Trichinella britovi in a leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Iran

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 350-352

  Mowlavi, Gholamreza ^a   Marucci, Gianluca ^b   Mobedi, Iraj ^a   Zahabiioon, Farzaneh ^a   Mirjalali, Hamed ^a   Pozio, Edoardo ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnivore mammals; Epidemiology; Iran; Leopard; Sylvatic cycle; Trichinella britovi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; FELIDAE; IRAN; LARVA; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PANTHERA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TISSUE SECTION; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALS; IRAN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PANTHERA; PREVALENCE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA PARDUS SAXICOLOR; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI;

EID: 70249127886     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Afshar A., and Jahfarzadeh Z. Trichinosis in Iran. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 61 (1967) 349-351
2. Farhadinia M. The last stronghold: Cheetah in Iran. Cat News 40 (2004) 11-14
3. Hamidi A.N. Trichiniasis among the animals in North Eastern Iran, 1969, 1976, 1977. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. Filiales 72 (1979) 254-257
4. Khorozyan, I., 2008. Research and conservation of the Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Bamu national park, Fars province, Iran. Yerevan, Armenia, pp. 1-19.
5. Kia E.B., Meamar A.R., Zahabiun F., Soodbaksh A., and Kordbacheh P. An outbreak of human trichinellosis due to consumption of boar meat infected with Trichinella sp. Iran. J. Infec. Dis. Trop. Med. 41 (2008) 35-48 (in Persian)
6. Massoud J. Trichinellosis in carnivores in Iran. In: Kim C.W., and Pawlowski Z.S. (Eds). Trichinellosis (1978), University Press of New England, Hanover, New Hampshire 551-554
7. Mobedi I., Arfaa F., Mabadi H., and Movafagh H. Sylvatic focus of trichiniasis in the Caspian region, Northern Iran. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 22 (1973) 720-722
8. Moin M. First report of trichinosis in humans in Iran. J. Med. Teheran Univ. Med. School 5 (1966) 259-267
9. Mowlavi G.H., Massoud J., and Rokni M.B. Herpestes auropunctatus as a new reservoir host of Trichinella spiralis in Iran. Iranian J. Pub. Health 29 (2000) 67-70
10. Nöckler, K., Kapel, C.M.O., 2007. Detection and surveillance for Trichinella: meat inspection and hygiene, and legislation. In: Dupouy-Camet J, Murrell KD (Eds.), FAO/WHO/OIE guidelines for the surveillance, management, prevention and control of trichinellosis. World Organisation for Animal Health Press, Paris, France, pp. 69-97.
11. Pozio E. The broad spectrum of Trichinella hosts: from cold-to warm-blooded animals. Vet. Parasitol. 132 (2005) 3-11
12. Pozio E. World distribution of Trichinella spp. infections in animals and humans. Vet. Parasitol. 149 (2007) 3-21
13. Pozio E., De Meneghi D., Roelke-Parker M.E., and La Rosa G. Trichinella nelsoni in carnivores from the Serengeti ecosystem. Tanzania. J. Parasitol. 83 (1997) 1195-1198
14. Pozio E., and La Rosa G. PCR-derived methods for the identification of Trichinella parasites from animal and human samples. Methods Mol. Biol. 216 (2003) 299-309
15. Pozio E., La Rosa G., Murrell K.D., and Lichtenfels J.R. Taxonomic revision of the genus Trichinella. J. Parasitol. 78 (1992) 654-659
16. Pozio E., and Murrell K.D. Systematics and epidemiology of Trichinella. Adv. Parasitol. 63 (2006) 367-439
17. Pozio E., Hoberg E., La Rosa G., and Zarlenga D.S. Molecular Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of nematodes belonging to the Trichinella genus. Infect. Gen. Evol. 9 (2009) 606-616
18. Pozio E., Rinaldi L., Marucci G., Musella V., Galati F., Cringoli G., Boireau P., and La Rosa G. Hosts and habitats of Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella britovi in Europe. Int. J. Parasitol. 39 (2009) 71-79
19. Sadighian A., Arfaa F., and Movafagh K. Trichinella spiralis in carnivores and rodents in Isfahan. Iran. J. Parasitol. 59 (1973) 986
20. Shaikenov B.S., and Boev S.N. Distribution of Trichinella species in the old world. Wiad. Parazytol. 29 (1983) 595-608