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Volume 6
Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy-Open Access
Infectious Diseases Congress 2018
November 15-16, 2018
November 15-16, 2018 Istanbul, Turkey
6
th
Annual Conference on
Parasitology & Infectious Diseases
Meysam Galyan Sharif Dini et al., J Infect Dis Ther 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C5-050
Helminthes in feral raccoon (
Procyon lotor
) as an alien species in Iran
Meysam Galyan Sharif Dini
1
, Keyhan Ashrafi
1
, Behnaz Rahmati
1
Omar M Amin
2
, Nader Karamzadeh
3
and Iraj Mobedi
4
1
Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2
Institute of Parasitic of Diseases, USA
3
Gilan Provincial Office of the Department of the Environment (DOE), Iran
4
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
R
accoon
(Procyon lotor)
is a native mammal in North and Central America. At present, as a result of escapes and deliberate
introductions in the mid-20
th
century, the raccoon is now distributed in several European and Asian countries such as
Japan, Germany and Iran. Objective of this study was to determine prevalence of gastrointestinal and tissue helminths from
feral raccoons in Guilan province. During 2015-2017, a total of 30 feral raccoons including 12 males and 18 females were
collected form Guilan province, northern Iran. The gastrointestinal tracts and tissues such as lung, liver and muscles were
examined for presence of helminths. 20 raccoons (66.7%) were found infected with five intestinal helminth species. The
prevalence of infection with
Strongyloides procyonis
Little, 1966 (Nematoda) was 63.3%,
Plagiorchis koreanus
Ogata, 1938
(Trematoda) (13.3%),
Centrorhynchus sp
. Luhe, 1911 (Acanthocephala) (10.0%),
Camerostrongylus didelphis
Wolfgang, 1951
(Nematoda) (3.3%), and
Spirocerca lupi
Rudolphi, 1809 (Nematoda) (3.3%). No larvae or adult worms were found in other
tissues of the examined raccoons. No larvae or adult worms were found in the tissues of examined raccoons. In current study,
most of the raccoons were infected with
S. procyonis
. Concerning public health importance of zoonotic parasites transmittable
through raccoons, the rapid control and decrease of population and distribution of raccoons in Iran is suggested.
Biography
Meysam Galyan Sharif Dini has completed his PhD in Medical Parasitology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. He is currently working as an
Assistant Professor of the Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology at School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. His major research
interest includes Strongyloidiasis and Trichostrongyliasis. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals and also has served as Reviewer of several
national and international journals.
sharifdini5@gmail.com