First report of Athesmia foxi Goldberger and Crane, 1911 (Digenea, Dicrocoeliidae) from Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) (Carnivora, Canidae) and pathological findings

, the largest South American canid, is a native species of the Brazilian cerrado. The present study is aimed to report the occurrence of the trematode, in the liver of a new host, , and to describe its morphology and pathology. One individual was necropsied and examined for the presence of parasites...

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Published inHelminthologia Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 240 - 246
Main Authors Ederli, N. B., de Oliveira, I., Demarque, C., Mello Gallo, S. S., Leandro, H. J., da Silveira, L. S., de Oliveira, F. C. R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.09.2018
Subjects
athesmia foxi
Brazil
Canidae
Case Report
chrysosyon
Dicrocoeliidae
Digenea
histopathology
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Summary:, the largest South American canid, is a native species of the Brazilian cerrado. The present study is aimed to report the occurrence of the trematode, in the liver of a new host, , and to describe its morphology and pathology. One individual was necropsied and examined for the presence of parasites. Worms were collected from the bile ducts and based on morphological and morphometrical characteristics, such as a relatively large, slender, aspinose, elongated shape with vitellarium present on the upper left side of the body were identified as . On the host, hepatic lesions limited to the bile ducts and periportal regions, were characterized as chronic-active cholangitis, biliary hyperplasia, and fibrosis. This is the first report of parasitizing , demonstrating that this parasite has no host specificity and can be widely distributed. lesions noted in are similar to those noted in various other mammalian hosts.
ISSN:0440-6605
1336-9083
DOI:10.2478/helm-2018-0017