A rare case of Cysticercus tenuicollis infection in a neonate lamb: Evidence of prenatal transmission.

Cysticercus tenuicollis PCR histopathology intrauterine infestation pancreas

Journal

Veterinary medicine and science
ISSN: 2053-1095
Titre abrégé: Vet Med Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101678837

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
20 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised: 31 10 2023
received: 30 08 2023
accepted: 03 12 2023
medline: 20 12 2023
pubmed: 20 12 2023
entrez: 20 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Cysticercosis develops in lambs following a Cysticercus tenuicollis infestation, which is the larval stage of Taenia hydatigena. A 7-day-old lamb was examined for depression, anorexia, fever (40.5°C), congested mucus membranes, reluctance to move, and a hunched back. Upon necropsy, congestion was noted in the intestines and brain, and the heart had a loose consistency. Soft and pulpy kidneys were evident coupled with watery intestinal contents. Epsilon toxin (Clostridium perfringens type D toxin) was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A transparent cystic structure was incidentally found attached to the pancreas, within which a scolex was well demonstrated upon histopathology. Chronic active peritonitis was diagnosed at the cyst attachment site. C. tenuicollis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and genome sequencing. This report describes prenatal transmission of C. tenuicollis in the present lamb, although this condition is quite rare.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38117665
doi: 10.1002/vms3.1341
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. Veterinary Medicine and Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Peyman Dehghan Rahimabadi (P)

Department of Clinical Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Javad Abbasi (J)

Department of Animal and Poultry Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Alireza Shaghayegh (A)

Department of Clinical Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Nadia Taefi Nasrabadi (N)

Department of Parasitology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Diba Golchin (D)

Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Yasaman Kavakebi Asar (Y)

Student of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Iradj Ashrafi Tamai (I)

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Amin Anoushepour (A)

Department of Clinical Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

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