这是奥地利第一次发现Opisthorchis felineus的本土病例
Lisa-Maria Kulmer1, Maria Sophia Unterköfler2, Yasamin Vali3
1Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University Hospital for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria. lisa.kulmer@vetmeduni.ac.at.
Parasites & vectors
|January 22, 2025
概括
在奥地利,一只猫被诊断出患有Opisthorchis felineus,这是一种具有动物感染潜力的肝病. 这一发现突出了寄生虫的存在.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
背景情况:
- 猫科动物虫 (Opisthorchis felineus) 是一种具有动物性影响的肝病,在人类中引起虫病和胆管癌.
- 这种寄生虫在东欧和亚洲部分地区是本土的,在其他欧洲国家偶尔发现.
- 本报告侧重于奥地利的一个病例,奥地利是一个以前不为这种寄生虫所知的地区.
研究的目的:
- 报告奥地利国内首个本土猫科动物感染Opisthorchis felineus病例.
- 为了记录临床表现,诊断结果和确认O. felineus在猫患者中的确诊.
- 提高人们对这种动物性寄生虫在新地理区域的潜在传播的认识.
主要方法:
- 一只7岁的欧洲短毛猫出现了减肥,厌食症和吐的临床症状.
- 诊断工作包括生物化学分析,揭示了肝酶升高,高 bilirubinemia 和高ammonemia.
- 通过胆汁涂抹的细胞学检查识别了O. felineus的蛋,并通过PCR确认了寄生虫.
主要成果:
- 猫的临床症状和实验室发现与胆管炎和二次肝脑病变一致.
- 胆汁涂抹的细胞学检查最终确定了Opisthorchis felineus的蛋.
- 聚合酶链反应 (PCR) 分析证实了O. felineusDNA的存在.
结论:
- 这一案例是奥地利首次记录的本土猫科动物感染的案例.
- 这些发现强调了在出现肝病的猫病例中考虑O. felineus的重要性,即使是在非流行地区.
- 这凸显了这种重要的动物性寄生虫的地理扩散潜力.
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