• Hammondia Frenkel, J.K. & Dubey, J.P. 1975. Hammondia hammondi gen. nov., sp. nov., from domestic cats, a new coccidian related to Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 46: 3-12.

  Type species:

   Hammondia hammondi Frenkel & Dubey, 1975 by monotypy.

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded from Victoria and South Australia.

Distribution

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (faeces)).

Extra Ecological Information

Unidentified species of Hammondia have been found in the listed parasite hosts.

General References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service.

Johnston, J. & Gasser, R.B. 1993. Copro-parasitological survey of dogs in southern Victoria. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 23: 127-131

History of changes

• Hammondia hammondi Frenkel, J.K. & Dubey, J.P. 1975. Hammondia hammondi gen. nov., sp. nov., from domestic cats, a new coccidian related to Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 46: 3-12.

Distribution

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [MURIDAE] Black Rat (skeletal muscle); Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (faeces); Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Goat ((exptl. infection)); Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; muscles); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep ((exptl. infection), antibodies (IFAT)); Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby ((exptl. infection), antibodies (ELISA))).

Associated Fauna References

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Felis catus)

Johnson, A.M., Illana, S., Dubey, J.P. & Dame, J.B. 1987. Toxoplasma gondii and Hammondia hammondi: DNA comparison using cloned rRNA gene probes. Experimental Parasitology 63: 272-278 (Mus musculus)

Ladds, P. 2009. Pathology of Australian Native Wildlife. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 640 pp. (Felis catus; Mus musculus)

Mason, R.W. 1978. The detection of Hammondia hammondi in Australia and the identification of a free-living intermediate host. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 57: 101-106 (Felis catus; Rattus rattus)

Munday, B.L. & Dubey, J.P. 1986. Serological cross-reactivity between Hammondia hammondi and Toxoplasma gondii in experimentally inoculated sheep. Australian Veterinary Journal 63: 344-345 (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. & Dubey, J.P. 1988. Prevention of Toxoplasma gondii abortion in goats by vaccination with oocysts of Hammondia hammondi. Australian Veterinary Journal 65: 150-153 (Capra hircus)

Reddacliff, G.L., Parker, S.J., Dubey, J.P., Nicholls, P.J., Johnson, A.M. & Cooper, D.W. 1993. An attempt to prevent acute toxoplasmosis in macropods by vaccination with Hammondia hammondi. Australian Veterinary Journal 70: 33-35 (Macropus eugenii)

Speare, R. 1985. The veterinary aspects of man as an intermediate host for Toxoplasma gondii. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 15: 11-18 (Felis catus)

History of changes

• Isospora heydorni Tadros, W. & Laarman, J.J. 1976. Sarcocystis and related coccidian parasites: a brief general review, together with a discussion on some biological aspects of their life cyles and a new proposal for their classification. Acta Leidensia : mededeelingen uit het Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde 44: 1-137.

Generic Combinations

• Hammondia heydorni (Tadros & Laarman, 1976). —
  Dubey, J.P 1977. Toxoplasma, Hammondia, Besnoitia, Sarcocystis, and other tissue cyst-forming coccidian of man and animals. pp. 101–237 in Kreier, J.P. (ed.). Parasitic Protozoa. New York : Academic Press. [vol. III]

Distribution

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (faeces, intestines)).

Associated Fauna References

Bugg, R.J., Robertson, I.D., Elliot, A.D. & Thompson, R.C.A. 1999. Gastrointestinal parasites of urban dogs in Perth, Western Australia. Veterinary Journal 157: 295-301 (Canis familiaris)

Dubey, J.P., Ross, A.D. & Fritz, D. 2003. Clinical Toxoplasma gondii, Hammondia heydorni, and Sarcocystis spp. infections in dogs. Parassitologia 45: 141-146 (Canis familiaris)

Savini, G., Dunsmore, J.D. & Robertson, I.D. 1993. A survey of Western Australian dogs for Sarcocystis spp. and other intestinal parasites. Australian Veterinary Journal 70: 275-276 (Canis familiaris)

History of changes