vector-borne zoonosis.
在过去几十年里，结膜吸吮线虫在欧洲被视为犬、猫、几种野生动物尤其是人类眼部疾病的一种“新型”病原体。1989年在意大利首次被欧洲描述后，该寄生虫在许多其他国家都有报道，显示出这种寄生虫分布广泛。罗马尼亚2015年报道了首例犬结膜吸吮线虫病病例，随后的其他研究证实了犬体内存在这种线虫，或扩大了宿主范围，发现一些野生食肉动物物种呈阳性。尽管家猫被认为是结膜吸吮线虫合适的主要宿主，但在欧洲，家猫感染结膜吸吮线虫的报道很少，这可能是由于该宿主的一些行为和生理特性所致。本研究描述了罗马尼亚一只家猫感染结膜吸吮线虫的首例本地报告。此外，基于这些发现，犬结膜吸吮线虫病的新地理记录正在被揭示，证实了这种新出现的媒介传播人畜共患病风险增加。
