Having bird schistosomes in mind—the first detection of Bilharziella polonica (Kowalewski 1895) in the bird neural system
| Autor: | Oliver Krone, Hanna Prüter, Jiljí Sitko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Anas Nervous system Bilharziella polonica 030231 tropical medicine Zoology Animals Wild Trematode Infections Nervous System 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Schistosomatidae Germany medicine Animals Humans Parasite hosting Trichobilharzia regenti Schistosoma Bird Diseases General Veterinary biology General Medicine Anatomy 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Ducks Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Insect Science Parasitology |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology Research. 116:865-870 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1955 0932-0113 |
| Popis: | Nasal bird schistosomes can cause bilharziosis in birds and have the potential to cause swimmer's itch in humans. We determined the prevalence of bird schistosomes in 106 mallards (Anas plathyrhynchos) from 11 water sources in Germany from 2014. Dissections were performed focusing on parasitic infections of the neural system. Infections with Trichobilharzia regenti (Horák et al. 1998) were found in 21% of the birds (n = 22), whereas Bilharziella polonica (Kowalewski 1895) were found between the brain membranes (meninges) and the brain, in the spinal cord or in the intestine of 12% of the mallards (n = 13). No significant influence of sex, age, and body condition between infected and non-infected animals was observed. Our study provides the first description of B. polonica from the neural system of birds and provides an epidemiological understanding of a parasite of human health concern. |
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