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Introduction: One of the Spirocerca lupi current locations is the oesophagic wall
in Canidae. Ferrantelli et al. (201) and Diakou et al. (2012) reported the gastric
wall location of this Nematode in foxes.
Material and methods: An adult male fox weighting 5.85 kg was necropsied and
samples were collected, which were processed according to the routine
histological technique. The identification of Nematode specimens in histological
sections was based in the paper by Chitwood and Lichtenfels (1972) and
considering bioecological and epidemiological aspects.
Results: In the gastric wall were observed two coalescent nodules, which
diameters were, respectively; 1.2 cm and 1.8 cm. Their cut surface was white,
with a cavity containing necrotic material and a red Nematode coiled over itself,
with 1 mm thick. The microscopic exam of the nodules revealed a capsule of
dense connective tissue surrounding adult Nematoda. These worms possessed
muscle cells of the coelomyarian and polymyarian types, prominent lateral chords,
and an uterus containing thin-shelled, non-operculated ova, with a larva inside.
The intestinal wall consisted of a simple cuboidal epithelium with long microvilli.
Conclusion: The histological, bioecological, and epidemiological characteristics
of this Nematode allowed us to classify it as Spirocerca lupi. The present case
relates to an exclusively gastric location of this Nematode in a Portuguese fox.