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T1 Prevalence of Eucoleus garfiai in Wild Boars Hunted at Different Altitudes in the Campania and Latium Regions (Italy)
A1 Power, Karen
A1 Martano, Manuela
A1 Piscopo, Nadia
A1 Viola, Paolo
A1 Altamura, Gennaro
A1 Veneziano, Vincenzo
A1 Carvajal Urueña, Ana María
A1 Esposito, Luigi
A2 Sanidad Animal
K1 Sanidad animal
K1 Bioindicator
K1 Histopathology
K1 Nematode
K1 Soil quality
K1 Wild boar
K1 3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
AB [EN] Recent reports of Eucoleus garfiai in wild boars in southern Italy have highlighted the need for collecting epidemiological data on the presence of this parasite and understanding the role of possible interactions between wild boars, E. garfiai, and the environment. This study analyses, using histopathological and biomolecular techniques, the presence of E. garfiai in tongue samples of wild boars hunted in four provinces of the Campania and Latium regions (Italy), in areas located above and below 900 m above sea level (asl). Histopathological examinations revealed the presence of adults and eggs of nematodes, which were subsequently identified as E. garfiai by biomolecular analysis, in the tongue epithelium. The detection of the parasite was more frequent in samples collected from hunting areas located above 900 m asl than in those collected from areas located below 900 m asl (66.67% vs. 38.09%; p < 0.01). Some species of earthworms are intermediate hosts of E. garfiai and it is well known that earthworms are more present in high quality soils. Therefore, we can suggest that the higher prevalence of E. garfiai at higher altitudes is probably linked to a greater presence of earthworms in the soil, due to its higher quality in these areas
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18667
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18667
NO Power, K., Martano, M., Piscopo, N., Viola, P., Altamura, G., Veneziano, V., Carvajal Urueña, A., & Esposito, L. (2023). Prevalence of Eucoleus garfiai in Wild Boars Hunted at Different Altitudes in the Campania and Latium Regions (Italy). Animals, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ANI13040706
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 20-may-2024