Detection of Echinococcus granulosus G3 in a Wild Boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Central Italy using PCR and Sequencing

Antonella Di Paolo; Toni Piseddu; Martina Sebastianelli; Elisabetta Manuali; Sara Corneli; Marta Paniccià; Paola Papa; Selina Viali; Piera Mazzone

doi:10.7589/2015-12-344

Detection of Echinococcus granulosus G3 in a Wild Boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Central Italy using PCR and Sequencing

J Wildl Dis. 2017 Apr;53(2):399-401. doi: 10.7589/2015-12-344. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Authors

Antonella Di Paolo¹, Toni Piseddu², Martina Sebastianelli¹, Elisabetta Manuali¹, Sara Corneli¹, Marta Paniccià¹, Paola Papa¹, Selina Viali³, Piera Mazzone¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06100 Perugia (PG), Italy.
² 2 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Via Duca degli Abruzzi 8, 07100 Sassari (SS), Italy.
³ 3 Centro Veterinario Lungonera, Via Narni 210/i - 05100 Terni (TR), Italy.

PMID: 28118555
DOI: 10.7589/2015-12-344

Abstract

We report cystic echinococcosis in a free-living wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Europe. Parasites were identified by histopathology and molecular techniques, revealing Echinococcus granulosus of the G3 genotype.

MeSH terms

Animals
Echinococcosis / veterinary*
Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
Europe
Genotype
Italy
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sus scrofa / microbiology*
Swine