title: Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica associated cystitis in a Fennoscandian arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus: a case report.
abstract: The bladderworm Pearsonema (syn Capillaria) plica affects domestic dogs and wild carnivores worldwide. A high prevalence in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) has been reported in many European countries. P. plica inhabits the lower urinary tract and is considered to be of low pathogenic significance in dogs mostly causing asymptomatic infections. However, a higher level of pathogenicity has been reported in foxes. A severe cystitis associated with numerous bladderworms was found in a captive arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) originating from the endangered Fennoscandian arctic fox population. To our knowledge this is the first description of P. plica infection in an arctic fox.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fernández-Aguilar
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattsson
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Osterman-Lind
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gavier-Widén
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002195:Capillaria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D009664:Norway; D013045:Species Specificity; D013548:Sweden; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology