Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode and the etiologic agent of angiostrongyliasis, a disease characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. This emerging zoonotic parasite has undergone great expansion, including in some regions of Europe and America. In the Canary Islands, the para...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ed2c7ad6e1fa4232a5412f66c0c69939 2023-07-23T04:21:31+02:00 Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) Natalia Martin-Carrillo Edgar Baz-González Katherine García-Livia Virginia Amaro-Ramos Néstor Abreu-Acosta Jordi Miquel Estefanía Abreu-Yanes Román Pino-Vera Carlos Feliu Pilar Foronda 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13121969 https://doaj.org/article/ed2c7ad6e1fa4232a5412f66c0c69939 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/12/1969 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 doi:10.3390/ani13121969 2076-2615 https://doaj.org/article/ed2c7ad6e1fa4232a5412f66c0c69939 Animals, Vol 13, Iss 1969, p 1969 (2023) Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis Rattus rattus Mus musculus Felis catus Limacus flavus Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13121969 2023-07-02T00:39:11Z Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode and the etiologic agent of angiostrongyliasis, a disease characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. This emerging zoonotic parasite has undergone great expansion, including in some regions of Europe and America. In the Canary Islands, the parasite was first discovered parasitizing Rattus rattus on the island of Tenerife in 2010. To date, the distribution of this parasite in the Canary Islands has been restricted to the northern zone and the main cities of Tenerife. Using molecular tools for the sentinel species present in the Canary Islands, this study confirmed the presence of the nematode on two other islands in the Canary Archipelago: La Gomera and Gran Canaria. Furthermore, this emerging parasite was detected, besides in the common definitive host R. rattus , in wild Mus musculus and Felis catus and in four terrestrial gastropod species, Limacus flavus, Milax gagates, Insulivitrina emmersoni , and Insulivitrina oromii , two of them endemic to La Gomera, for the first time, increasing the number of non-definitive host species. This study reinforces the expansion character of A. cantonensis and highlights the importance of knowledge about sentinel species for identifying new transmission locations that help prevent and control the transmission of the parasite and, thus, prevent public health problems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Sentinel ENVELOPE(73.317,73.317,-52.983,-52.983) Animals 13 12 1969 |
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis Rattus rattus Mus musculus Felis catus Limacus flavus Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Natalia Martin-Carrillo Edgar Baz-González Katherine García-Livia Virginia Amaro-Ramos Néstor Abreu-Acosta Jordi Miquel Estefanía Abreu-Yanes Román Pino-Vera Carlos Feliu Pilar Foronda Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode and the etiologic agent of angiostrongyliasis, a disease characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. This emerging zoonotic parasite has undergone great expansion, including in some regions of Europe and America. In the Canary Islands, the parasite was first discovered parasitizing Rattus rattus on the island of Tenerife in 2010. To date, the distribution of this parasite in the Canary Islands has been restricted to the northern zone and the main cities of Tenerife. Using molecular tools for the sentinel species present in the Canary Islands, this study confirmed the presence of the nematode on two other islands in the Canary Archipelago: La Gomera and Gran Canaria. Furthermore, this emerging parasite was detected, besides in the common definitive host R. rattus , in wild Mus musculus and Felis catus and in four terrestrial gastropod species, Limacus flavus, Milax gagates, Insulivitrina emmersoni , and Insulivitrina oromii , two of them endemic to La Gomera, for the first time, increasing the number of non-definitive host species. This study reinforces the expansion character of A. cantonensis and highlights the importance of knowledge about sentinel species for identifying new transmission locations that help prevent and control the transmission of the parasite and, thus, prevent public health problems. |
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Natalia Martin-Carrillo Edgar Baz-González Katherine García-Livia Virginia Amaro-Ramos Néstor Abreu-Acosta Jordi Miquel Estefanía Abreu-Yanes Román Pino-Vera Carlos Feliu Pilar Foronda |
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Natalia Martin-Carrillo Edgar Baz-González Katherine García-Livia Virginia Amaro-Ramos Néstor Abreu-Acosta Jordi Miquel Estefanía Abreu-Yanes Román Pino-Vera Carlos Feliu Pilar Foronda |
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Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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Data on New Intermediate and Accidental Hosts Naturally Infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in La Gomera and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) |
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data on new intermediate and accidental hosts naturally infected with angiostrongylus cantonensis in la gomera and gran canaria (canary islands, spain) |
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