title: First report of Obeliscoides cuniculi in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus).
abstract: Obeliscoides cuniculi is a New World nematode parasite of the Trichostrongilidae family infecting the gastric tract of different domestic and wild Lagomorph species. This parasite is reported for the first time from a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus). The nematodes isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract were identified using the primary characteristics used to differentiate the species of this genus as adults morphology (length and thickness) and other characteristics of spicules, cervical papillae, cuticular ridges and striations. In the Italian study area, the European brown hare lives in sympatry with the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), species in which the nematode was previously isolated; therefore, the possibility of a cross-infestation must be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology, University of Turin, V. Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tizzani
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menzano
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Pier Giuseppe
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Meneguz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D034621:Hares / Q000469:parasitology*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*