Sist, Birgit; Basso, Walter; Hemphill, Andrew; Cassidy, Tamar; Cassidy, Rod; Gudehus, Maja (2021). Case report: Intestinal perforation and secondary peritonitis due to Acanthocephala infection in a black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla). Parasitology international, 80, p. 102182. Elsevier 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102182
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A case of Acanthocephala infection in a 5-year-old female rehabilitated and released black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), which was part of a post-release monitoring program of a pangolin research operation in the Central African Republic, is described. This represents the first report of Acanthocephala infection in this species, which lead to intestinal perforation, secondary peritonitis and ultimately to the death of the animal concerned. It is of relevance to alert the pangolin conservation and research community to a so far unreported cause of death. A case history and necropsy findings, as well as preliminary parasite identification and genetic characterization which potentially revealed a new gigantorhynchid taxon are presented.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology 09 Interdisciplinary Units > Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Basso, Walter Ubaldo, Hemphill, Andrew |
Subjects: |
500 Science 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
1383-5769 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Katharina Gerber-Paizs |
Date Deposited: |
09 Mar 2022 10:42 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:11 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.parint.2020.102182 |
PubMed ID: |
32889100 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Acanthocephala Black-bellied pangolin Helminthiasis Perforation Peritonitis Phataginus tetradactyla |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/166200 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/166200 |
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