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Genotypes and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in edible bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeiana) in China
Publication date: Available online 13 January 2020Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Hao Ding, Aiyun Zhao, Lingyun Wang, Na Gao, Yangang Sun, Junqiang Li, Meng QiAbstractEnterocytozoon bieneusi, an obligate intracellular pathogen of the intestinal epithelium, is commonly identified in humans and many other animals and is ubiquitous in water sources and the environment generally. To determine the molecular prevalence of E. bieneusi in edible bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeiana) and evaluate the possibility of its potential zoonotic transmission to humans via food or water, the int...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - January 14, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Diversity of helminth parasites of eight siluriform fishes from the Aguapeí River, Upper Paraná basin, São Paulo State, Brazil
This study presents 38 new host records, contributing considerably to increase the diffuse knowledge of helminth parasites of Neotropical siluriforms.Graphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - January 11, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Detection and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species in wild-caught pet spiny-tailed lizards
In this study, two imported wild-caught spiny-tailed lizards (Arabian blue mastigure, Uromastyx ornata philbyi, and Sudan mastigure, Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata) were diagnosed with a Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) infection based on the presence of the oocysts in the rectal feces using sucrose flotation and light microscopy examination at a local animal hospital in Tokyo, Japan. One of the lizards had died, and histopathological examination revealed enteritis with the Cryptosporidium parasite. Sequence analyses using the small subunit ribosomal RNA, actin, and 70-kilodalton heat shock protein genes in...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - January 10, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

The biogeography of the caribou lungworm, Varestrongylus eleguneniensis (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) across northern North America
This study provides a substantial expansion of the knowledge defining the current distribution and biogeography of protostrongylid nematodes in northern ungulates. Insights about the host and geographic range of V. eleguneniensis can serve as a geographically extensive baseline for monitoring current distribution and in anticipating future biogeographic scenarios under a regime of accelerating climate and anthropogenic perturbation.Graphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - January 8, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Haemoparasites in endemic and non-endemic passerine birds from central Mexico highlands
This study included 157 passerines representing 29 species from 17 families. Overall, 30.6% (48/157) of the birds were infected with blood parasites. Of those, Haemoproteus spp. were found in 14.0% (n=22), Leucocytozoon spp. 12.1% (n=19) and microfilariae 0.6% (n=1). Blood parasites were found in 71.4% (5/7) of endemic bird species and 45.4% (10/22) of non-endemic species. Medium to high parasitaemia (number of parasites/number erythrocytes) was observed in birds with infections of Haemoproteus spp. and Leucocytozoon spp. Co-infections 3.8% (n=6) were observed in two species of endemic birds. This study contributes to the ...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - January 7, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculoidea) do not increase rates of infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus in the endemic Dwarf Mexican Treefrog Tlalocohyla smithii (Anura: Hylidae)
Publication date: Available online 24 December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): M. Jacinto-Maldonado, G.E. García-Peña, R. Paredes-León, B. Saucedo, R.E. Sarmiento Silva, A. García, G.D. Martínez, M. Ojeda, E.del Callejo, G. SuzánGraphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 25, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

An overview of the Dactylosomatidae (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Dactylosomatidae), with the description of Dactylosoma kermiti n. sp. parasitising Ptychadena anchietae and Sclerophrys gutturalis from South Africa
This study is the first to describe a dactylosomatid parasite based on morphological and molecular data from Africa as well as observe potential stages in possible dipteran vectors.Graphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 24, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Helminth communities of sigmonontine rodents in cocoa agroforestry systems in Brazil
Publication date: Available online 18 December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Maíra G. Kersul, Natália A. Costa, Raquel G. Boullosa, Adna A.S. Silva, Élson O. Rios, Alexandre D. Munhoz, Beatriz E. Andrade-Silva, Arnaldo Maldonado, Rosana Gentile, Martin R. AlvarezAbstractAgroforestry is an alternative kind of land use where the native vegetation is surrounded or intercalated by crops of economic interest. This system may maintain species richness by promoting the habitat heterogeneity or serving as ecological corridors. The aim of this study was to describe the gastr...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 19, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

First case of Trichinella spiralis infection in beavers (Castor fiber) in Poland and Europe
ConclusionsThis case further confirms the ability of these typical herbivores to be infected with Trichinella spp. This is the second confirmed case of Trichinella spp. infection in beavers in Europe and the first of T. spiralis.Graphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 19, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Molecular identification of Taenia hydatigena and Mesocestoides species based on copro-DNA analysis of wild carnivores in Mongolia
This study aims to investigate the prevalence and distribution of Taenia sp. and Mesocestoides sp. in wild carnivores in Mongolia by identifying tapeworm species based on mtDNA analysis. The field survey was carried out in 2012-2013 in 19 provinces located in different ecological regions. A total of 405 fecal samples from wild carnivores were collected. Specific DNA markers in fecal samples was detected via copro-DNA analysis and tapeworm species were identified by DNA sequencing. From 27.7% (112/405) of samples, cox1 and 12S rRNA genes of tapeworms were amplified. Further, Taenia hydatigena (50.0%, 56/112) and two Mesoces...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 18, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Resolution of the identity of three species of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, combining molecular and morphological evidence
Publication date: Available online 16 December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Coret Hoogendoorn, Nico J. Smit, Olena KudlaiAbstractReliable data on the diversity of the genus Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, as well as in Africa, is almost non-existent. Most of the morphology-based identifications of species within this genus reported from Africa require critical revision. The aim of the present study was to determine the diversity of Diplostomum metacercariae in South African fishes applying molecular and traditional ...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 17, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

First report of Sarcocystis pilosa sporocysts in feces from red fox, Vulpes vulpes schrencki, in Hokkaido, Japan
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Takao Irie, Kohji Uraguchi, Takuya Ito, Akiko Yamazaki, Shinji Takai, Kinpei YagiAbstractSarcocysts of various Sarcocystis spp. are highly prevalent in wild sika deer, Cervus nippon yesoensis, in Hokkaido, Japan, and four species have been identified based on morphological and molecular characteristics: S. ovalis, S. pilosa, S. tarandi-like, and S. truncata-like. The definitive hosts of S. ovalis are corvids, but the hosts of the other species have not yet been identified. Aiming to determine t...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 7, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

First case of Trichinella spiralis infection in beavers (Castor fiber) in Poland and Europe.
ConclusionsThis case further confirms the ability of these typical herbivores to be infected with Trichinella spp. This is the second confirmed case of Trichinella spp. infection in beavers in Europe and the first of T. spiralis.Graphical abstract (Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife)
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 7, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Host competence of the African rodents Arvicanthis neumanni, A. niloticus and Mastomys natalensis for Leishmania donovani from Ethiopia and L. (Mundinia) sp. from Ghana.
This study assessed the potential role of the Sub-Saharan rodents Arvicanthis neumanni, A. niloticus and Mastomys natalensis as hosts of L. donovani and L. sp. from Ghana, based on experimental infections of animals and xenodiagnoses. The distribution and load of parasites were determined post mortem using qPCR from the blood, skin and viscera samples. The attractiveness of Arvicanthis and Mastomys to Phlebotomus orientalis was tested by pair-wise comparisons. None of the animals inoculated with L. donovani were infectious to P. orientalis females, although, in some animals, parasites were detected by PCR even 30 weeks pos...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 7, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Pinworms of the red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) in Colombia: gathering the pieces of the pinworm-primate puzzle
Publication date: Available online 4 December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Brenda Solórzano-García, Andrés Link Ospina, Silvia Rondón, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de LeónAbstractPinworms of primates are believed to be highly host specific parasites, forming co-evolutionary associations with their hosts. In order to assess the strength and reach of such evolutionary links, we need to have a broad understanding of the pinworm diversity associated with primates. Here, we employed an integrative taxonomic approach to assess pinworm diversity in red howler monkeys in Colombi...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 5, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research