Analysis of the prevalence and species of Anisakis nematode in Sekisaba, Scomber japonicus caught in coastal waters off Saganoseki, Oita in Japan

In this study, we compared the infection states of Anisakis in Sekisaba with those in S. japonicus caught in South Oita area and Nagasaki Prefecture. All of Anisakis from Nagasaki Prefecture were A. pegreffii, while most of them found in Sekisaba and fish from South Oita area were A. simplex s.s.. Interestingly, the prevalence of Anisakis in Sekisaba was significantly lower than those of two other areas. This may be reflected that Sekisaba might belong to a distinct stock of S. japonicus varying from other stocks.PMID:33518625 | DOI:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.859

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - February 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shinya Hidano Kazuhiro Mizukami Takaaki Yahiro Kohei Shirakami Hideyuki Ito Sotaro Ozaka Shimpei Ariki Benjawan Saechue Astri Dewayani Thanyakorn Chalalai Yasuhiro Soga Mizuki Goto Akira Sonoda Takashi Ozaki Nozomi Sachi Naganori Kamiyama Akira Nishizono Source Type: research