Angiostrongylus chabaudi Biocca, 1957: a new parasite for domestic cats?

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 588
• Main Authors: Varcasia, Antonio, Tamponi, Claudia, Brianti, Emanuele, Cabras, Piera Angela, Boi, Roberta, Pipia, Anna Paola, Giannelli, Alessio, Otranto, Domenico, Scala, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer-Verlag 17.12.2014; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: adults; Angiostrongylidae; Angiostrongylus - genetics; Angiostrongylus - isolation & purification; Angiostrongylus - physiology; Angiostrongylus chabaudi; Angiostrongylus vasorum; Animals; Animals, Domestic - parasitology; Cardio-pulmonary nematodes; Cat; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cat Diseases - parasitology; Cats; cytochrome-c oxidase; Felis; Female; genes; internal transcribed spacers; Italy - epidemiology; lungs; Male; Metastrongyloidea; Molecular Sequence Data; parasites; Phylogeny; pulmonary artery; ribosomal DNA; Short Report; Strongylida Infections - epidemiology; Strongylida Infections - parasitology; Strongylida Infections - veterinary; Sardinia; Italy; Germany

BACKGROUND: Natural infection with a species of Angiostrongylus has been reported only once in wildcats from central Italy by Biocca in 1957. The causative species of this infection was identified as Angiostrongylus chabaudi. Following this report, this parasite had never been found in either wild o...