Inventory of wild rodents and lagomorphs as natural hosts of<i>Fasciola hepatica</i>on a farm located in a humid area in Loire Atlantique (France)

Ménard, Alexandre; L’Hostis, Monique; Leray, Gilles; Marchandeau, Stéphane; Pascal, M.; Roudot, N; Michel, Virginie; Chauvin, Alain

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“…were estimated at USD 3.2 billion per annum (Spithill et al 1999 detected in the large rodent, nutria (M. coypus), and in the lagomorph domestic rabbit (O. cuniculus). Infection rates were respectively 55% and 34% (Ménard et al 2000). In another study in France, liver fluke prevalence in nutrias varied from 8.7% in regions where no F. hepatica was reported, to 40.1% in fasciolosis areas (Ménard et al 2001).…”

Section: Human Fasciolosismentioning

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Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

Meerburg¹,

Singleton²,

Kijlstra³

2009

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

827

722

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Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world. Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black rats were associated with distribution of plague. However, also in modern times rodents form a threat for public health. In this review article a large number of pathogens that are directly or indirectly transmitted by rodents are described. Moreover, a simplified rodent disease model is discussed.

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Section: Human Fasciolosismentioning

confidence: 96%

Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

Meerburg¹,

Singleton²,

Kijlstra³

2009

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

827

722

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“…The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica has a very large spectrum of definitive hosts: humans and livestock, as well as wild animals (Lagomorpha, Marsupialia and Cervidae; Spratt and Presidente 1981;Menard et al 2000;Shimalov and Shimalov 2000;Rondelaud et al 2001). It constitutes an important parasite species for both veterinary and public health perspectives.…”

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confidence: 98%

Physiological responses of insular wild black rat (Rattus rattus) to natural infection by the digenean trematode Fasciola hepatica

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Wild black rat Rattus rattus is regularly infected by the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica on Corsica. This report constitutes the only example of a murid rodent that plays an important epidemiological role for the Fasciolosis. We investigated the influence of such unusual parasite infection on black rat physiology by measuring its oxygen consumption at different ambient temperatures. Black rat energy requirements are influenced by body mass, temperature of the experiment and parasite infestation. The influence of the presence of F. hepatica was more pronounced for cold temperatures. The mean increase of 56% in oxygen requirements for infected rats is extremely high, indeed unexpected, according to previous knowledge. These high physiological constraints may be explained by the recent confrontation of the digenean and the rodent.

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“…Fasciola hepatica parasitises domestic sheep, goats and cattle, and is reported occasionally from wild hosts, mainly ungulates, lagomorphs and rodents (Eslami et al 1981;Ménard et al 2000;Pybus 2001). In the Iberian Peninsula, F. hepatica has been found parasitising European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), hare (Lepus granatensis), donkey (Equus asinus), horse (Equus caballus), pig and wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), fallow deer (Dama dama), cattle (Bos taurus), European mouflon and domestic sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus), Iberian ibex (Capra pyenaica), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and man (Cordero del Campillo et al 1994;Lavín et al 1995;Pérez et al 2006;Alasaad et al 2007).…”

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Epidemiology of fasciolosis affecting Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) in southern Spain

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Between 1995 and 2006, we surveyed the presence of Fasciola hepatica in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) from Andalucía (southern Spain) by both necropsy (n = 2,096) and coprological approaches (n = 380). Most of the samples came from the Sierra Nevada mountain range (n = 1,884 and 267, respectively), and all positive cases involved animals from this location. The prevalence reached 0.53% by necropsy and 1.87% by faecal examination. Taking into account both diagnostic methodologies and the total number of animals affected (n = 14), we obtained a yearly prevalence of 0.7 +/- 0.3%. The infection with F. hepatica was found not to be related to host sex, climatology or to co-infection with Sarcoptes scabiei (the most important parasite affecting Iberian ibex, with a prevalence of 49.27 +/- 7.90% in the examined animals). The prevalence of fasciolosis decreased significantly during the period under study and this would be explained by an increase of ibex resistance to this fluke as a result of a reduction of the parasite abundance in the area and/or a reduction of the host infection rate. There was no statistical difference between the two diagnostic methods for the examination of fasciolosis during the period in which both methods were used. Therefore, examination of faecal samples as a non-invasive procedure may provide a useful approach for monitoring fasciolosis in wild ungulate populations. The results of the present study provided foundation for the effective control of F. hepatica infection in Iberian ibex.

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Inventory of wild rodents and lagomorphs as natural hosts ofFasciola hepaticaon a farm located in a humid area in Loire Atlantique (France)

Abstract: Summary:With the objective of studying the role of wild fauna in the epidemiology of fasciolosis disease, a definitive wild-host inventory was carried out in a french farm where infected domestic hosts (cows) cohabit with wild potential ones.

Cited by 29 publications

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Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

Physiological responses of insular wild black rat (Rattus rattus) to natural infection by the digenean trematode Fasciola hepatica

Epidemiology of fasciolosis affecting Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) in southern Spain

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