Spirocercosis ganglionar. Localización ectópica en cánidos de la provincia de Cáceres

Se presentan seis casos de Spirocercosis por Spirocerca lupi, cinco de ellos en zorros y uno en perro. Junto al proceso parasitario evidenciado, el cual se muestra de gran patogenicidad en los animales objeto de estudio, se denuncia la localización ectópica, o al menos atípica, de dicha observación, al encontrarse los parásitos, en la totalidad de los casos, en ganglios linfáticos, siendo, sin embargo, citados por la práctica totalidad de autores en localizaciones esofágicas o gástricas únicamente.In this work we present six cases of spirocercosis, produted by Spirocerca lupi. Five of them were found in red fox and only one in dog. Together to parasitic process, which shown high patogenicity, this study attempts to emphasize the atypic location of parasites in lymphatic nades, observed in 100% of studied hosts. Nevertheless, practically all of consulted authors noted stomach and oesophagous, as unic locations for adults of S. lupi.peerReviewe

Paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of XVIII century coprolites from the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

We present the results of a paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of coprolites recovered during the excavation of the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Coprolites (n = 4) were rehydrated and a multidisciplinary analysis was conducted. The paleobotanic analysis showed numerous silicates, seeds and fruits of the family Moraceae. In the paleoparasitologic study, Ascaris sp. eggs (n = 344) were identified. The paleogenetic results confirmed the Ascaris sp. infection as well as the European origin of human remains. These findings contribute to our knowledge of ancient helminthes infections and are the first paleoparasitological record of Ascaris sp. infection in Spain