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1975
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NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY JOURNAL
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEW PARASITE RECORDS FROM THE SOUTH ISLAND
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Sir, - The following parasites which have recently been identified at Invermay Animal Health Laboratory all constitute new records for this lalx»:atory. Cheyletiella yasguri on a dog. Three mites recovered from a scraping of a discrete lesion on the thigh of .a 2-year-old Boxer dog from Balclutha were identified as 2 larvae and 1 nymph of Cheyletiella yasguri Smiley, 1965. They were differentiated from C. parasill'Jlorax by comparison with the illustrations of Rack (1971) and Pfeiffer (1973). 'rhe only previous record of this mite in New Zealand is from a young pug dog in the North Island (Davis and Kyle, 1969). This is the first record of this parasite from the South Island. Infections of dogs with this mite may 'be symptomless, but are usually associated with ex"foliation and pruritus. In many oases handlers of "infected animals also suffer from skin lesions. Ollulanus tricuspis in cats. OUulanus tricuspis Leuckart, 1865 (14 adult females, 13 adult males, ~ adults of undetermined sex and 1 juvenile) was recovered from the stomach of a 6-month-old cat from Dunedin and one juvenile was recovered from the stomach of an 8- to 10-week-old Burmese cat from Waitati. The stomach of the Dunedin cat contained a greater than normal amount of mucus, and the cat had a history of vomiting prior to death .This parasi,te has been found in 2 of 47 cats in the North Island (Collins and Charleston, 1972; Collins, 1973) but has not previously been reported from the South Island. Ollulanus is considered to be relatively harmless to cats although the worms burrow into the gastric mucosa causing slight erosions and increased secretion of mucus. Eggs develop, hatch and larvae pass through at least one moult before being deposited. The nematode is thought to be transmit-ted via the vomitus of infected cats (Cameron, 1927). Globocephalus urosubulalus in a pig. Thirty-three specimens of the hookworm G. urosubulatus were found in the intestine of one of two pigs from a Southland piggery. Of the 28 worms recovered whole, 10 were adult males, 12 adult females and 6 juveniles 'of undetermined sex. This nematode was found by Ineson (1954) to be a rare parasite of domestic pigs in the North Island but this is the first record of this parasite at Invermay Animal Health Laboratory. Per.;onal communications with other parasitologists 'Suggest, however, that G. urosubulatus is more common than published reports would lead one to suspect. Little is known about the pathogenicity of this parasite. Labioslrongylus sp. from a wallaby. Nematodes re,covered from the but of a common scrub wallaby (Wallabia rufogrisea) shot in the Hunter Hills, South Canterbury, were submitted to thi!1' laboratory for identification. Dr D. Spratt (Un~versity of Queensland) kindly identified them to the genus Labia-
Mrol1gylus. This genus is common among members of the kangaroo family.
P. C.
MASON, B.SC. (HONS.), PH.D.,
Invermay Animal Health Laboratory, Private Bag, Mosgiel. September 11, 1974.
REFERENCES
Cameron, T. W. M. (1927): Observations of the life history of Ollulanus tricllspis, Leuckart, the stomach worm of the cat. /. Helminth., 5: 67-80. Collins, G. H. (1973): A limited survey of gastrointestinal helminths of dogs and cats. N.Z. vet. /., 21: 175-6. Collins, G. H.; Charleston, W. A. G. (1972): Ollulanus tricuspis and Capillaria pulorii in New Zealand cats. N.Z. vet. ,., 20: 82. Davis, G. B.; Kyle, M. G. (1969): Cheyletiella yasguri infestation of a dog. N.Z. vet. ,., 17: 136. Ineson, M. J. (1954): A comparison of the parasites of wild and domestic pigs in New Zealand. Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z., 82: 579-609. Pfieffer, H. (1973): Ober Raubmilben der Gattung Cheyletiella. Wien. tierarztl. Mschr., 60: 601-to. Rack, G. (1971): Cheyletiella yasguri Smiley, 1955 (Acarina Cheyletiellidae), ein fakulta.tiv menschenpathogener Parasit des Hundes. Z. Parasitenk., 36: 321-34. Smiley, R. L. (1965): Two new species of the genus CheyletieJla (Acarina: Cheyletidae). Proc. ent. Soc. Wash., 67: 75-9.
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Letters to the editor P.C. Mason B.SC.(HONS.) PH.D.
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Invermay Animal Health Laboratory , Private Bag, Mosgiel Published online: 23 Feb 2011.
To cite this article: P.C. Mason B.SC.(HONS.) PH.D. (1975) Letters to the editor, New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 23:4, 69-69, DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1975.34198 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00480169.1975.34198
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1975
69
NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY JOURNAL
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEW PARASITE RECORDS FROM THE SOUTH ISLAND
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Sir, - The following parasites which have recently been identified at Invermay Animal Health Laboratory all constitute new records for this lalx»:atory. Cheyletiella yasguri on a dog. Three mites recovered from a scraping of a discrete lesion on the thigh of .a 2-year-old Boxer dog from Balclutha were identified as 2 larvae and 1 nymph of Cheyletiella yasguri Smiley, 1965. They were differentiated from C. parasill'Jlorax by comparison with the illustrations of Rack (1971) and Pfeiffer (1973). 'rhe only previous record of this mite in New Zealand is from a young pug dog in the North Island (Davis and Kyle, 1969). This is the first record of this parasite from the South Island. Infections of dogs with this mite may 'be symptomless, but are usually associated with ex"foliation and pruritus. In many oases handlers of "infected animals also suffer from skin lesions. Ollulanus tricuspis in cats. OUulanus tricuspis Leuckart, 1865 (14 adult females, 13 adult males, ~ adults of undetermined sex and 1 juvenile) was recovered from the stomach of a 6-month-old cat from Dunedin and one juvenile was recovered from the stomach of an 8- to 10-week-old Burmese cat from Waitati. The stomach of the Dunedin cat contained a greater than normal amount of mucus, and the cat had a history of vomiting prior to death .This parasi,te has been found in 2 of 47 cats in the North Island (Collins and Charleston, 1972; Collins, 1973) but has not previously been reported from the South Island. Ollulanus is considered to be relatively harmless to cats although the worms burrow into the gastric mucosa causing slight erosions and increased secretion of mucus. Eggs develop, hatch and larvae pass through at least one moult before being deposited. The nematode is thought to be transmit-ted via the vomitus of infected cats (Cameron, 1927). Globocephalus urosubulalus in a pig. Thirty-three specimens of the hookworm G. urosubulatus were found in the intestine of one of two pigs from a Southland piggery. Of the 28 worms recovered whole, 10 were adult males, 12 adult females and 6 juveniles 'of undetermined sex. This nematode was found by Ineson (1954) to be a rare parasite of domestic pigs in the North Island but this is the first record of this parasite at Invermay Animal Health Laboratory. Per.;onal communications with other parasitologists 'Suggest, however, that G. urosubulatus is more common than published reports would lead one to suspect. Little is known about the pathogenicity of this parasite. Labioslrongylus sp. from a wallaby. Nematodes re,covered from the but of a common scrub wallaby (Wallabia rufogrisea) shot in the Hunter Hills, South Canterbury, were submitted to thi!1' laboratory for identification. Dr D. Spratt (Un~versity of Queensland) kindly identified them to the genus Labia-
Mrol1gylus. This genus is common among members of the kangaroo family.
P. C.
MASON, B.SC. (HONS.), PH.D.,
Invermay Animal Health Laboratory, Private Bag, Mosgiel. September 11, 1974.
REFERENCES
Cameron, T. W. M. (1927): Observations of the life history of Ollulanus tricllspis, Leuckart, the stomach worm of the cat. /. Helminth., 5: 67-80. Collins, G. H. (1973): A limited survey of gastrointestinal helminths of dogs and cats. N.Z. vet. /., 21: 175-6. Collins, G. H.; Charleston, W. A. G. (1972): Ollulanus tricuspis and Capillaria pulorii in New Zealand cats. N.Z. vet. ,., 20: 82. Davis, G. B.; Kyle, M. G. (1969): Cheyletiella yasguri infestation of a dog. N.Z. vet. ,., 17: 136. Ineson, M. J. (1954): A comparison of the parasites of wild and domestic pigs in New Zealand. Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z., 82: 579-609. Pfieffer, H. (1973): Ober Raubmilben der Gattung Cheyletiella. Wien. tierarztl. Mschr., 60: 601-to. Rack, G. (1971): Cheyletiella yasguri Smiley, 1955 (Acarina Cheyletiellidae), ein fakulta.tiv menschenpathogener Parasit des Hundes. Z. Parasitenk., 36: 321-34. Smiley, R. L. (1965): Two new species of the genus CheyletieJla (Acarina: Cheyletidae). Proc. ent. Soc. Wash., 67: 75-9.
