<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The necropsy of a leopard (<italic>Panthera pardus</italic>), succumbed to a chronic ailment exhibited a mixed parasitic gastroenteritis. Gross internal examination of carcass revealed the presence of round and tapeworms in the stomach and intestines with diffuse catarrhal and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. The detailed examination of the intestinal content revealed the presence of <italic>Toxocara canis</italic> and <italic>Spirometra</italic> species eggs. Also, the gross morphological investigation of round and tapeworms approved the presence of both species. Histo-pathological examination showed sloughing of intestinal epithelium, hemorrhages, and ulcerative areas with the infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells admixed with mononuclear cells. Lungs revealed the accumulation of eosinophilic edematous fl uid in the alveolar spaces along with inflammatory cells. These parasites are pathogenic to precious wild felids and often pose a threat of zoonotic transmission due to spill-over infections. The present case study is an attempt to put on record a case of parasitic gastroenteritis in a captive leopard.</p></abstract>

The necropsy of a leopard (Panthera pardus), succumbed to a chronic ailment exhibited a mixed parasitic gastroenteritis. Gross internal examination of carcass revealed the presence of round and tapeworms in the stomach and intestines with diffuse catarrhal and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. The detailed examination of the intestinal content revealed the presence of Toxocara canis and Spirometra species eggs. Also, the gross morphological investigation of round and tapeworms approved the presence of both species. Histo-pathological examination showed sloughing of intestinal epithelium, hemorrhages, and ulcerative areas with the infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells admixed with mononuclear cells. Lungs revealed the accumulation of eosinophilic edematous fl uid in the alveolar spaces along with inflammatory cells. These parasites are pathogenic to precious wild felids and often pose a threat of zoonotic transmission due to spill-over infections. The present case study is an attempt to put on record a case of parasitic gastroenteritis in a captive leopard.

Concurrent helminthosis engendered gastroenteritis in a leopard <italic>Panthera pardus</italic>

Helminthologia

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Concurrent helminthosis engendered gastroenteritis in a leopard 

The necropsy of a leopard (Panthera pardus), succumbed to a chronic ailment exhibited a mixed parasitic gastroenteritis. Gross internal examination of carcass...

Concurrent helminthosis engendered gastroenteritis in a leopard Panthera pardus

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 323 - 328

Received: Mar 12, 2019

Accepted: Aug 05, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0031

Keywords
Leopard, parasitic diseases, species, zoonosis

© 2019 R. Kumar, A. D. Moudgil, A. Sharma, R. Sharma, R. Masand, R. D. Patil, R. K. Asrani, published by Sciendo

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Concurrent helminthosis engendered gastroenteritis in a leopard Panthera pardus

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 323 - 328

Received: Mar 12, 2019

Accepted: Aug 05, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0031

KeywordsLeopard, parasitic diseases, species, zoonosis

© 2019 R. Kumar, A. D. Moudgil, A. Sharma, R. Sharma, R. Masand, R. D. Patil, R. K. Asrani, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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Keywords
Leopard, parasitic diseases, species, zoonosis