vniigisРоссийский паразитологический журналRussian Journal of Parasitology1998-84352541-7843ВНИИП – филиал ФГБНУ ФНЦ ВИЭВ РАН10.31016/1998-8435-2022-16-1-17-32vniigis-862Research ArticleФАУНА, МОРФОЛОГИЯ И СИСТЕМАТИКА ПАРАЗИТОВFAUNA, MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF PARASITESОбзор легочных нематодозов домашних кошек с описанием первого случая элюростронгилеза у кошки на территории РоссииReview of pulmonary nematodoses of domestic cats with description of the first case of aelurostrongylosis in a cat in RussiaПановаО. А.PanovaO. A.

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 28, Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya st., Moscow, 117218 

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Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт фундаментальной и прикладной паразитологии животных и растений – филиал Федерального государственного бюджетного научного учреждения «Федеральный научный центр – Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт экспериментальной ветеринарии имени К. И. Скрябина и Я. Р. Коваленко Российской академии наук»РоссияAll-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Fundamental and Applied Parasitology of Animals and Plant – a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Centre VIEV”Russian FederationКалининская участковая ветеринарная лечебница СББЖ ЮВАО г. Москвы ГБУ «Мосветобъединение»РоссияKalininskaya district veterinary clinic of the station for combating animal diseases of the south-eastern district of Moscow of the state budgetary institution "Mosvetobedinenie"Russian Federation2022140320221611732Copyright © Панова О.А., Хрусталев А.В., Порфирьева Л.Ю., 20222022Панова О.А., Хрусталев А.В., Порфирьева Л.Ю.Panova O.A., Khrustalev A.V., Porfiryeva L.Y.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vniigis.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/862

Цель исследований: обрисовать современное состояние проблемы легочных нематодозов у домашних кошек, обратить на неё внимание ветеринарных работников, повысить их осведомленность об особенностях методов диагностики данных гельминтозов.Материалы и методы. Проанализированы современные литературные данные о распространении, видовом составе, дифференциальной морфологии, биологии, патогенном влиянии, методах диагностики возбудителей легочных нематодозов у кошек. При описании случая элюростронгилёза у животного наблюдали его клиническое состояние; были проведены общеклиническое и биохимическое исследование крови, диагностика вирусных инфекций, ультразвуковое исследование брюшной полости. Паразитологическое исследование фекалий проводили флотационным методом и по методу Бермана.Результаты и обсуждение. Проведен обзор мировой литературы по легочным нематодозам домашних кошек. Большинство возбудителей представлено видами нескольких семейств метастронгилоидей; наиболее распространенными и клинически значимыми представителями являются: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (сем. Angiostrongylidae), Troglostrongylus brevior (Crenosomatidae), Oslerus rostratus (Filaroididae). Также в дыхательной системе у кошек могут паразитировать Eucoleus aerophilus (Trichurida: Capillariidae) и Metathelazia massinoi (Spirurida: Pneumospiruridae). Впервые в России описан случай элюростронгилёза у домашней кошки. При копрологическом исследовании по методу Бермана у бездомного 3-месячного котенка из Московской области в 1 г фекалий обнаружено 104 экз. личинок первой стадии легочных нематод вида Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. Размеры личинок составили 360–380 мкм в длину; хвостовой конец имел характерное строение – двойной изгиб в форме буквы «S», дорсальный шипообразный вырост и вентральную вырезку. Для ветеринарной практики рекомендуется при наличии клинических признаков поражения респираторной систему у кошек из группы риска (свободно гуляющие животные, котята, уличные кошки) включать в дифференциальную диагностику легочные нематодозы с использованием надлежащих диагностических тестов.

The purpose of the research is to outline the current state of the problem of pulmonary nematodoses of domestic cats, to draw the attention of veterinarians to it, to raise their awareness of the peculiarities of methods for diagnosing these helminthoses.Materials and methods. The literature data on the distribution, species composition, differential morphology, biology, pathogenic influence, methods of diagnostics of the causative agents of pulmonary nematodes in cats are analyzed. When describing a case of aelurostrongylosis in a kitten, its clinical state was observed, general clinical and biochemical blood tests, diagnostics of viral infections, and ultrasound examination of the abdominal cavity were carried out. Parasitological examination of feces was carried out by the flotation method and by the method of Berman.Results and discussion. The review of the world literature on pulmonary nematodes of domestic cats is carried out. Most pathogens are represented by species of several families of metastrongyloids, the most common and clinically significant representatives are: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (family Angiostrongylidae), Troglostrongylus brevior (Crenosomatidae), Oslerus rostratus (Filaroididae). Also in the respiratory system of cats can be parasitized Eucoleus aerophilus (Trichurida: Capillariidae) and Metathelazia massinoi (Spirurida: Pneumospiruridae). The first Russian case of aelurostrongylosis in a domestic cat is described. The larvae of the first stage of pulmonary nematodes of the species Aelurostrongylus abstrusus were found in the study of feces according to the Berman method in a homeless 3-month-old kitten from the Moscow region. The number of larvae was 104 per gram of feces. The size of the larvae was 360–380 µm in length, the tail end had a characteristic structure – a double bend in the shape of the letter “S”, a dorsal spine-like outgrowth and a ventral notch. For veterinary practice, it is recommended that, in the presence of clinical signs of respiratory system damage in cats at risk (free-walking animals, kittens, street cats), pulmonary nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis using appropriate diagnostic tests.

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