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Echinococcus and Taenia spp. from captive mammals in the United Kingdom

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 190; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.023

1873-2550

Belgees Boufana, Mark F. Stidworthy, Samuel D. Bell, Julian Chantrey, N. Masters, Steve Unwin, Raymond A. Wood, Richard Lawrence, Abbey Potter, John McGarry, Sharon Redrobe, Rowena Killick, Aiden Foster, Siân Mitchell, Andrew Greenwood, Yasuhito Sako, Miki Nakao, Akira Ito, K. Wyatt, Brigitte Lord, Philip S. Craig,

Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Taeniid tapeworms which include Echinococcus and Taenia spp. are obligatory parasites of mammals with pathogenicity usually related to the larval stages of the life cycle. Two species (or genotypes) of Echinococcus, E. granulosus sensu stricto and E. equinus, as well as several Taenia spp. are endemic in the UK. Here we report on the occurrence of larval cystic stages of Echinococcus and Taenia spp. in captive mammals in the UK. Using molecular techniques we have identified E. granulosus (G1 genotype) in a guenon monkey and a Philippine spotted deer; E. equinus in a zebra and a lemur; E. ortleppi in a Philippine spotted deer; E. multilocularis in a macaque monkey and Taenia polyacantha in jumping rats. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of E. multilocularis in a captive primate translocated to the UK. As far as we know these are the first reports of E. equinus in a primate (lemur) and in a zebra; as well as E. granulosus (G1 genotype) and E. ortleppi in a cervid translocated to the UK. These infections and implications of the potential establishment of exotic species of cestodes are discussed.