Strongyloidiasis in recently arrived captive-bred meerkats imported to Japan
Strongyloidiasis in recently arrived captive-bred meerkats imported to Japan
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最近进口到日本的圈养狐獴感染类圆线虫病
DOI：
10.1053/j.jepm.2021.10.002
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
0.5
通讯作者：
Maruyama Haruhiko
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作者：
Nagayasu Eiji;Takaki Youki;Takami Yoshinori;Yoshida Ayako;Une Yumi;Maruyama Haruhiko
猫鼬（Suricata suricatta）是一种小型食肉动物，属于猫鼬家族。猫鼬生活在非洲南部的沙漠和草原上[1]，但它们在非本土的地方繁殖，并在国际上作为外来宠物出售。关于猫鼬宠物疾病的信息很少，包括寄生虫疾病。我们最近报告了一例从泰国进口到日本的猫鼬的类圆线虫病[2]。这是第一次在猫鼬宿主中发现类圆线虫，无论是圈养还是野生种群。系统发育分析表明，所鉴定的类圆线虫（暂命名为EN-2021 a）可能是一个新种，隶属于粪珊瑚属（stercoralis/procyonis）。在这项研究中，我们检查了两批6-11周龄的猫鼬，没有性别识别，暂时保存在日本的动物进口商/经销商。它们在泰国的一个繁殖设施出生和长大，然后进口到日本。两批产品均来自同一家泰国工厂，但日期不同。它们被关在室内笼子里，每三到五只动物一组。这些动物喂食配制的“猫奶”和“雪貂饮食”产品。兔子、豚鼠、仓鼠、刺猬和糖滑翔机被关在同一个房间里。该机构中没有生病的动物。
The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) is a small-sized carnivore belonging to the mongoose family. While meerkats are found in deserts and grasslands of some southern African countries in nature [1], they have been bred in non-native locations and traded internationally to be sold as exotic pets.Little information is available regarding the diseases of pet meerkats, including parasitic ones. We recently reported a case of strongyloidiasis in a meerkat imported from Thailand to Japan [2]. This was the first demonstration of Strongyloides sp. in any meerkat host, regardless of captive or wild populations. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the Strongyloides sp. identified (tentatively named as Strongyloides sp. EN-2021a) was a possible novel species belonging to the stercoralis/procyonis group. In this study, we examined two batches of meerkats aged 6–11 weeks, without gender identification, temporarily kept at an animal importer/distributor in Japan. They were born and raised in a breeding facility in Thailand and then imported to Japan. Both batches came from the same Thai facility but on different dates. They were kept in indoor cages in groups of three to five animals. The animals were fed formulated'cat milk'and'ferret diet'products. Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, hedgehogs, and sugar gliders were kept in the same room. There were no sick animals in the facility.