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High prevalence of the liver fluke Amphimerus sp. in domestic cats and dogs in an area for human amphimeriasis in Ecuador.
Calvopiña, Manuel; Cevallos, William; Atherton, Richard; Saunders, Matthew; Small, Alexander; Kumazawa, Hideo; Sugiyama, Hiromu.
Afiliação
  • Calvopiña M; Centro de Biomedicina, Carrera de Medicina, Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Cevallos W; Centro de Biomedicina, Carrera de Medicina, Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Atherton R; Centro de Biomedicina, Carrera de Medicina, Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Saunders M; Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Small A; Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • Kumazawa H; Department of Parasitology Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
  • Sugiyama H; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 9(2): e0003526, 2015 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25647171
BACKGROUND: Amphimerus sp. is a liver fluke which recently has been shown to have a high prevalence of infection among an indigenous group, Chachi, who reside in a tropical rainforest in the northwestern region of Ecuador. Since it is unknown which animals can act as a reservoir and/or definitive hosts for Amphimerus sp. in this endemic area, a study was done to determine the prevalence of infection in domestic cats and dogs. This information is important to understand the epidemiology, life cycle and control of this parasite. METHODOLOGY/FINDINGS: In July 2012, three Chachi communities located on Rio Cayapas, province of Esmeraldas, were surveyed. A total of 89 of the 109 registered households participated in the study. Of the 27 cats and 43 dogs found residing in the communities, stool samples were collected from 14 cats and 31 dogs (total of 45 animals) and examined microscopically for the presence of Amphimerus eggs. The prevalence of infection was 71.4% in cats and 38.7% in dogs, with similar rates of infection in all three communities. Significantly more cats were infected than dogs (p = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The data show a high rate of Amphimerus sp. infection in domestic cats and dogs residing in Chachi communities. It can be concluded that these animals act as definitive and reservoir hosts for this liver fluke and that amphimeriasis is a zoonotic disease. These findings provide important epidemiological data which will aid in the development and implementation of control strategies against the transmission of Amphimerus.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Opisthorchidae / Infecções por Trematódeos / Doenças do Gato / Zoonoses / Doenças do Cão / Hepatopatias Parasitárias Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Opisthorchidae / Infecções por Trematódeos / Doenças do Gato / Zoonoses / Doenças do Cão / Hepatopatias Parasitárias Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Estados Unidos