<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The nematodes of genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal roundworms of carnivores such as raccoons, skunks, badgers, martens and bears. This report describes Baylisascaris sp. infection in a pet kinkajou Potos flavus imported into Japan from Guyana. Nematode eggs were detected in feces of the juvenile kinkajou in 2011 during a routine veterinary examination. A sequence analysis of the ITS2 nuclear target clustered the examined isolate with B. procyonis and B. columnaris, with 7.8 — 8.8 % base differences from these taxa. Eleven tandem G-A repeats identified in the polymorphic repetitive region further differentiate the kinkajou’s roundworm from recognized Baylisascaris species. This classified the studied isolate as referring to Baylisascaris sp., with its precise species delineation remaining to be determined. Given that the Baylisascaris sp. from the kinkajou is genetically closely affiliated with B. procyonis having a serious disease-producing capacity, the report appeals for precautions in informing people to avoid transmission risk.</p></abstract>

The nematodes of genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal roundworms of carnivores such as raccoons, skunks, badgers, martens and bears. This report describes Baylisascaris sp. infection in a pet kinkajou Potos flavus imported into Japan from Guyana. Nematode eggs were detected in feces of the juvenile kinkajou in 2011 during a routine veterinary examination. A sequence analysis of the ITS2 nuclear target clustered the examined isolate with B. procyonis and B. columnaris, with 7.8 — 8.8 % base differences from these taxa. Eleven tandem G-A repeats identified in the polymorphic repetitive region further differentiate the kinkajou’s roundworm from recognized Baylisascaris species. This classified the studied isolate as referring to Baylisascaris sp., with its precise species delineation remaining to be determined. Given that the Baylisascaris sp. from the kinkajou is genetically closely affiliated with B. procyonis having a serious disease-producing capacity, the report appeals for precautions in informing people to avoid transmission risk.

Baylisascaris sp. infection in a pet kinkajou Potos flavus
                  

Laboratory of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5201, Japan

Laboratory of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5201, Japan

Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia

Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Disease, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan

Helminthologia

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The nematodes of genus Baylisascaris are common intestinal roundworms of carnivores such as raccoons, skunks, badgers, martens and bears. This report describes...

Baylisascaris sp. infection in a pet kinkajou Potos flavus

Published Online: Feb 20, 2014

Page range: 238 - 243

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-013-0136-0

Keywords
Baylisascaris sp., Potos flavus, ITS2, zoonosis

© 2013 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Baylisascaris sp. infection in a pet kinkajou Potos flavus

Published Online: Feb 20, 2014

Page range: 238 - 243

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-013-0136-0

KeywordsBaylisascaris sp., Potos flavus, ITS2, zoonosis

© 2013 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Baylisascaris sp., Potos flavus, ITS2, zoonosis