| dc.description.abstract | ÖSSZEFOGLALÁS
A madárpókok mint házikedvencek régóta jelen vannak Magyarországon, azonban
betegségeikről kevés ismeret áll rendelkezésre. Az Állatorvostudományi Egyetem Egzotikusállat-, Vad-, Hal- és Méhegészségügyi Tanszékének klinikájára egy
Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886) madárpók érkezett, ami a tulajdonosok szerint
étvágytalan volt. Az izofluránnal történő altatást követően a szerzők a csáprágók
körül a szőr csapzottságát, ill. fehér váladék megjelenését figyelték meg. Az állat
szájüregéből apró férgeket mostak ki, amelyeket tejsavas kezelést követően
mikroszkópos vizsgálatnak vetettek alá. Morfológiai határozókulcsok és a tünetek
alapján a férgeket a Tarantobelus nemzetségbe sorolták.
SUMMARY
Background: Tarantulas (or bird-eating spiders), as exotic pets, have long
been kept in Hungary. Nevertheless, our knowledge regarding their pathogens
remains limited. Viruses, bacteria, mites and endoparasitic nematodes have been
associated with tarantula diseases. Among the latter, members of the Tarantobelus genus, specifically Tarantobelus arachnicide and Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi
deserve particular attention. Both species can infect tarantulas, causing similar
clinical symptoms, most commonly manifesting as loss of appetite. Another
characteristic symptom is the appearance of a white secretion around the mouth
opening and chelicerae.
Materials and methods: In the autumn of 2024, a Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon,
1886) tarantula was presented at the Clinic of the Department of Exotic Animal,
Wildlife, Fish, and Bee Health at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest.
According to the owners, the spider had a loss of appetite. After observation in an
awake state, the animal was anesthetized using 5% isoflurane gas mixture with
an oxygen flow rate of 2000 cc/min. Following anesthesia, matting of the hairs
and the presence of a white secretion around the mouth opening and chelicerae
were observed. The oral cavity of the spider was rinsed with warm physiological saline solution. The collected rinse fluid contained small, worm-like structures, approximately 1 mm in size. Conventional light microscopy confirmed the
presence of helminth infection, prompting further examination at the Parasitology
and Zoology Laboratory of the University of Veterinary Medicine. The nematodes
were treated with approximately 24% lactic acid and subsequently examined
under light microscope.
Results and Discussion: With the light microscopic examination, the detected
nematodes were classified within the Tarantobelus genus. The morphological characteristics of male and female parasites found and their reproductive structures
were the same as the worms that we lavaged from the spider's mouth. Our case
was the first diagnosed infection in a tarantula. | en_US |
