Shin Kubo, Shigefumi Kanao, Karin Tsuchida, Misako Urabe
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New record of the cercariae of liver fluke (Opisthorchis sp.) (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) from Gabbia kiusiuensis (S. Hirase, 1927) (Caenogastropoda: Bithyniidae) in Shiga prefecture, Japan.
We investigated two species of bithyniid snails, Gabbia kiusiuensis and Parafossarulus manchouricus japonicus, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, between 2021 and 2024, to evaluate their infections with cercariae of trematodes. A type of parapleurolophocercous cercariae was detected in G. kiusiuensis from a locality near Lake Biwa. 28S rDNA and cox1 sequence analyses revealed that these cercariae probably belong to the genus Opisthorchis Blanchard, 1895. This is the first record of this genus in snails in Japan. Species of Opisthorchis can be pathogenic to mammals and birds, but the actual pathogenicity of the present species remains unknown. The recent spread of G. kiusiuensis in Japan could lead to cases of liver fluke infections.
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Veterinary Research Communications publishes fully refereed research articles and topical reviews on all aspects of the veterinary sciences. Interdisciplinary articles are particularly encouraged, as are well argued reviews, even if they are somewhat controversial.
The journal is an appropriate medium in which to publish new methods, newly described diseases and new pathological findings, as these are applied to animals. The material should be of international rather than local interest. As it deliberately seeks a wide coverage, Veterinary Research Communications provides its readers with a means of keeping abreast of current developments in the entire field of veterinary science.