Entamoeba ranarum Infection in a Ball Python (Python regius).

Animals Boidae / parasitology Entamoebiasis / veterinary
Entamoeba ranarum amoebiasis colitis snake

Journal

Journal of comparative pathology
ISSN: 1532-3129
Titre abrégé: J Comp Pathol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0102444

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Historique:
received: 30 03 2020
revised: 22 06 2020
accepted: 18 07 2020
entrez: 22 9 2020
pubmed: 23 9 2020
medline: 27 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The pathogenic Entamoeba species in snakes is widely regarded to be Entamoeba invadens, which can cause severe amoebiasis with up to 100% mortality. In this case report, we describe a ball python (Python regius) that died after short-term weight loss. Necropsy revealed severe necrotizing colitis with large numbers of intralesional Entamoeba trophozoites. Molecular genetic analysis identified these trophozoites as Entamoeba ranarum, a parasite more usually found in amphibians. Furthermore, the extended history revealed that toads (Rhinella marina) had been housed together with the python. This report illustrates the danger of protozoal cross-infections in exotic animals as well as the importance of molecular genetic tools in Entamoeba diagnosis.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.07.008 PMID: 32958152
pubmed: 32958152
pii: S0021-9975(20)30082-7
doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.07.008
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

74-78

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

L M Michaely (LM)

Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany.

K von Dörnberg (K)

Hannover Adventure Zoo, Hannover, Germany.

V Molnár (V)

Hannover Adventure Zoo, Hannover, Germany.

D Tappe (D)

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.

E Tannich (E)

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.

M Hewicker-Trautwein (M)

Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany.

P Wohlsein (P)

Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: peter.wohlsein@tiho-hannover.de.

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