Zoonotic Parasites in Hoplosternum littorale Acquired in the Market of Santa Clara, in the City of Iquitos, Loreto-Peru

IF 1.2 3区农林科学 Q4 PARASITOLOGY

Acta Parasitologica Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI:10.1007/s11686-025-01019-w

Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey, Stephanie Geovana Reyes Llanos, Luciano Alfredo Rodriguez Chu, Avita Celeste Taricuarima Dreyfus, Luis Armando García Solsol, Roger Fernando Chuquipiondo Sánchez, Ehrlich Yam Llasaca Calizaya

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Abstract

Purpose

The present study aims to report zoonotic parasites in Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828), acquired in a fish market in the Peruvian Amazon.

Methods

Forty specimens of H. littorale with an average size of 12.3 ± 2.5 cm and weight 58.3 ± 10 g were acquired in the “Santa Clara” Market, in the city of Iquitos, Loreto-Peru. Fish samples were taken alive, placed in plastic bags with water, and transported to the laboratory of “Parasitologia y Sanidad Acuicola” of “Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana” in Iquitos, Peru for analyses.

Results

Two groups of endoparasites were identified: Trematoda, with specimens of Clinostomum sp. parasitizing the musculature and skin, and Nematoda, with specimens of Eustrongylides sp. parasitizing the intestine.

Conclusions

The findings of the present study constitute a health risk in the event of accidental ingestion of any of these parasites. Socialization campaigns on the dangers of raw or undercooked fish consumption should be implemented by the competent authorities to guarantee the health of the Amazonian population.

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Acta Parasitologica 医学-寄生虫学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

6.70%

发文量

149

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Parasitologica is an international journal covering the latest advances in the subject. Acta Parasitologica publishes original papers on all aspects of parasitology and host-parasite relationships, including the latest discoveries in biochemical and molecular biology of parasites, their physiology, morphology, taxonomy and ecology, as well as original research papers on immunology, pathology, and epidemiology of parasitic diseases in the context of medical, veterinary and biological sciences. The journal also publishes short research notes, invited review articles, book reviews. The journal was founded in 1953 as "Acta Parasitologica Polonica" by the Polish Parasitological Society and since 1954 has been published by W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Since 1992 in has appeared as Acta Parasitologica in four issues per year.