Orioles Massimo, Fabbri Daniele, Miani Giovanna, Pesaro Stefano, Dorigo Luca, Bregoli Marco, Saccà Elena, Tomè Paolo, Beraldo Paola
Dipartimento di Scienze AgroAlimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via Sondrio, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Via C.G. Sabbadini, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2024 Jul 26;24:100969. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100969. eCollection 2024 Aug.
This study reports the first co-infection of and two nematodes affecting canid cardiopulmonary systems, in golden jackals () 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.
本研究报告了在意大利金豺(Canis aureus)中首次发现两种影响犬科动物心肺系统的线虫共同感染的情况。2020年至2023年在意大利弗留利-威尼斯朱利亚地区回收的金豺尸体数据,通过InfoFaunaFVG野生动物监测网络进行记录。在60只接受尸检的金豺中,24只对任何一种病原体检测呈阳性,其中3只显示为共同感染。病理结果包括蠕虫性肺炎、腹部和胸部出血,以及心脏和肺动脉中的成虫。金豺最近在意大利北部的扩张可能有利于这些线虫的定殖和传播,给疾病控制和监测带来挑战。鉴于欧洲血管圆线虫病和心肺恶丝虫病的患病率不断上升,对野生犬科动物进行健康监测对于降低其潜在影响至关重要。