Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi are important pathogens with affinity to the central nervous system of many animals. 240 brains of wild carnivores were examined by PCR-based diagnosis. The presence of N. caninum DNA was confirmed in 4.61% (7/152) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). DNA of T. gondii was found in 4.92% (3/61) martens (Martes sp.) and in 1.32% (2/152) red foxes. DNA of E. cuniculi was determined in 3.28% (2/61) martens and in one examined European otter (Lutra lutra). There were no co-infections found. These results provide the first evidence of E. cuniculi in the European otter, the first report of N. caninum in foxes in the Czech Republic and confirm the presence of T. gondii in wild carnivores in the Czech Republic.
- MeSH
- Carnivora parazitologie MeSH
- divoká zvířata parazitologie MeSH
- DNA fungální analýza MeSH
- Encephalitozoon cuniculi izolace a purifikace MeSH
- encephalitozoonóza diagnóza epidemiologie veterinární MeSH
- financování organizované MeSH
- kokcidióza diagnóza epidemiologie veterinární MeSH
- mozek parazitologie MeSH
- Neospora izolace a purifikace MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce metody veterinární MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- protozoální DNA analýza MeSH
- Toxoplasma izolace a purifikace MeSH
- toxoplazmóza zvířat diagnóza epidemiologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Coprological examination of 40 Apodemus mystacinus Danford and Alston 1877 from Jordan revealed oocysts of three species of genus Eimeria. Two species are described as new. Eimeria zuhairamri sp. n. has broadly ellipsoidal oocysts 29.6 (27.0-34.0) x 23.3 (22.0-25.0) mum with distinctly granulated wall and oocyst residuum. Endogenous development occurs in jejunum and ileum. Eimeria alorani sp. n. has oocysts 26.9 (23.0-29.0) x 19.3 (18.0-22.0) mum with smooth wall and absent residuum. Endogenous development is confined to the caecum. The third species, developing in jejunum, has oocysts morphologically indistinguishable from Eimeria uptoni. The identity of E. uptoni and the taxonomy of Eimeria of Apodemus are discussed.
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- cékum parazitologie MeSH
- divoká zvířata parazitologie MeSH
- Eimeria izolace a purifikace klasifikace růst a vývoj MeSH
- feces parazitologie MeSH
- financování organizované MeSH
- ileum parazitologie MeSH
- jejunum parazitologie MeSH
- kokcidióza parazitologie veterinární MeSH
- mikrofotografie MeSH
- Murinae parazitologie MeSH
- nemoci hlodavců parazitologie MeSH
- oocysty cytologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
