7 – Taeniids Flashcards
1
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Taenia spp.
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- Dogs and cats
- Don’t feed=NO clinical signs
- *generally use genetics to ID specific types
2
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Taenia type egg*** (Taenia/Echinococcus)
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- Thick radially striated shell
- Hooks on hexacanth larva
- *very environmentally resistance (can last for years)
- No translation period (infective as soon as it comes out)
3
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Adult Taenia sp.
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- Scolex
- Immature segments
- Mature segments
- Gravid segments
- *LONG, RIBBON like
- *over 1m in length
4
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Scolex of Taenia sp.
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- Rostellum with hooks
- 4 suckers (can only see 2 as there is 2 on each side)
5
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Mature segments of Taenia sp.
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- *Single lateral genital pore
- Ovary
- Oocytes
- Testes
- Uterus
- Vitelline gland
- *hermaphrodites: one set of genitalia per mature segment
6
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Gravid segments of Taenia sp.
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- More FULL (‘christmas tree’)
- Single lateral genital pre
- Uterus with many eggs
- *can release up to 50eggs/day, each has 50,000 larva
7
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Tania spp: indirect life cycle
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- Adults in GIT
- Poop out proglottids (gravid segments) or eggs
- Eaten by IH (**metacestode with protoscolex/ices)
o Rostellum is inverted to protect it
o *2-3months in IH - *animal has access to outside
8
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T. pisiformis
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- Canids in Canada
- Metacestode: Cysticercus
- IH: rabbits, rodents
- Location of larvae in IH: liver, peritoneum
9
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T. taeniaeformis
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- Felids in Canada
- Metacestode: strobilocercus
- IH: rodents
- Location of larvae in IH: liver
10
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Cyclophyllid metacestodes
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- Inside IH
- *one prasite uses one type
- Ex. cysticercus, coenurus, strobilocercus
11
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Cysticercoid
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- Single protoscolex
- No cyst
12
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Cysticercus
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- Single protoscolex
- Fluid-filled cyst
13
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Coenurus
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- Many protoscolices attached to wall of fluid-filled cyst
- Ex. Taenia serialis
14
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Strobilocercus
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- Miniature adult
- No cyst
- Ex. T. taeniaeformis
15
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Alveolar hydatid
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- Many protoscolices free in multichambered fluid-filled cysts
16
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Diagnosis of Taenia spp. in DH (dog or cat)
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- Fecal flotation of eggs: NOT sensitive or specific
o Use high specific gravit or sedimentation) - Perianal tape mount (*potentially zoonotic=NOT GOOD IDEA)
- ***Coproantigen or coproPCR
- Segments or adult cestodes in feces on necropsy