North American Paragonimiasis (Caused by
            <i>Paragonimus kellicotti</i>
            ) in the Context of Global Paragonimiasis

Procop, Gary W.

doi:10.1128/cmr.00005-08

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“…ey are found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate climates [7]. More recently, it has been estimated that 293 million people are at risk, whereas several million are actually infected [3,8].…”

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“…Geographic regions that have or have had a high prevalence of disease include Cameroon, which is contiguous to Southeastern Nigeria. However, environmental factors, such as pollution, adversely affect the population of either the �rst (freshwater snail) or second (freshwater crustacean) intermediate host and hence consequently affect the prevalence of the disease [7].…”

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Paragonimiasis and Renewed Crab-Eating Behavior in Six Communities from Two Ethnocultural Clusters in Southeastern Nigeria

Uttah

2013

ISRN Infectious Diseases

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is work was aimed at assessing the prevalence of paragonimiasis and crab-eating behavior in Southeastern Nigeria. Sputum examinations and questionnaire administration were carried out. Prevalence was 13.2% and was signi�cantly higher among females (14.6%) than males (11.2%) ( ). Overall, 77.2% of respondents across the communities eat crabs, and this was comparable between males (76.4%) and females (77.6%) ( ). e prevalence was comparable between the two ethnocultural groups and between communities within each ethnocultural group ( for both tests). e mean age of crab eaters was 43 years, while that of noncrab eaters was 26 years. Many (46.3%) infected individuals presented low intensity infections (1-50 eggs/ova per 5 mL −1 sputum), while 28.8% and 23.8% presented moderate (51-100 eggs/ova per 5 mL −1 sputum) and high (above 100 eggs/ova per 5 mL −1 sputum) intensity infections, respectively. Infection risk among weekly eaters of crabs was 3 times higher than that of monthly eaters (OR 3.68), 19 times higher than that of quarterly eaters (OR 19.0), and 9 times higher than that of irregular eaters (OR 9.38). Concerted awareness campaign is needed to curb the renewed increase of the scourge in endemic Southeastern Nigeria.

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Paragonimiasis and Renewed Crab-Eating Behavior in Six Communities from Two Ethnocultural Clusters in Southeastern Nigeria

Uttah

2013

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“…Within Paragonimidae, species from Paragonimus, highly evolved parasites with a complex life cycle that involves at least three different hosts, i.e., snails, crustaceans, and mammals, are known to use crayfish species, including P. clarkii, as intermediate hosts (Sogandares-Bernal, 1965); the adults of Paragonimus reside and mate in the lungs of a variety of mammalian hosts, wild and domestic animals, as well as humans, causing a disease named paragonimiasis (Lane et al, 2009;Procop, 2009).…”

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Red swamp crayfish: biology, ecology and invasion - an overview

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-Alien species have been transported and traded by humans for many centuries. However, with the era of globalization, biological invasions have reached notable magnitudes. Currently, introduction of alien species is one of the major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The North American crayfish Procambarus clarkii is one of the most widely introduced freshwater species in the world, especially due to its high economic importance. It is responsible for great modifications in invaded environments causing irreparable ecological and economic damages. Its impressive ability to successfully colonize a wide range of environments is a consequence of its behavioural and biological characteristics that can adapt to features of the invaded location, conferring to this species a notable ecological plasticity. This review summarizes the available information regarding P. clarkii's biology and invasive dynamics around the world in order to contribute to the understanding of the threats posed by its establishment, as well as to support management and impact mitigation efforts.

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“…Therefore, we retain the use of the original name, P. miyazakii, in the present study. In addition, recent scientific literature using the scientific name P. miyazakii has been published, implying that this name is widely accepted [12].…”

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Current Status of Lung Fluke Metacercarial Infection in Freshwater Crabs in the Kawane Area of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sugiyama

Shibata

Morishima

et al. 2013

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Feline cases of lung fluke infection were recently reported in the upper basin of the Oi River in Shizuoka Prefecture. The causative species of these cases were not identified, although a field survey conducted about 40 years ago in this area demonstrated the prevalence of Paragonimus miyazakii metacercariae in intermediate host crabs. To clarify the current status of lung fluke metacercarial infection in host crabs, we collected the Japanese freshwater crab or Sawagani, Geothelphusa dehaani, at 14 sampling sites in the Kawane area, which is located in the upper basin of the Oi River. Sawagani harboring Paragonimus metacercariae were collected at all sampling sites in this study with a total prevalence of 42% (281 of 677 crabs examined) and a range of 16% to 92%. The number of metacercariae per infected crab ranged from 1 to 19 with a mean of 2.2. Based on the morphological features of the metacercariae and adult worms recovered from rats that were experimentally infected with the metacercariae, the lung flukes examined were identified as P. miyazakii Kamo, Nishida, Hatsushika and Tomimura, 1961; ITS2 sequence data corroborate this conclusion. P. miyazakii is still widely prevalent in this area, implying that the recently reported feline paragonimiasis cases were likely caused by P. miyazakii infection.

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North American Paragonimiasis (Caused by Paragonimus kellicotti ) in the Context of Global Paragonimiasis

Cited by 138 publications

References 121 publications

Paragonimiasis and Renewed Crab-Eating Behavior in Six Communities from Two Ethnocultural Clusters in Southeastern Nigeria

Paragonimiasis and Renewed Crab-Eating Behavior in Six Communities from Two Ethnocultural Clusters in Southeastern Nigeria

Red swamp crayfish: biology, ecology and invasion - an overview

Current Status of Lung Fluke Metacercarial Infection in Freshwater Crabs in the Kawane Area of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

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