First report on parasites of European beavers in the Slovak Republic

Šmigová, Júlia; Papajová, I.; Šmiga, Ľubomír; Šoltýs, Jindřich; Majláthová, Viktória; Majláth, Igor; Gomboš, Filip; Kleban, Ján

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“…DNA extracted from the adult flukes (GenBank accession number: OK040064) showed highest (99.4%) similarity with a S. subtriquetrus sequence (AY245769.1) and high similarity (99.3–98.3%) with nonspecified Paramphistomidae sequences (AY222110.1; FJ550131.1). The beaver fluke is the most frequent parasite reported in beavers in wide geographic range from North America to Eurasia (Máca et al 2015 ; Bystrianska et al 2021 ). These parasites are usually found in the caecum of the host.…”

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“…Stichorchis subtriquetrus flukes and Schizocarpus sp. mites are host-specific only occurring on Eurasian and American beavers ( C. fiber and C. canadensis ) (Bystrianska et al 2021 ). Platypsyllus castoris , the beaver beetle, is also beaver-related, but it was also found on otters (Belfiore 2006 ; Pushkin 2010).…”

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“…Protozoon parasites present in European beavers are Cryptosporidium , Giardia (Bystrianska et al 2021 ), and Eimeria (Goodman et al 2012 ) spp. Among endoparasite helminth species, the flatworms Psilotrema castoris , Stichorchis subtriquetrus (Demiaszkiewicz et al 2014 ), Echinococcus multilocularis , Taenia martis (Campbell-Palmer et al 2015 ), Fasciola hepatica (Shimalov and Shimalov VT 2000); the nematode Travassosius rufus (Bystrianska et al 2021 ), Trichostrongylus capricola (Demiaszkiewicz et al 2014 ), Calodium hepaticum (Mészáros and Kemenes 1973 ; Fuehrer 2014 ), Trichinella spiralis (Różycki et al 2020 ) and Trichinella britovi (Seglina et al 2015 ) were found in C. fiber . Among ectoparasites, there are fur mites from the genus Schizocarpus , Demodex follicule mites (Izdebska et al 2016 ); two hard tick species Ixodes hexagonus (Haitlinger 1991 ) and Ixodes apronophorus (Kadulski 1998 ) and a unique epidermal tissue feeding beetle, Platypsyllus castoris (Åhlen et al 2021 ).…”

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First report of molecular taxonomic analyses of European beaver metazoan parasites from Hungary

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European beaver (Castor fiber L. 1758) is the biggest rodent species living in Europe. Beavers are semi-aquatic animals; they are defecating directly into the water; thus, they have an important role in spreading parasites related to water (e.g., protozoa and flukes). The first specimens of this once extinct rodent species in Hungary turned up in Szigetköz (upper flow of the Hungarian Danube) in 1991 dispersed from Austria. The reintroduction to Hungary started in 1996, and the population slowly increased in number up to around 4000 individuals, but the knowledge about their parasites is lacking. This is the first report on the metazoan parasites of beavers in Hungary and their molecular taxonomy. In the 5-year study, 47 beavers were trapped in four locations and euthanized with permission. Three different metazoan parasites were collected: larvae and adults of Platypsyllus castoris beetles, nymphs and adults of Schizocarpus sp. mites and eggs and adults of Stichorchis subtriquetrus flukes. From these three parasite species, molecular taxonomic studies were also carried out. The low number of metazoan parasites species detected in Hungarian beavers compared to other European countries (e.g., Poland) might be attributed to host population bottleneck effect during reintroduction. As parasites represent a significant component of the biodiversity and ecosystem, the conservation efforts should focus not only on host species but also on their parasites.

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“…The parasite infects a broad range of hosts, including various bovids, camelids, equids, canids, non-human primates, and marine mammals [ 94 ]. C. parvum is the dominant species in rodents; at least 20 species of rodents such as rats, mice, voles, squirrels, Rhizomys sinensis , and Chinchilla lanigera are known to be positive for C. parvum [ 8 , 11 , 24 , 28 , 37 , 44 , 64 , 68 , 80 , 87 ]. C. parvum has been detected in wild rodents, pet rodents, and farm rodents in 14 countries [ 37 , 80 , 87 , 24 , 64 ].…”

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Public health and ecological significance of rodents in Cryptosporidium infections

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Cryptosporidium is one of the most important genera of intestinal zoonotic pathogens that cause diarrhea in both humans and animals. Rodents are common and important hosts or carriers of pathogens with public health importance, and rodents play an important role in the ecology of zoonotic transmission. The overall worldwide prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in rodents is 19.8% (4589/23142). Twenty-five known Cryptosporidium species and 43 genotypes have been identified, and C. parvum is the dominant species in rodents worldwide. Rodents transfer pathogens to humans by the direct route or by serving as intermediate hosts transmitting the pathogens to other animals. We review the epidemiology, diversity, and transmission routes of Cryptosporidium spp. in rodents. The main purpose of this review is to highlight Cryptosporidium infection in rodents and its transmission, associated risk factors, and prevention; in addition, we assess the public health and ecological significance of Cryptosporidium infections from the One Health perspective.

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Helminth fauna of the Eurasian beaver in the Czech Republic with remarks on the genetic diversity of specialist Stichorchis subtriquetrus (Digenea: Cladorchiidae)

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First report on parasites of European beavers in the Slovak Republic

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First report of molecular taxonomic analyses of European beaver metazoan parasites from Hungary

First report of molecular taxonomic analyses of European beaver metazoan parasites from Hungary

Public health and ecological significance of rodents in Cryptosporidium infections

Helminth fauna of the Eurasian beaver in the Czech Republic with remarks on the genetic diversity of specialist Stichorchis subtriquetrus (Digenea: Cladorchiidae)

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