Theileria infection with severe anemia and unhealed fracture in a sika deer Cervus nippon aplodontus (Cervidae: Cetartiodactyla)

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作者
Maruko, Rie [1 ]
Tokiwa, Toshihiro [2 ]
Nakai, Junji [3 ]
Nakamura, Shin-ichi [4 ]
机构
[1] Nara Deer Preservat Fdn, 160-1 Kasuganocho, Nara, Nara, Japan
[2] Nippon Vet & Life Sci Univ, Lab Vet Parasitol, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
[3] United Nara Ayameike Anim Hosp, 2-1-19-1 Hikidacho, Nara, Nara, Japan
[4] Kyoto Inst Nutr & Pathol Inc, 7-2 Furuiketani, Kyoto, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Theileria; 18S ribosomal RNA; Piroplasm; Deer; Anemia; Wildlife; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; IDENTIFICATION; YESOENSIS; BABESIA;
D O I
10.1016/j.parint.2021.102349
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
An adult female sika deer (Cervus nippon aplodontus) inhabiting Nara Park, Nara, Japan, had broken bone injuries from a car accident. During its treatment, we found that the sika deer had severe anemia and the fracture remained unhealed throughout. Peripheral blood smear revealed piroplasms in the erythrocytes, which were identified as merozoites of undescribed Theileria species, widely found in sika deer in Japan. This is the report of a clinical case of Theileria infection, accompanied by severe anemia in a sika deer.
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