title: The first report on cystic echinococcosis in a cat caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1).
abstract: A case of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in a domestic cat is described from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ultrasonography showed numerous cysts with hyperechoic walls and anechoic contents within the cat's abdominal cavity. Molecular identification based on mitochondrial DNA genes indicated that the causative agent was Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1 strain). This is the first report of CE in a cat caused by E. granulosus sensu stricto with molecular confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Konyaev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagida
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ruppel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sako
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012426:Russia; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial