Sammanfattning

Background Halicephalobus gingivalis is a nematode with zoonotic potential which can cause fatal opportunistic infections in various mammals. The parasite has never been diagnosed in Sweden, in any species, prior to the presented case.Case presentation An imported 21-year-old Icelandic mare developed severe neurological signs. The horse was eventually euthanized and submitted for post-mortem examination where severe lesions in the kidneys were noted. Histopathology revealed the presence of H. gingivalis in both kidneys and the brain. Phylogenetic analysis of the parasite determined it to belong to Lineage 1.Conclusions With the occurrence of H. gingivalis in Sweden, the disease should be added to the list of differential diagnoses in cases with acute onset of neurological disease in both horses and other mammals including humans.

Nyckelord

Encephalitic and nephritic nematodiasis; Horse; Phylogenetic analysis; Zoonosis

Publicerad i

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
2023, Volym: 65, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: 56
Utgivare: BMC

SLU författare

• Grandi, Giulio

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Sveriges Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA)

UKÄ forskningsämne

Patobiologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-023-00719-5

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/127828