Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed
In the past decade cardiopulmonary nematodes affecting felids have become a core research topic in small animal parasitology. In the late 2000s, an increase in studies was followed by unexpected findings in the early 2010s, which have stimulated research teams to start investigating these intriguing...
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| description | In the past decade cardiopulmonary nematodes affecting felids have become a core research topic in small animal parasitology. In the late 2000s, an increase in studies was followed by unexpected findings in the early 2010s, which have stimulated research teams to start investigating these intriguing parasites. Prolific scientific debate and exchanges have then fostered field and laboratory studies and epizootiological surveys. New data have improved basic and applied knowledge, solved dilemmas and posed new questions. This article discusses the past and present background to felid cardiopulmonary nematodes after the last few years of intense scientific research. New data which have demonstrated the key role of <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i> and <i>Troglostrongylus brevior</i> in causing respiratory infections in domestic cats, and on the nil to negligible current importance of other species, i.e., <i>Troglostrongylus subcrenatus</i>, <i>Oslerus rostratus</i> and <i>Angiostrongylus chabaudi</i>, are presented. Biological information and hypothesized alternative routes of infection are analysed and discussed. Novel identification and taxonomical data and issues are reported and commented upon. On the whole, recent biological, ecological and epizootiological information on felid metastrongyloids is critically analysed, with the aim to answer outstanding questions, stimulate future studies, and underline new research perspectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-170752c63fd94d2688e68ef509ec92022023-11-21T07:47:45ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-01-011013010.3390/pathogens10010030Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions PosedDonato Traversa0Simone Morelli1Angela Di Cesare2Anastasia Diakou3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, ItalySchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceIn the past decade cardiopulmonary nematodes affecting felids have become a core research topic in small animal parasitology. In the late 2000s, an increase in studies was followed by unexpected findings in the early 2010s, which have stimulated research teams to start investigating these intriguing parasites. Prolific scientific debate and exchanges have then fostered field and laboratory studies and epizootiological surveys. New data have improved basic and applied knowledge, solved dilemmas and posed new questions. This article discusses the past and present background to felid cardiopulmonary nematodes after the last few years of intense scientific research. New data which have demonstrated the key role of <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i> and <i>Troglostrongylus brevior</i> in causing respiratory infections in domestic cats, and on the nil to negligible current importance of other species, i.e., <i>Troglostrongylus subcrenatus</i>, <i>Oslerus rostratus</i> and <i>Angiostrongylus chabaudi</i>, are presented. Biological information and hypothesized alternative routes of infection are analysed and discussed. Novel identification and taxonomical data and issues are reported and commented upon. On the whole, recent biological, ecological and epizootiological information on felid metastrongyloids is critically analysed, with the aim to answer outstanding questions, stimulate future studies, and underline new research perspectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/30cardiopulmonary nematodesdomestic catswildcats |
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| title | Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed |
| title_full | Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed |
| title_fullStr | Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed |
| title_short | Felid Cardiopulmonary Nematodes: Dilemmas Solved and New Questions Posed |
| title_sort | felid cardiopulmonary nematodes dilemmas solved and new questions posed |
| topic | cardiopulmonary nematodes domestic cats wildcats |
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