Emerging helminth zoonoses

McCarthy, James S.; Moore, Thomas A.

doi:10.1016/s0020-7519(00)00122-3

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“…In humans, infection occurs following (Chai et al 2005). The clinical manifestations of anisakiasis can be varied and depend on the location of the larvae in the gastrointestinal tract, although the majority of cases (97%) manifest as acute gastric anisakiasis where the nematode larvae reside within the gastric mucosa (McCarthy & Moore 2000). Confirmation of the condition and removal of the parasite(s) can be readily carried out by endoscopy following which the epigastric pain suffered by the patient is quickly resolved (Yoon et al 2004).…”

Section: (B) Anisakiasismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The success and widespread epidemiology of these infections can be attributed to a range of human factors including social and dietary changes as well as an increased mobility of the human population (McCarthy & Moore 2000;Vorou et al 2007). As the human population continues to grow there is an ever increasing need to develop and maintain food products with a high protein content (particularly livestock and fish) under intensive farming situations, which is inevitably leading to a greater spread of animal diseases and their transmission to humans (McCarthy & Moore 2000;Keiser & Utzinger 2005). Improved diagnosis and/or recognition of neglected human infections can account for some diseases apparently emerging or re-emerging in recent times (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…human fasciolosis). Climate change has also been suggested as a cause for disease spread and is a concern for the future (McCarthy & Moore 2000).…”

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“…bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease). Human infections caused by parasitic helminths are of particular importance given the relatively recent acknowledgement of a number of species as important human pathogens (McCarthy & Moore 2000;Mas-Coma et al 2005;Garcia et al 2007). In the present review, we will focus on some of the major zoonotic and food-borne helminth pathogens of humans (table 1).…”

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Zoonotic helminth infections with particular emphasis on fasciolosis and other trematodiases

Robinson

Dalton

2009

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

148

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Zoonotic infections are among the most common on earth and are responsible for .60 per cent of all human infectious diseases. Some of the most important and well-known human zoonoses are caused by worm or helminth parasites, including species of nematodes (trichinellosis), cestodes (cysticercosis, echinococcosis) and trematodes (schistosomiasis). However, along with social, epidemiological and environmental changes, together with improvements in our ability to diagnose helminth infections, several neglected parasite species are now fast-becoming recognized as important zoonotic diseases of humans, e.g. anasakiasis, several fish-borne trematodiasis and fasciolosis. In the present review, we discuss the current disease status of these primary helminth zoonotic infections with particular emphasis on their diagnosis and control. Advances in molecular biology, proteomics and the release of helminth genome-sequencing project data are revolutionizing parasitology research. The use of these powerful experimental approaches, and their potential benefits to helminth biology are also discussed in relation to the future control of helminth infections of animals and humans.

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Section: (B) Anisakiasismentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…human fasciolosis). Climate change has also been suggested as a cause for disease spread and is a concern for the future (McCarthy & Moore 2000).…”

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Zoonotic helminth infections with particular emphasis on fasciolosis and other trematodiases

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Dalton

2009

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“…However, households, owning less traditional pets such as guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils, have beco me most usual, propitiating the spreading of uncommon helminth zoonoses (MCCARTHY & MOORE 2000;ROBERTSON et aI. 2000;PINTO et aI.…”

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Helminths of the guinea pig, Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus), in Brazil

Pinto¹,

Gomes²,

Muniz-Pereira³

et al. 2002

Rev. Bras. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. Worm burdens were evaluated and compared in two groups ofthe guinea pig, Cavia poreellus (Linnaeus, 1758): animais of the first group were conventionally maintained in an institutional animal house and those of the second group were openly kept in pet shops in Brazil . Animais from both sources were infected on ly with the nematode Paraspidodera llncinata (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1914 (10% of prevalence in guinea pigs from the institutional facility and 40% in those animaIs from the pet shop). Other helminth samples recovered from Brazilian guinea pigs during 52 years and that are deposited in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC) were also analyzed. Paraspidodera llneinala and the cestode Monoecoceslus parcilesliculalus Rêgo, 1960 were identified in these samples. KEY WORDS. Helminths, Paraspidodera uncinala, Monoeeoeeslus parcilesliculalus, Cavia poreel/us, guinea pig, Brazil Taking into account the concern laboratory and, most recently, pet animais arise worldwide and based on an established pragram (present authors) scheduled to control the sanitary conditions of different animal houses that supply Brazilian institutions with laboratory animais for scientific research, investigations have been developed in order to provide a reliable survey of the helminth fa una occurring in several animal models, mainly radents, commonly maintained, but sei dom evaluated, considering the few data avail able regarding the parasites they may harbor. The proper identification of the helminths infecting laboratory animais is necessary, considering that parasites may act as variables, usually unsuspected , in experiments.Helminths ofmice, rats and hamsters from Brazilian animal facilities have been investigated and the present data add new information to previous reports of the helminth fauna of laboratory and pet rodents in Brazil (PINTO et aI. 1994, 2001a, b, GONÇALVES etal. 1998.The present survey is related to nematode parasites of either conventionally maintained or openly kept guinea pigs. An extra amount ofhelminth (nematode and cestode) samples previously recovered fram these hosts in Brazil were also identified and included.

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