The first new species of European Ascocotyle Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Heterophyidae) described in more than half a century [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Ascocotyle (Phagicola) trentinii n. sp. is described based on adults from experimentally infected ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) fed with metacercariae from the visceral serosa of the Mediterranean banded killifish, Aphanius fasciatus ...
Andrea Gustinelli +4 more
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Multiplex PCR for simultaneous identification of the most common European Opisthorchiid and Heterophyid in fish or fish products [PDF]
Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020 Among others, the families Opisthorchiidae and Heterophyidae includes several genera causing fish-borne zoonoses and distributed also in European Countries and that are included in the ParaFishControl (Advanced Tools and Research Strategies for Parasite ...
Monica Caffara +3 more
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Zoonotic Centrocestus formosanus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) infecting Melanoides tuberculata (Mollusca: Thiaridae) in Ecuador. Genetic characterization [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeWe report the first molecularly confirmed record of the zoonotic heterophyid trematode Centrocestus formosanus infecting the invasive freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata in tropical coastal Ecuador. A total of 902 M.
Carlos Bastidas-Caldes +3 more
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Metacercariae of Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in Australoheros facetus (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Brazil Metacercárias de Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) em Australoheros facetus (Pisces: Cichlidae) no Brasil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2012 Heterophyid metacercariae were found in the gills of Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842) collected from the Pampulha reservoir, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, between February and April 2010.
Hudson Alves Pinto, Alan Lane de Melo
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Melanoides tuberculatus (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) as intermediate host of Heterophyidae (Trematoda: Digenea) in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil Melanoides tuberculatus (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) como hospedeiro intermediário de Heterophyidae (Trematoda: Digenea) na região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2005 In the late 1960s, Melanoides tuberculatus snails were introduced in Brazil from North/East Africa and Southeast Asia. The first records of specimens infected with cercariae were registered in Rio de Janeiro State in 2001.
Tami Bogéa +2 more
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Viability of Metagonimus romanicus (Ciurea, 1915) metacercariae after physico-chemical treatments [PDF]
Food and Waterborne ParasitologyDigenean (Heterophyidae) trematodes include several zoonotic species such as the genus Metagonimus (Katsurada, 1912). Metagonimus romanicus (Ciurea, 1915) is a species widely distributed in Europe, whose metacercariae can be found on cyprinoids from the ...
Martina Gyöngy +4 more
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Molecular detection of the zoonotic trematode Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) (Opisthorchiida, Heterophyidae) in Central Europe. [PDF]
Vet Res CommunIn our study, fancy southern platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) were examined due to breathing disorders and mortality. Fish came from Vietnam farm and were redistributed by international wholesaler.
Šmiga Ľ +5 more
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The Occurrence of Freshwater Fish-Borne Zoonotic Helminths in Italy and Neighbouring Countries: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Animals, 2023 In recent years, the consumption of fish products has surged in European countries, being an essential part of a healthy diet. Despite representing a small part of EU production, freshwater fisheries hold considerable significance for lake-dwelling ...
Vasco Menconi +10 more
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Diagnosis of centrocestus formosanus infection in zebrafish (Danio rerio) in Italy: A window to a new globalization-derived invasive microorganism [PDF]
, 2020 Centrocestus formosanus is a digenetic trematode with a complex life cycle, involving invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, humans included. In particular, it causes gill lesions and mortality in freshwater fish species, and gastrointestinal symptoms in ...
Aceto, S. +9 more
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Histopathologic report of infestation by Centrocestus formosanus in Iranian grass carp and common carp [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2017 Flukes cause severe and lethal diseases in various animals comprising fish. Both adult and larval stages are found in fish. Centrocestiasis is an infection of the fish gills by heterophyid trematode Centrocestus formosanus.
Annahita Rezaie +3 more
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