Small Indian mongoose(Herpestes auropunctatus)in Iran:first evidence for the infection with Spirura sp.(Nematoda:Spiruridae)

作     者：Ehsan Rakhshandehroo Hassan Sharifiyazdi Hossein Shayegh Amin Ahmadi 

作者机构：Department of PathobiologySchool of Veterinary MedicinShiraz UniversityShirazIran Department of Clinical StudiesSchool of Veterinary MedicinShiraz UniversityShirazIran 

出 版 物：《Journal of Coastal Life Medicine》 (海岸生命医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第11期

页      面：899-902页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the financial support from Shiraz University Shiraz Iran(Grant No.VE-1218-1316-70) 

主　　题：Small Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus Spirura Southern Iran 

摘      要：Objective:To investigate the infection with gastrointestinal helminthes in small Indian mongooses(Herpestes auropunctatus)and its epidemiologic aspects in ***:During June 2012 to July 2013,a total of 13 small Indian mongooses were caught using live trap boxes in an area located near Shiraz,southern of *** animals were euthanized,eviscerated and parts of the alimentary tract were *** mongooses showed a nematode attached to the mucosa of the ***:According to the main morphological characteristics,the specimens belonged to the genus Spirura(Blanchard 1849).This study represents the first evidences of the infection withSpirura *** Herpestes auropunctatus in the ***:Because the animal can invade and appear in the habitat of the other animal populations including omnivores or carnivores,it seems that mongooses in this area could have a high potential for the transmission of the infection with the spirurid nematodes to a large range of ***,besides the necessity of conducting the controlling programs,autochthonous dogs,cats and rodents should be included in more epidemiological studies in this region.