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Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia.
Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C; Soler, Paula; Larroza, Marcela; Morales, Juan M; Gurevitz, Juan M.
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  • Rodriguez Quinteros AC; Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA), CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, S.C. de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina. Electronic address: acrquinteros@comahue-conicet.gob.ar.
  • Soler P; Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB), INTA-CONICET, Modesta Victoria 4450, S.C. de Bariloche, Río Negro, 8400, Argentina.
  • Larroza M; Grupo de Salud Animal, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), EEA-Bariloche, S.C. de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.
  • Morales JM; Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA), CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, S.C. de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina; School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • Gurevitz JM; Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA), CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue, S.C. de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina.
Vet Parasitol ; 329: 110209, 2024 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38823188
ABSTRACT
The transmission of Fasciola hepatica occurs only where there are -or recently were- aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family, the intermediate host of this parasite. Direct detection of these snails is time-consuming and imprecise, hindering accurate and detailed mapping of transmission risk. To identify which microenvironmental factors could be used as proxies for the occurrence of the lymnaeid snail Galba viator, a major intermediate host in South America, a total of 183 1-m2 quadrants across diverse water bodies in an endemic area in Andean Patagonia were manually timed-searched for snails and microenvironmental variables were registered. Data was analyzed using a Bayesian hierarchical occupancy model that assessed the effects of the microenvironmental variables on the presence of snails while considering imperfect snail detection. The model estimated that G. viator predominantly inhabits shallow aquatic environments, in the presence of grasses, where snails of the genus Biomphalaria are also detected, and with scarce tree canopy cover. Physical factors affecting occupancy presumably act as proxies for the average water temperature, while the temperature at the time of sampling was found to affect snail detectability. The identified variables are easy, fast, and inexpensive to measure, and can complement management decisions and risk maps based on coarser remote-sensing data, particularly relevant in a context of growing resistance to anthelminthic drugs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Caracoles / Temperatura / Agua / Fasciola hepatica Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Vet Parasitol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Caracoles / Temperatura / Agua / Fasciola hepatica Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Vet Parasitol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos