FIRST REPORT OF PARASITISM BY OPHIDASCARIS ROBERTSI (NEMATODA) IN A SUGAR GLIDER (PETAURUS BREVICEPS, MARSUPIALIA)

Third-stage larvae of Ophidascarsis robertsi (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) were found on necropsy in a female sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae), two in heart chambers and one free in the peritoneal cavity. The animal was bred in captivity and had previous contact with Australian...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2014-12, Vol.45 (4), p.984-986
Hauptverfasser:	Agúndez, Miguel Gallego, Rodríguez, Jose Enrique Villaluenga, Juan-Sallés, Carles, Spratt, David M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Brief Communication BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS Carpets Fatal Outcome Female Gliders Heart Helminthiasis hemorrhage Infections lung Marsupialia Nematoda - classification Nematode Infections - pathology Nematode Infections - veterinary Nematode larvae Nematodes Ophidascaris robertsi parasites Petaurus breviceps python Pythons Rats sugar glider Sugars Wildlife
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Zusammenfassung:	Third-stage larvae of Ophidascarsis robertsi (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) were found on necropsy in a female sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae), two in heart chambers and one free in the peritoneal cavity. The animal was bred in captivity and had previous contact with Australian pythons captured in nature, which could be the source of the infection. The histopathologic diagnosis was intraluminal and perivascular pulmonary hemorrhage possibly due to the parasitosis. It is the first report of parasitism by O. robertsi in a sugar glider.
ISSN:	1042-7260 1937-2825
DOI:	10.1638/2014-0107.1