Anisakidae in fishing products sold in Sicily

One of the parasite diseases associated with the consumption of raw fish that occurs with some frequency is the anisakiasis, a human disease caused by the accidental ingestion of larval nematodes of the genus Anisakis , family Anisakidae. At the National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis (C.Re.N.A.)...

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Published in:Italian Journal of Food Safety
Main Authors: Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Antonello Cicero, Antonella Costa, Angelina Alongi, Paola Palumbo, Stefania Graci, Giuseppe Giangrosso
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Italian
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014
Subjects:
Anisakis
Pseudoterranova
Sicily
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
Norwegian Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1719
https://doaj.org/article/298a5960cb954e9594a2200ceac9e109
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Summary:One of the parasite diseases associated with the consumption of raw fish that occurs with some frequency is the anisakiasis, a human disease caused by the accidental ingestion of larval nematodes of the genus Anisakis , family Anisakidae. At the National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis (C.Re.N.A.) from October 2012 to February 2013, a number of 231 bony fish (Trichiuridae, Engraulidae, Scombridae and Clupeidae) were received from different fishing sites in Sicily. Anisakis pegreffii is the main species detected in fish, as identified by molecular analysis based on polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, while Anisakis simplex sensu stricto was found only in Scomber scombrus caught in the Mediterranean Sea (Fishing Areas 37), in the Spanish coast (Fishing Areas 37) and in the Atlantic Ocean (Fishing Areas 34). Larvae of the genus Pseudoterranova were found only in fish caught in the Norwegian Sea.

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