A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word. After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide. Recently, it has expanded to new areas such as South America and it has been recently found in...
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ftubarcepubl:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/177043 2024-02-11T10:08:13+01:00 A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? Martín-Carrillo, Natalia Feliu José, Carlos Abreu-Acosta, Néstor Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Elena Dorta-Guerra, Roberto Miquel Colomé, Jordi Abreu Yanes, Estefanía Martin-Alonso, Aarón García-Livia, Katherine Quispe-Ricalde, María Antonieta Serra Cobo, Jordi Valladares, Basilio Foronda, Pilar 2021-04-28 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2445/177043 eng eng MDPI Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051267 Animals, 2021, vol. 11, p. 1267 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient) https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051267 2076-2615 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/177043 711699 33924825 cc-by (c) Martín-Carrillo, Natalia et al., 2021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Parasitologia Malalties emergents Meningitis Canàries Parasitology Emerging infectious diseases Canary Islands info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftubarcepubl https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051267 2024-01-24T01:15:05Z Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word. After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide. Recently, it has expanded to new areas such as South America and it has been recently found in the Atlantic island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). In order to characterize the distribution of A. cantonensis in the Canary Islands, the lungs of 1462 rodents were sampled in eight islands of the archipelago over 13 years and were then analyzed for A. cantonensis. Remarkably, the parasite was detected only in Tenerife, in Rattus rattus (19.7%) and Rattus norvegicus (7.14%). They were concretely in the northern part of the island, which had a warmer and more humid climate than the south and main cities. The absence of this nematode in other islands with similar environmental conditions could be explained by an isolation effect or by a recent introduction of the parasite in the islands. Besides, the presence in Tenerife of the most invasive lineage of A. cantonensis reinforced the hypothesis of a recent introduction on this island. This study highlights the need to implement control measures to prevent the expansion to other areas in order to avoid the transmission to humans and other animals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona Animals 11 5 1267 |
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Parasitologia Malalties emergents Meningitis Canàries Parasitology Emerging infectious diseases Canary Islands Martín-Carrillo, Natalia Feliu José, Carlos Abreu-Acosta, Néstor Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Elena Dorta-Guerra, Roberto Miquel Colomé, Jordi Abreu Yanes, Estefanía Martin-Alonso, Aarón García-Livia, Katherine Quispe-Ricalde, María Antonieta Serra Cobo, Jordi Valladares, Basilio Foronda, Pilar A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word. After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide. Recently, it has expanded to new areas such as South America and it has been recently found in the Atlantic island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). In order to characterize the distribution of A. cantonensis in the Canary Islands, the lungs of 1462 rodents were sampled in eight islands of the archipelago over 13 years and were then analyzed for A. cantonensis. Remarkably, the parasite was detected only in Tenerife, in Rattus rattus (19.7%) and Rattus norvegicus (7.14%). They were concretely in the northern part of the island, which had a warmer and more humid climate than the south and main cities. The absence of this nematode in other islands with similar environmental conditions could be explained by an isolation effect or by a recent introduction of the parasite in the islands. Besides, the presence in Tenerife of the most invasive lineage of A. cantonensis reinforced the hypothesis of a recent introduction on this island. This study highlights the need to implement control measures to prevent the expansion to other areas in order to avoid the transmission to humans and other animals. |
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Martín-Carrillo, Natalia Feliu José, Carlos Abreu-Acosta, Néstor Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Elena Dorta-Guerra, Roberto Miquel Colomé, Jordi Abreu Yanes, Estefanía Martin-Alonso, Aarón García-Livia, Katherine Quispe-Ricalde, María Antonieta Serra Cobo, Jordi Valladares, Basilio Foronda, Pilar |
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Martín-Carrillo, Natalia Feliu José, Carlos Abreu-Acosta, Néstor Izquierdo-Rodríguez, Elena Dorta-Guerra, Roberto Miquel Colomé, Jordi Abreu Yanes, Estefanía Martin-Alonso, Aarón García-Livia, Katherine Quispe-Ricalde, María Antonieta Serra Cobo, Jordi Valladares, Basilio Foronda, Pilar |
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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect? |
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peculiar distribution of the emerging nematode angiostrongylus cantonensis in the canary islands (spain): recent introduction or isolation effect? |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051267 Animals, 2021, vol. 11, p. 1267 Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient) https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051267 2076-2615 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/177043 711699 33924825 |
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