Case report: First confirmed case of canine peritoneal larval cestodiasis caused by Mesocestoides vogae (syn. M. corti) in Japan
Case report: First confirmed case of canine peritoneal larval cestodiasis caused by Mesocestoides vogae (syn. M. corti) in Japan
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病例报告:日本首例由 Mesocetoides vogae (syn. M. corti) 引起的犬腹膜幼虫绦虫病确诊病例
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.01.021
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
S.
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作者:
Kashiide;T.;Matsumoto;J.;Yamaya;Y.;Uwasawa;A.;Miyoshi;A.;Yamada;K.;Watari;T.;and Nogami;S.
Canine peritoneal larval cestodiasis (CPLC) is an unusual parasitic disease in dogs that is caused by asexual proliferation of larvalMesocestoides. A 12 year-old spayed Shetland sheepdog with abdominal distension was referred to the Animal Medical Center at Nihon University, Japan. The presence of ascites was confirmed by abdominal ultrasonography and X-ray imaging. In addition, a number of parasites were observed in the ascitic fluid collected by abdominal paracentesis. Each of the whitish colored parasites was less than 1 mm in size. The parasites were morphologically identified asMesocestoidessp. tetrathyridia. The parasites had four suckers and calcareous corpuscles, but no hooks or rostellum. Mitochondrial (mt) 12S rDNA and mt cytochromecoxidase subunit 1 DNA amplified from the tetrathyridia were used for molecular identification to species level. DNA sequence analysis showed that the tetrathyridia shared more than 99% identity withM. vogae(syn.M. corti) for each gene. The patient was treated with a standard dose (5 mg/kg) of praziquantel, which was administered subcutaneously twice at an interval of 14 days. This resulted in successful deworming. This is the first case that CPLC was diagnosed in a dog that had never been taken outside of Japan, indicating thatM. vogaeis distributed in this country.