在被囚禁的考拉 (Phascolarctos cinereus) 中,与菌相关的肠炎
I Hough1, R O'Handley1, N Speight1
1School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia.
Australian veterinary journal
|February 11, 2024
概括
在成年考拉中,Cryptosporidium fayeri引起了一种不寻常的疾病,出现了厌食症和脱水,而不是腹. 这凸显了需要在考拉健康评估中考虑Cryptosporidium的必要性.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 野生动物健康 野生动物健康
- 考拉医学 考拉医学
背景情况:
- 众所周知,Cryptosporidium物种感染了各种澳大利亚本土哺乳动物.
- 感染的范围可以从无症状到致命,通常影响年轻人或免疫受损者.
- 腹是其他物种的常见症状,但在考拉中并不总是观察到.
研究的目的:
- 在被囚禁的考拉群体中报告Cryptosporidium感染的非典型临床表现.
- 为了识别致病原体并了解临床综合征.
- 评估殖民地的疫情范围.
主要方法:
- 临床观察受影响的成年考拉出现厌食症,脱水和腹痛.
- 通过便漂浮和肠道组织病理学来验证Cryptosporidium感染的死后证实.
- 基因测序以确定特定的Cryptosporidium物种.
- 监禁殖民地的查以制疫情爆发.
主要成果:
- 在成年考拉中观察到一种非典型的临床综合征,其特征是厌食症,脱水和腹痛而没有腹.
- 在死后的四个有症状的考拉中,有三只被证实感染了Cryptosporidium.
- 病原体被确定为Cryptosporidium fayeri. 这种病原体被发现.
- 疫情在被俘殖民地成功制.
结论:
- 应该考虑Cryptosporidium是考拉普遍疾病的潜在原因,即使在没有腹的成年人中也是如此.
- 非典型的呈现强调了在诊断野生动物疾病时考虑各种临床症状的重要性.
- 对考拉中Cryptosporidium的传播和来源进行进一步研究是有必要的.
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