Open AccessA Case Report of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in a Domestic Cat in Turkey
Author(s) -
Bekir Oğuz,
O SELCIN,
M. Serdar Deger,
Kamile Biçek,
Nalan Özdal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.29408
Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , sensu stricto , biology , sensu , zoology , echinococcus , feces , parasite hosting , metacestode , veterinary medicine , helminths , microbiology and biotechnology , echinococcosis , cestoda , medicine , genus , world wide web , computer science
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato is a zoonotic helminth with a life cycle that include of definitive hosts (dogs and wild carnivores) and intermediate hosts (usually the even-toed ungulates, Artiodactyla). Intermediate hosts become infected by ingesting the parasite eggs in contaminated food and water. Accidental intermediate hosts acquire infection in a similar way as other intermediate hosts. A two-year-old female cat was presented to the Van (Turkey) Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center with abdominal tension. Multiple intraperitoneal vesicles, which were found to be E. granulosus (s.1.) metacestodes, were observed during the ultrasound imaging. Then, the animal was laparotomized. Phylogenetic analysis based the partial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (pcox1) mitochondrial gene region was performed on metacestode samples (hydatid cysts). The isolate was identified as sensu stricto genotype G1, which is most commonly found in Turkey.