Comprehensive Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome of Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) from a Croatian Zoo: No Longer Unusual?

Lea Grbavac; Ana Šikić; Petar Kostešić; Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann; Vesna Mojčec Perko; Jadranko Boras; Ingeborg Bata; Andrija Musulin; Tara Kostanjšak; Tatjana Živičnjak

doi:10.3390/pathogens13040283

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Comprehensive Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome of Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) from a Croatian Zoo: No Longer Unusual?

Ana Šikić Petar Kostešić Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann Vesna Mojčec Perko Jadranko Boras Ingeborg Bata Andrija Musulin Tara Kostanjšak Tatjana Živičnjak

Pathogens Vol. 13 No. 4 pp. 283 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

Taenia crassiceps is a zoonotic tapeworm of the genus Taenia that is distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Wild and domestic carnivores are final hosts, while rodents and rabbits are primarily intermediate hosts, although many other mammals may harbour the larval stage, Cysticercus longicollis. This case report aims to describe C. longicollis infection in a lemur and molecularly characterise the isolated parasite. The excised lesion was subjected to morphological and histopathological examination, which revealed cysticerci of the tapeworm. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded block (FFPEB), as well as the cysticerci fixed with formalin stored for one year, were subjected to molecular analysis, which aimed at detecting the partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene of Taenia sp. Based on the morphological characteristics, the parasite was identified as a metacestode of T. crassiceps. The presence of the cox1 gene was detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in all samples. A randomly selected PCR product was sequenced and compared with other sequences from the GenBank database, confirming that the detected parasite was T. crassiceps. This article reports the first case of T. crassiceps cysticercosis in a lemur (Lemur catta) in Croatia and emphasises the potential risk of transmission from wild carnivores.

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Published: Mar 27, 2024
Vol/Issue: 13(4)
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Authors

L

Lea Grbavac

Parasitology and Invasive Diseases Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

A

Ana Šikić

Parasitology and Invasive Diseases Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

P

Petar Kostešić

Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

I

Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann

Veterinary Pathology Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

V

Vesna Mojčec Perko

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

J

Jadranko Boras

Zagreb Zoo, Fakultetsko dobro Street 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

I

Ingeborg Bata

Zagreb Zoo, Fakultetsko dobro Street 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

A

Andrija Musulin

Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

T

Tara Kostanjšak

Fitzpatrick Referrals, Halfway Lane, Eashing, Godalming GU7 2QQ, UK

T

Tatjana Živičnjak

Parasitology and Invasive Diseases Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

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Lea Grbavac, Ana Šikić, Petar Kostešić, et al. (2024). Comprehensive Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome of Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) from a Croatian Zoo: No Longer Unusual?. Pathogens, 13(4), 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13040283

Comprehensive Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome of Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) from a Croatian Zoo: No Longer Unusual?

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