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The first report on cystic echinococcosis in a cat caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2011

S.V. Konyaev ,
T. Yanagida ,
M.V. Ivanov ,
V.V. Ruppel ,
Y. Sako ,
M. Nakao  and
A. Ito
S.V. Konyaev
Affiliation:
Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russia Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido078-8510, Japan
T. Yanagida*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido078-8510, Japan
M.V. Ivanov
Affiliation:
Saint Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia
V.V. Ruppel
Affiliation:
Saint Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Y. Sako
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido078-8510, Japan
M. Nakao
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido078-8510, Japan
A. Ito
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido078-8510, Japan
*
*Fax: +81 166 68 2429 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A case of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in a domestic cat is described from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ultrasonography showed numerous cysts with hyperechoic walls and anechoic contents within the cat's abdominal cavity. Molecular identification based on mitochondrial DNA genes indicated that the causative agent was Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1 strain). This is the first report of CE in a cat caused by E. granulosus sensu stricto with molecular confirmation.

Type
Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 86 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 391 - 394
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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