Predilection Muscles and Physical Condition of Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) Experimentally Infected with Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella nativa 英文参考文献.docVIP

Acta vet. scand. 2001, 42, 441-452. Predilection Muscles and Physical Condition of Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) Experimentally Infected with Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella nativa By T. Mikkonen1, L. Oivanen1,2, A. N?reaho1, H. Helin1 and A. Sukura1 1Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, 2National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland. Mikkonen T, Oivanen L, N?reaho A, Helin H, Sukura A: Predilection muscles and physical condition of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) experimentally in- fected with Trichinella spiralis and T. nativa. Acta vet. scand. 2001, 42, 441-452. – The predilection muscles of Trichinella spiralis and T. nativa were studied in 2 experi- mental groups of 6 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides), the third group serving as a control for clinical signs. The infection dose for both parasites was 1 larva/g body weight. After 12 weeks, the animals were euthanized and 13 sampling sites were anal- ysed by the digestion method. Larvae were found in all sampled skeleton muscles of the infected animals, but not in the specimens from the heart or intestinal musculature. Both parasite species reproduced equally well in the raccoon dog. The median density of in- fection in positive tissues was 353 larvae per gram (lpg) with T. spiralis and 343 lpg with T. nativa. All the infected animals had the highest larvae numbers in the carpal ?exors (M. ?exor carpi ulnaris). Also tongue and eye muscles had high infection levels. There were no signi?cant differences in the predilection sites between these 2 parasite species. Trichinellosis increased the relative amount of fat, but not the body weight in the cap- tive raccoon dogs. Thus, Trichinella as a muscle parasite might have catabolic effect on these animals. zoonosis; trichinellosis; nematode; parasite; larval distribution; symptoms; body weight; canidae. Introduction The raccoon dog (