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{"title":"Seasonal dynamics of brown bear parasites: opposite trends for nematodes and protozoa.","authors":"M Laanep, A Tull, E Tammeleht, H Valdmann, M Hindrikson, U Saarma","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100758","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Zoonotic diseases caused by parasites of wildlife origin represent a global health problem. As a top mammalian predator, the brown bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) can spread various parasites, including those that are potentially hazardous to human health. However, data on brown bear parasite fauna in Europe, and especially its seasonal dynamics, are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyse brown bear gastrointestinal parasites (helminths and protozoa) and to investigate their seasonal dynamics. Brown bear scats were collected from the eastern part of Estonia during one year, from spring 2022 to spring 2023. At first, we performed genetic host identification and selected 148 scat samples for further analyses. Parasite eggs and oocysts were identified based on morphology. The results revealed that the endoparasite prevalence among brown bears of Estonia is one of the highest in Europe (FO = 75%). The most prevalent were nematodes (60%), followed by protozoa (16%), cestodes (7%), trematodes (4%), and a single finding of an acanthocephalan. Of all endoparasites, the bear nematode <i>Baylisascaris transfuga</i> had the highest prevalence (51%). Importantly, the prevalence of nematodes and protozoa was season-dependent: highest for nematodes in autumn and lowest in spring, whereas protozoa followed the opposite dynamics. The vast majority of identified parasite taxa were zoonotic and are thus potentially hazardous to humans. This highlights the importance of monitoring wildlife parasites as an essential part of the One Health approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145033507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A general and epidemiological overview of strongyloidiasis in Brazil.","authors":"Y M Dos Santos-Destro, A P Nunes, S M Suzuki, E M Souza Cruz, A C J Rodrigues, M B Detoni, A B B Tonzar, I N Costa","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Strongyloidiasis, caused by <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i>, is a neglected parasitic disease and a major global public health issue. This infection exhibits diverse clinical manifestations that, along with the high rates of asymptomatic cases and low-sensitivity diagnostic methods, contribute to the underreporting of the disease. With an estimated 600 million people infected worldwide, this disease is particularly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitary conditions, which includes Brazil. Understanding the epidemiology of the disease is essential for the development of control strategies, but the lack of comprehensive data makes it difficult to identify the real impact of the infection, thus leading to underreporting and a lack of awareness of its severity on public health. Given this scenario, this literature review aimed to summarize the reported prevalence and associated factors of strongyloidiasis in Brazil. A total of 33 articles published between 2005 and 2025 were retrieved from PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo, and LiLacs databases using keywords related to strongyloidiasis in Brazil. The data collected in this review indicate that the majority of the published studies are concentrated in the Southeast region of Brazil, with the state of Minas Gerais accounting for the highest number of publications. It was also observed that the prevalence of strongyloidiasis is underestimated due to diagnostic challenges and high rates of false negatives, especially among asymptomatic patients. In addition, the scarcity of specific studies on the disease in Brazil limits the understanding of its true incidence, underscoring the need for further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145029942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of taxa recognized within the expanded concept of <i>Sphincteristomum</i> Oshmarin, Mamaev & Parukhin, 1961 and the related <i>Lobatotrema</i> Manter, 1963 (Digenea: Megaperidae).","authors":"Y F M Karar, C K Blend, A Mansour","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The taxonomic status of <i>Sphincteristomum</i> Oshmarin, Mamaev & Parukhin, 1961 (<i>sensu lato</i>) and <i>Lobatotrema</i> Manter, 1963 is controversial due to overlap/confusion in distinctive diagnostic characteristics for each genus and morphological/allometric ambiguity among some of their representatives and/or within records of the same species. To address these in-depth, morphological descriptions, molecular characterizations, and species delimitation analyses were conducted using a combination of comparative morphology, molecular phylogeny, multivariate analyses, and host-parasite data. Following a comprehensive review, a refined restricted concept of <i>Sphincteristomum</i> and <i>Lobatotrema</i> is proposed. Representatives of <i>Lobatotrema</i> comprise <i>Lobatotrema aniferum</i> Manter, 1963 (<i>sensu lato</i>) and the morphologically/phylogenetically distinct <i>Lobatotrema droneni</i><b>n. sp.</b> Representatives of <i>Sphincteristomum</i> (<i>sensu stricto</i>) include <i>Sphincteristomum acollum</i> Oshmarin, Mamaev & Parukhin, 1961, and <i>Sphincteristomum nikolaevi</i> Parukhin, 1970. The taxonomic status of <i>Sphincteristomum mediterraneae</i> Abid-Kachour, Mouffok & Boutiba, 2013 is problematic based on its intermediate taxonomic position between the Megaperinae Manter, 1934 and the Schistorchiinae Yamaguti, 1942. Molecular datasets are employed in an attempt to delineate and interpret more phylogenetic relationships among schistorchiines in light of differences in oral sucker nature, oral sucker shape, and oral sphincter shape. Distributions of schistorchiines in the Indo-West Pacific are discussed. Testes arrangement as a characteristic in this group and glandular components within a muscular oral sucker are presented. We comment on the close phylogenetic relationship between members of the Schistorchiinae and the Megaperinae.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145015535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphological and molecular characterisation of <i>Xiphinema pedrami</i> sp. nov. and <i>X. basiri</i> Siddiqi 1959 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from southern Iran.","authors":"S Mokhtari, A Eskandari, P Castillo, J E Palomares-Rius","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two <i>Xiphinema</i> species, one new and one known, were found from Bushehr province, southern Iran, and are herein described based on morphological and molecular data. These include <i>Xiphinema pedrami</i> sp. nov. and <i>X. basiri</i>, both belonging to the '<i>Xiphinema</i> non-<i>americanum</i> group'. The new dagger nematode is characterised by a body length of 3.54-5.00 mm, a lip region separated from the rest of body by a depression, odontostyle 128-148 μm long, 60-89 μm long odontophore, guiding ring at 107-138 μm from anterior end, female tail rounded to dorsally more convex with small bulge and four juvenile stages. Males have one pair of cloacal and three to five ventromedian single supplements. The new species belongs to morphospecies <i>Xiphinema</i> non-<i>americanum</i> group 5, characterised by having two equally developed female genital branches with uterine differentiation in the form of pseudo-Z-organ along with the rhomboid-shaped crystalloid bodies, and a short, rounded tail ending in a peg. The polytomous identification codes of the new species are A4, B2, C5a5b, D6, E56, F4(5), G23, H2, I34, J5a5b, K3, L2. Morphologically, the new species comes close to several known species (namely, <i>X. andalusiense</i>, <i>X. artemisiae</i>, <i>X. baetica</i>, <i>X. hyrcaniense</i>, <i>X. ingens</i>, <i>X. macroacanthum</i> and <i>X. pseudocoxi</i>) belonging to morphospecies group 5. The morphological differences of the new species and the aforementioned species are discussed. The second recovered species, <i>Xiphinema basiri</i>, belongs to the same group and has a pseudo-Z-organ in the shape of globular bodies close to <i>pars dilatata uterus</i> and short, conical, distinctly digitate tail. Integrative diagnosis was completed using molecular data obtained from partial sequences of the D2-D3 region of 28S rDNA, ITS1 rDNA, 18S rDNA, and <i>COI</i> mtDNA genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e103"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145000721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphological and molecular data for two <i>Plagiorchis</i> species (Trematoda: Plagiorchiidae) from the southern Far East of Russia.","authors":"A V Izrailskaia, V V Besprozvannykh, U V Gorobeyko, M Y Shchelkanov","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adult trematodes of two species of the genus <i>Plagiorchis</i> were found in the southern Far East of Russia: one species in the intestine of a naturally infected Japanese large-footed bat (<i>Myotis macrodactylus</i>) and the other in a golden hamster (<i>Mesocricetus auratus</i>) experimentally infected with metacercariae collected from a stonefly. On the basis of morphological and molecular studies, the trematode individuals found in the bat were identified as <i>Plagiorchis koreanus</i>, which confirms that this species is cosmopolitan. The trematodes reared in the hamster were similar in their morphological features to the European <i>Plagiorchis eutamiatis.</i> However, due to the lack of nucleotide sequences for this species from the type region, the southern Far East of Russia trematodes, found in this study, were provisionally designated as <i>Plagiorchis cf. eutamiatis.</i> In addition, the phylogenetic reconstruction based on a mitochondrial marker revealed inconsistency of the data obtained from cercariae diagnosed as a single species, <i>Plagiorchis elegans.</i> Our data also indicate that the specimens available in the NCBI database referred to as <i>Plagiorchis multiglandularis</i> and <i>Plagiorchis neomidis</i> belong to the same species.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative mitogenomic analysis of three <i>Bursaphelenchus</i> species (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae).","authors":"X Huang, J Gu, Y Ma, X Qing, H Li","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100667","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022149X25100667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Bursaphelenchus</i> has attracted significant attention due to its economically devastating and quarantined species - notably the pine wood nematode <i>B. xylophilus</i> and <i>B. cocophilus.</i> Despite their ecological and agricultural importance, genomic data for this genus remain scarce. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genomes of three <i>Bursaphelenchus</i> species (<i>B. chengi</i>, <i>B. parantoniae</i>, and <i>B. sinensis</i>) using high-throughput sequencing. The circular mitogenomes exhibited size variation, with <i>B. chengi</i> (17,670 bp), <i>B. parantoniae</i> (15,021 bp), and <i>B. sinensis</i> (18,386 bp) each containing the typical nematode mitochondrial gene complement: 12 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on the concatenated amino acid sequences of the 12 PCGs revealed that these species form a sister clade to <i>B. xylophilus</i> and <i>B. mucronatus.</i> Comparative mitogenomic analysis demonstrated a conserved gene arrangement shared among <i>Bursaphelenchus</i>, <i>Aphelenchoides</i>, <i>Caenorhabditis</i>, <i>Cruznema tripartitum</i>, and <i>Pristionchus pacificus</i>, suggesting strong evolutionary conservatism across the families Aphelenchoididae, Neodiplogasteridae, and Rhabditidae. Our study enriched the mitochondrial genomic resources for <i>Bursaphelenchus</i> and advanced resolution of their intrageneric phylogenetic relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Microanatomy and ultrastructure of the mother sporocyst of <i>Bunocotyle progenetica</i> (Markowski, 1936) Chabaud et Buttner, 1959 (Digenea: Hemiuroidea).","authors":"I Podvyaznaya, A Petrov","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X2510062X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X2510062X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mother sporocyst is the least understood digenean life cycle stage. This study provides the first detailed description of the neuromusculature and reproductive apparatus of mother sporocysts in the hemiuroid digenean <i>Bunocotyle progenetica</i>, a monoxenous parasite of White Sea mud snails, using transmission electron microscopy and fluorescent staining for muscles, FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRP), and serotonin (5HT). These parthenitae lack a germinal mass and have only a few germinal elements, which explains their limited reproductive potential. Germinal cells are incorporated into the syncytial brood-cavity lining, asynchronously maturing and forming germinal balls, which develop into rediae within the cavity. Rediae are expelled through a birth canal differentiated into three regions; their expulsion involves coordinated action of circular sphincter muscles and several extrinsic muscles. Sporocysts are highly mobile, with a dense subtegumental network of circular and longitudinal muscles. Subtegumental myocyte reconstruction showed that each perikaryon is linked to several myofibrils. The nervous system, although lacking distinct ganglia, is well-differentiated, with numerous neurons and at least three types of tegumental sensilla. FaRP-immunoreactive (IR) somata surround the birth canal, forming a nerve net around its middle region and two posterior longitudinal nerves. The unusually abundant 5HT-IR neurons are distributed throughout the body, but most lie in the posterior region. 5HT-IR cells form an anterior nerve ring, from which several nerves project anteriorly and two main nerves extend posteriorly, along with additional nerves. The morphology of the studied sporocysts is discussed in the context of current knowledge on the parthenital biology and development in <i>B. progenetica.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphological and molecular characterisation of <i>Ditylenchoides morocciensis</i> sp. nov. (Nematoda: Anguinoidea) from Morocco.","authors":"R Salazar-García, J E Palomares-Rius, A Bajoub, E A Ajal, C Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, I Criado-Navarro, G Liébanas, P Castillo, A Archidona-Yuste","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100709","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study describes a new <i>Ditylenchoides</i> species, isolated from Meknès, Morocco, during nematode surveys conducted to investigate the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes in Mediterranean olive groves and adjacent patches of natural vegetation. Application of integrative taxonomical approaches clearly verified that it is a new species designated herein as <i>Ditylenchoides morocciensis</i> sp. nov., also representing the first report of the genus in Morocco. The new species is parthenogenetic, characterised by a short body 460 (373-528 μm); stylet delicate, relatively short, 8.7 (8.0-9.0) μm long with rounded basal knobs; six lines in the lateral fields; median bulb of pharynx oval, muscular and valvate; secretory-excretory pore located at the level of basal pharyngeal bulb region; vulva located at 79.9 (76.9-81.3) % of body length; relatively long post-vulval uterine sac 29.1 (20.0-39.0) μm; and a subcylindrical tail 24.4 (22.0-28.0) μm long, with a bluntly rounded tip. The results of molecular analysis of D2-D3 28S rRNA, ITS rRNA, partial 18S rRNA, and cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 (COI) gene sequences support for the new species status and clearly separated <i>D. morocciensis</i> sp. nov. from all other species within <i>Ditylenchoides.</i> Phylogenetic analyses of ribosomal markers (D2-D3 28S rRNA and partial 18S rRNA) of this study confirms that <i>Ditylenchoides</i> is a monophyletic genus, clearly separated from other genera within Anguinoidea.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of <i>Urocleidoides</i> spp. (Monopisthocotyla: Dactylogyridae): Four new species and cophylogenetic patterns in a clade of species parasitizing Characiformes hosts.","authors":"J F Santos Neto, G B Soares, M V Domingues","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25100643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Historical reconstruction studies are important for understanding the evolutionary mechanisms associated with different parasite-host systems. Platyhelminths of the classes Monopisthocotyla and Polyopisthocotyla (formerly Monogenoidea or Monogenea) have proven to be excellent models for historical reconstruction studies due to their exceptional parasite specificity, suggesting that cospeciation events are the main pattern observed in these parasite-host systems (i.e., codivergence). However, recent studies indicate that not only cospeciation but also duplication, host-switch, and loss (extinction) events are necessary to explain the historical association patterns between monopisthocotylan lineages and their hosts. In the present study, we describe four new species of <i>Urocleidoides</i> parasitizing the gills of Characiformes and Gymnotiformes hosts from the coastal drainages of the eastern Brazilian Amazon. We also used a cophylogenetic approach to investigate the coevolutionary relationships between <i>Urocleidoides</i> species and their characiform hosts to determine which coevolutionary events are acting to diversify the parasites. To achieve our goal, we used Jane to estimate coevolutionary scenarios and PACo to assess the cophylogenetic signal and phylogenetic congruence between parasite and host phylogenies. The comparison between the parasite phylogeny, based on partial sequences of the 28S rDNA gene, and the host phylogeny, inferred from concatenated partial sequences of the RAG1, RAG2, Cytb, and COI genes, revealed a high degree of topological congruence between them. Our results indicate a mixed evolutionary scenario, where cospeciation played an important role but was accompanied by significant loss events, failure to diverge and host-switch, suggesting that the diversification of <i>Urocleidoides</i> in Characiformes did not occur in a restricted way but with episodes of adaptation and possible colonization of new hosts over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Molecular identification of tapeworm infection in a bottlenose dolphin, <i>Tursiops</i> sp., in South Carolina, USA.","authors":"B M Ertel, K M Hill-Spanik, B A Brown, W E McFee, I de Buron","doi":"10.1017/S0022149X25100631","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022149X25100631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A bottlenose dolphin, <i>Tursiops</i> sp., stranded on the coast of South Carolina, USA was found to be heavily infected in its intestine by tapeworms, which we identified molecularly. Sequencing of portions of the mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase I (COI) and nuclear large subunit ribosomal RNA (28S rRNA) genes showed the cestodes to be <i>Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum</i>, commonly known as a broad tapeworm. Infections of marine mammals by <i>Diphyllobothrium</i> have been previously reported in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, but only to genus level. Infection by tapeworms may be rare in dolphins in South Carolina, but because this species is zoonotic, its presence indicates the potential for an emerging public health concern.</p>","PeriodicalId":15928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Helminthology","volume":"99 ","pages":"e95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144855489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}