Cancerogenic parasites in veterinary medicine: a narrative literature review

N Fonti, F Parisi, F Mancianti, G Freer, A Poli - Infectious Agents and …, 2023 - Springer
Parasite infection is one of the many environmental factors that can significantly contribute to
carcinogenesis and is already known to be associated with a variety of malignancies in both …

Insights on Spirocerca lupi, the carcinogenic dog nematode

A Rojas, E Dvir, G Baneth - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode transmitted by dung beetles that infects domestic and wild
canids in tropical and subtropical regions and is associated with neoplasia. It produces a …

Social media as a tool for detecting underdiagnosed parasitic infections: the case of spirocercosis

C Porras-Silesky, A Solano-Barquero… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Spirocercosis is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode Spirocerca lupi that affects
several canids around the world. In Costa Rica, few spirocercosis cases have been …

Spirocerca lupi Proteomics and Its Role in Cancer Development: An Overview of Spirocercosis-Induced Sarcomas and Revision of Helminth-Induced Carcinomas

C Porras-Silesky, MJ Mejías-Alpízar, J Mora, G Baneth… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode of canids that induces a myriad of clinical
manifestations in its host and, in 25% of infections, leads to the formation of sarcomas. The …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant migration of Spirocerca lupi to the spinal cord in dogs: Association of clinical signs, CSF analysis, preventive treatment, and outcome

YL Casoy, I Srugo, I Barnoon, U Segal, A Zafrany… - The Veterinary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode typically targeting the esophageal wall but may also migrate
to the spinal cord. This study aimed to characterize the clinical presentation, cerebrospinal …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of Spirocerca lupi and an unknown Trichinella-like nematode in raccoon (Procyon lotor)

T Langner, D Otranto, MA Bezerra-Santos… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The raccoon Procyon lotor (Carnivora: Procyonidae) is an invasive species of
growing importance for the introduction of alien pathogens or as additional hosts for …

[PDF][PDF] Spirocerca lupi

P Alfaro-Segura, G Baneth, A Rojas - Trends in Parasitology, 2024 - edisciplinas.usp.br
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode that infects domestic and wild canids in tropical and
subtropical regions. This parasite has an indirect life cycle that involves scarabaeoid …

Subcutaneous spirocercosis in a dog from Costa Rica and first molecular confirmation of Spirocerca lupi in Central America

C Porras-Silesky, L Fernández-Trejos… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is the etiological agent of spirocercosis in canids from tropics and subtropics
in the world. This parasite can lead to life threatening complications, including the formation …

Secretome of the carcinogenic helminth Spirocerca lupi reveals specific parasite proteins associated with its different life stages

A Rojas, G Baneth - Veterinary parasitology, 2019 - Elsevier
Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic and carcinogenic nematode of canids distributed in tropical and
subtropical regions around the world. The excretion-secretion proteins (PES) of S. lupi have …

Evaluation of a treatment protocol in dogs with intraspinal spirocercosis

N Asiag, O Chai, S Yodovner, M Ruggeri… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficiency and safety of a doramectin-based treatment protocol
in dogs affected by intraspinal spirocercosis (Spirocerca lupi). ANIMALS Client-owned dogs …