Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>
When the zoonotic parasite of rodents that can cause human neuroangiostrongyliasis, i.e., <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis,</i> is found in its natural definitive hosts, it is usually reported in isolation, as if the rat lungworm were the only component of its parasite community. In this s...
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| author | María Teresa Galán-Puchades Carla Gosálvez María Trelis Mercedes Gómez-Samblás Jennifer Solano-Parada Antonio Osuna Sandra Sáez-Durán Rubén Bueno-Marí Marius V. Fuentes |
| author_facet | María Teresa Galán-Puchades Carla Gosálvez María Trelis Mercedes Gómez-Samblás Jennifer Solano-Parada Antonio Osuna Sandra Sáez-Durán Rubén Bueno-Marí Marius V. Fuentes |
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| description | When the zoonotic parasite of rodents that can cause human neuroangiostrongyliasis, i.e., <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis,</i> is found in its natural definitive hosts, it is usually reported in isolation, as if the rat lungworm were the only component of its parasite community. In this study, we report the coinfections found in rats naturally infected by <i>A. cantonensis</i> in urban populations of <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> and <i>Rattus rattus</i> in Valencia, Spain. In addition to the rat lungworms, which were found in 14 of the 125 rats studied (a prevalence of 11.20%), 18 other parasite species (intestinal and tissular protists, microsporidia and helminths) were found, some of them with high burdens. Fourteen of these nineteen species found are potential zoonotic parasites, namely <i>Blastocystis</i>, <i>Giardia duodenalis</i>, <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp., <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i>, <i>Encephalitozoon hellem</i>, <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, <i>Brachylaima</i> spp., <i>Hydatigera taeniaeformis s.l.</i> larvae, <i>Hymenolepis nana</i>, <i>Hymenolepis diminuta</i>, <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>, <i>Calodium hepaticum</i>, <i>Gongylonema neoplasticum</i> and <i>Moniliformis moniliformis</i>. The total predominance of coinfected rats as well as their high parasite loads seem to indicate a trend towards parasite tolerance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8afaf34f369a4663bd3ec1aba4c16c092024-01-26T18:02:57ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-12-011312810.3390/pathogens13010028Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>María Teresa Galán-Puchades0Carla Gosálvez1María Trelis2Mercedes Gómez-Samblás3Jennifer Solano-Parada4Antonio Osuna5Sandra Sáez-Durán6Rubén Bueno-Marí7Marius V. Fuentes8Parasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainParasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainParasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainParasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainParasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainParasites & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, SpainWhen the zoonotic parasite of rodents that can cause human neuroangiostrongyliasis, i.e., <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis,</i> is found in its natural definitive hosts, it is usually reported in isolation, as if the rat lungworm were the only component of its parasite community. In this study, we report the coinfections found in rats naturally infected by <i>A. cantonensis</i> in urban populations of <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> and <i>Rattus rattus</i> in Valencia, Spain. In addition to the rat lungworms, which were found in 14 of the 125 rats studied (a prevalence of 11.20%), 18 other parasite species (intestinal and tissular protists, microsporidia and helminths) were found, some of them with high burdens. Fourteen of these nineteen species found are potential zoonotic parasites, namely <i>Blastocystis</i>, <i>Giardia duodenalis</i>, <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp., <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i>, <i>Encephalitozoon hellem</i>, <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, <i>Brachylaima</i> spp., <i>Hydatigera taeniaeformis s.l.</i> larvae, <i>Hymenolepis nana</i>, <i>Hymenolepis diminuta</i>, <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>, <i>Calodium hepaticum</i>, <i>Gongylonema neoplasticum</i> and <i>Moniliformis moniliformis</i>. The total predominance of coinfected rats as well as their high parasite loads seem to indicate a trend towards parasite tolerance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1/28<i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i><i>Rattus norvegicus</i><i>Rattus rattus</i>parasite faunacoinfections |
| spellingShingle | María Teresa Galán-Puchades Carla Gosálvez María Trelis Mercedes Gómez-Samblás Jennifer Solano-Parada Antonio Osuna Sandra Sáez-Durán Rubén Bueno-Marí Marius V. Fuentes Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> Pathogens <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> <i>Rattus rattus</i> parasite fauna coinfections |
| title | Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> |
| title_full | Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> |
| title_fullStr | Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> |
| title_short | Parasite Fauna and Coinfections in Urban Rats Naturally Infected by the Zoonotic Parasite <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> |
| title_sort | parasite fauna and coinfections in urban rats naturally infected by the zoonotic parasite i angiostrongylus cantonensis i |
| topic | <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> <i>Rattus rattus</i> parasite fauna coinfections |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1/28 |
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