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First Report of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) in European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) from an Italian Subalpine Lake: A Risk for Public Health?

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  • Vasco Menconi

    (The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy)

  • Chiara Manfrin

    (Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Paolo Pastorino

    (The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
    Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Davide Mugetti

    (The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy)

  • Luana Cortinovis

    (DVM, 24021 Albino (Bergamo), Italy)

  • Elisabetta Pizzul

    (Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Alberto Pallavicini

    (Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Marino Prearo

    (The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy)

Abstract

Clinostomum complanatum , a digenean trematode of the Clinostomidae family, is a fish-borne zoonotic parasite responsible for Halzoun syndrome in humans and is transmitted through the consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish. Of the total of 112 specimens of European perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) sampled from a subalpine lake (Lake Endine) in North Italy in 2019, 21 (18.75%) tested positive for encysted metacercariae in the fillet. This study reports the first isolation of C. complanatum in P. fluviatilis and highlights the possible zoonotic risk for consumers, since P. fluviatilis is a food fish used in the traditional local cuisine.

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  • Vasco Menconi & Chiara Manfrin & Paolo Pastorino & Davide Mugetti & Luana Cortinovis & Elisabetta Pizzul & Alberto Pallavicini & Marino Prearo, 2020. "First Report of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) in European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) from an Italian Subalpine Lake: A Risk for Public Health?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:4:p:1389-:d:323565
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    1. Beate Conrady, 2021. "Epidemiological, Mitigation and Economic Impact of Zoonoses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-5, November.
    2. Vasco Menconi & Paolo Pastorino & Ivana Momo & Davide Mugetti & Maria Cristina Bona & Sara Levetti & Mattia Tomasoni & Elisabetta Pizzul & Giuseppe Ru & Alessandro Dondo & Marino Prearo, 2020. "Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Dibothriocephalus Latus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) in Lake Iseo (Northern Italy): An Update," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-9, July.
    3. Vasco Menconi & Maria Vittoria Riina & Paolo Pastorino & Davide Mugetti & Serena Canola & Elisabetta Pizzul & Maria Cristina Bona & Alessandro Dondo & Pier Luigi Acutis & Marino Prearo, 2020. "First Occurrence of Eustrongylides spp. (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in a Subalpine Lake in Northwest Italy: New Data on Distribution and Host Range," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-9, June.

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