Micromammals As a Reservoir for the Zoonotic Nematode (syn. ) in Recreational Areas of Slovakia

Overview

Journal Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis

Date 2024 Oct 17

PMID 39415939

Authors

Martina Miterpakova

Zuzana Hurnikova

Petronela Komorova

Michal Stanko

Gabriela Chovancova

Yaroslav Syrota

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Abstract

The hepatic nematode is a zoonotic parasite primarily parasitising small mammals, but it can infect a wide range of mammal species, including humans. Due to its specific life cycle and transmission pattern, it is one of the least studied helminths in the world. The only documented findings of from Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia) come from the 60s and 70s of the 20th Century, including nine human cases of the infection reported . The present study was conducted in the area of these original records in the Tatra National Park (TANAP) and the Košice Zoo. In TANAP, 484 small mammals of six shrew species (Insectivora: Soricidae) and eight rodent species (Rodentia: Muroidea) were collected. In the Košice Zoo, 163 rodents from 10 species were sampled. All specimens were examined for the presence of eggs using the artificial digestion method. The parasite was recorded in two shrew species ( and ) and five rodent species (, , , , and ) from TANAP, while in the Košice Zoo only a single individual of was found to be infected.

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