Angiostrongylus cantonensis in North African hedgehogs as vertebrate hosts, Mallorca, Spain, October 2018

Paredes-Esquivel, Claudia; Solà, Jéssica; Delgado-Serra, Sofía; Riera, Miguel Puig; Negre, Nieves; Miranda, Miguel Ángel; Jurado‐Rivera, José A.

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.33.1900489

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“…This has changed markedly with the arrival of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Although this species was previously recognized on the Canary Islands, which are territorially European but distant from the continent [9], its detection on the Balearic Islands [10] makes it indisputably present in Europe. This is cause for concern, given that A. cantonensis-induced eosinophilic meningitis (AEM) in people in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world is a disease which is difficult to prevent, diagnose and treat, and can be fatal [2,4].…”

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Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe

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Lungworms in the genus Angiostrongylus cause disease in animals and humans. The spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum within Europe and the recent establishment of Angiostrongylus cantonensis increase the relevance of these species to veterinary and medical practitioners, and to researchers in parasitology, epidemiology, veterinary science and ecology. This review introduces the key members of the genus present in Europe and their impacts on health, and updates the current epidemiological situation. Expansion of A. vasorum from localized pockets to wide distribution across the continent has been confirmed by a rising prevalence in foxes and increasing reports of infection and disease in dogs, while the list of carnivore and mustelid definitive hosts continues to grow. The tropically distributed rat lungworm A. cantonensis, meanwhile, has been recorded on islands south of Europe, previously the Canary Islands, and now also the Balearic Islands, although so far with limited evidence of zoonotic disease. Other members of the genus, namely, A. chabaudi, A. daskalovi and A. dujardini, are native to Europe and mainly infect wildlife, with unknown consequences for populations, although spill-over can occur into domestic animals and those in zoological collections. The epidemiology of angiostrongylosis is complex, and further research is needed on parasite maintenance in sylvatic hosts, and on the roles of ecology, behaviour and genetics in disease emergence. Improved surveillance in animals and humans is also required to support risk assessments and management.

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“…The parasite has also been reported in Africa, the Caribbean islands (i.e., Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Jamaica), Australia, and Hawaii [ 1 ]. Reports of newly invaded territories keep occurring—e.g., the Canary Islands (Spain) (located in the Northwest African margin [ 3 ], Mallorca (Spain) [ 4 ], Uganda [ 5 ], and the southern part of the United States (i.e., Oklahoma and Florida) [ 6 , 7 ]. Therefore, it has reached all continents except Antarctica, suggesting an expansion of the parasite.…”

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A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word. After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide. Recently, it has expanded to new areas such as South America and it has been recently found in the Atlantic island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). In order to characterize the distribution of A. cantonensis in the Canary Islands, the lungs of 1462 rodents were sampled in eight islands of the archipelago over 13 years and were then analyzed for A. cantonensis. Remarkably, the parasite was detected only in Tenerife, in Rattus rattus (19.7%) and Rattus norvegicus (7.14%). They were concretely in the northern part of the island, which had a warmer and more humid climate than the south and main cities. The absence of this nematode in other islands with similar environmental conditions could be explained by an isolation effect or by a recent introduction of the parasite in the islands. Besides, the presence in Tenerife of the most invasive lineage of A. cantonensis reinforced the hypothesis of a recent introduction on this island. This study highlights the need to implement control measures to prevent the expansion to other areas in order to avoid the transmission to humans and other animals.

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“…It is also endemic in Egypt, the Caribbean area and the southern tropical part of the USA. More recently, A. cantonensis has been reported from rats (Rattus rattus) (Foronda et al 2010) and terrestrial gastropods (Martin-Alonso et al 2011 of the island Tenerife, Macaronesian Archipelago, and additionally from two hedgehogs of the island Mallorca, Spain (Paredes-Esquivel et al 2019), proving its geographic expansion into the previously non-endemic European regions (Federspiel et al 2020). Neurotropic third-stage larvae (L3) of A. cantonensis are the etiological agent of human angiostrongyliasis, which is characterized by severe eosinophilic meningoencephalitis/encephalitis with sometime lethal outcome (Martin-Alonso et al 2015;Federspiel et al 2020).…”

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Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infections in native terrestrial gastropods from the Macaronesian Archipelago of Spain

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The presence of zoonotic relevant Angiostrongylus cantonensis infections has recently been reported in rat final hosts and gastropod intermediate hosts in Tenerife, Spain. However, data on A. cantonensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus prevalences in endemic gastropods for other islands of the Macaronesian Archipelago are still missing. In order to fill this gap, we conducted an epidemiological study on terrestrial native slug (Plutonia lamarckii) and snail (Cornu aspersum, Theba pisana, Rumina decollata) species in 27 selected locations of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, Lanzarote, La Palma and Fuerteventura. Overall, 131 terrestrial gastropods were collected in winter/spring season 2018/2019 and examined for the presence of metastrongyloid lungworm larvae via artificial digestion. The current data revealed a total prevalence of 4.6% for A. vasorum, 3.8% for A. abstrusus and 0.8% for A. cantonensis. In Tenerife, three lungworm species were detected, thereby re-confirming A. cantonensis endemicity for this island. Prevalences of snails (C. aspersum) originating from El Hierro were 5% for A. abstrusus and 15% for A. vasorum, respectively, with larval burdens up to 290 larvae per specimen. This epidemiological study indicates the presence of human, canine and feline lungworm species in Macaronesia, Spain. The current data—particularly those on anthropozoonotic A. cantonensis—call for a regular large-scale monitoring on intermediate hosts, paratenic hosts and definitive hosts to prevent further spread of lungworm-related diseases in humans and animals.

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis in North African hedgehogs as vertebrate hosts, Mallorca, Spain, October 2018

Cited by 31 publications

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Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe

Angiostrongylosis in Animals and Humans in Europe

A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?

Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infections in native terrestrial gastropods from the Macaronesian Archipelago of Spain

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