Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda, Dioctophymatidae) infection in the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) from Brazil.
The purpose of this study is to report the first case of parasitism by the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782), in the crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), in Brazil. A debilitated adult male fox was taken to the Screening Center for Wild Animals in Rio de Janero (CETAS/RJ) and eventually died of an unknown cause. During necropsy, a brownish-red nematode, 28.9 cm long, was found in the peritoneal cavity. The worm was identified as a male D. renale. This study reports the first case of dioctophymatosis in the crab-eating fox, enlarging the range of wild definitive host species infected by the giant kidney worm in the Neotropical region.
Ribeiro
Carlos Torres
CT
Biotério de Experimentação Animal do IOC, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Verocai
Guilherme Gomes
GG
Tavares
Luiz Eduardo Roland
LE
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male