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Título:
Marine fish imported from Argentina as source of human diphyllobothriosis in Europe? Ecological evidence from dolphins
Autor/es:
HERNÁNDEZ-ORTS, JESUS S.; SCHOLZ, TOMAS; LOIZAGA, ROCIO; GARCIA, N; CRESPO E. A.; KUCHTA, ROMAN
Revista:
ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2021 p. 1 - 15
ISSN:
1863-1959
Resumen:
Diphyllobothriosis caused by the Pacific broad tapeworm Adenocephalus pacificus (syn.Diphyllobothrium pacificum) is emerging pathogen reported also from non-endemic areas,including Europe (Spain). The origin of these human cases is unknown, but should be relatedto fresh marine fish imported from endemic areas. In this study we molecularly confirmedcommon dolphins Delphinus delphis off Argentina as euparatenic transit hosts of A. pacificus.Preliminary analysis of their stomach content, together with data from previous studies fromthe Southwest Atlantic, showed that common dolphins feed almost exclusively on schoolingArgentine hake Merluccius hubbsi and Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita. Therefore, wesuggest that Argentine hake and Argentine anchovy may represent the intermediate hosts ofA. pacificus in the Southwest Atlantic, but also in Europe to where these fishes are importedon ice (unfrozen).
