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First description of natural Echinococcus multilocularis infections in chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger) and Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis)

Staebler, S; Steinmetz, H W; Keller, S; Deplazes, P (2007). First description of natural Echinococcus multilocularis infections in chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger) and Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis). Parasitology Research, 101(6):1725-1727.

Abstract

This report describes for the first time the occurrence of alveolar echinococcosis in two exotic rodent species in Europe. A pet chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger) was euthanized due to a painful enlargement of the abdominal cavity, and a Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis) was found dead in the enclosure of a zoo. At necropsy, extended liver lesions consisting of small vesicles and cysts were observed in the livers of both animals. Histological examination revealed that these cysts were composed of an outer, homogenous, eosinophilic layer and an inner, cellular germinal layer. The cysts from both animals contained numerous protoscolices. The morphological diagnosis of Echinococcus multilocularis metacestode infections was confirmed by molecular means.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Institute of Parasitology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Parasitology

05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Institute of Veterinary Pathology
05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinary Clinic > Department of Small Animals
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
600 Technology
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Parasitology
Health Sciences > General Veterinary
Life Sciences > Insect Science
Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases
Language:English
Date:November 2007
Deposited On:11 Dec 2009 14:30
Last Modified:08 Jul 2025 03:35
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0932-0113
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0717-2

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