Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China
Sparganosis, caused by the plerocercoid larvae of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms, is a public health hazard worldwide. The prevalence and genetics of sparganum from snakes remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sparganum infection in wild snakes in Hunan province a...
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| author | Tengfang Gong Xiaoyi Su Fen Li Junlin He Shuyu Chen Wenchao Li Xinrui Xie Yisong Liu Xi Zhang Wei Liu |
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| description | Sparganosis, caused by the plerocercoid larvae of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms, is a public health hazard worldwide. The prevalence and genetics of sparganum from snakes remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sparganum infection in wild snakes in Hunan province and compared the prevalence of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms in snakes worldwide. Furthermore, the genetic diversity of collected isolates was analyzed using mitochondrial <i>cyt</i>b and <i>cox</i>1 genes. The result shows that the sparganum infection rate in wild snakes (89.50%, 402/449) was higher in Hunan than in other regions. Genetic diversity analysis based on concatenated sequences revealed high genetic diversity but no distinct genetic structure among <i>Spirometra</i> populations. Phylogenetic analysis supported the division of European and Chinese <i>Spirometra</i> isolates and a single species in Chinese <i>Spirometra</i> isolates. The prevalence of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms in snakes is serious, and the risk of sparganosis should be further publicized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb7c1c096a2c4cf18a19b55464dc45ad2023-11-23T07:44:00ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-05-01129121610.3390/ani12091216Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, ChinaTengfang Gong0Xiaoyi Su1Fen Li2Junlin He3Shuyu Chen4Wenchao Li5Xinrui Xie6Yisong Liu7Xi Zhang8Wei Liu9Research Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaDepartment of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaDepartment of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaResearch Center for Parasites & Vectors, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaSparganosis, caused by the plerocercoid larvae of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms, is a public health hazard worldwide. The prevalence and genetics of sparganum from snakes remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sparganum infection in wild snakes in Hunan province and compared the prevalence of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms in snakes worldwide. Furthermore, the genetic diversity of collected isolates was analyzed using mitochondrial <i>cyt</i>b and <i>cox</i>1 genes. The result shows that the sparganum infection rate in wild snakes (89.50%, 402/449) was higher in Hunan than in other regions. Genetic diversity analysis based on concatenated sequences revealed high genetic diversity but no distinct genetic structure among <i>Spirometra</i> populations. Phylogenetic analysis supported the division of European and Chinese <i>Spirometra</i> isolates and a single species in Chinese <i>Spirometra</i> isolates. The prevalence of <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworms in snakes is serious, and the risk of sparganosis should be further publicized.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1216<i>Spirometra</i> tapewormsparganumsnakeprevalencegenetic diversity |
| spellingShingle | Tengfang Gong Xiaoyi Su Fen Li Junlin He Shuyu Chen Wenchao Li Xinrui Xie Yisong Liu Xi Zhang Wei Liu Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China Animals <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworm sparganum snake prevalence genetic diversity |
| title | Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China |
| title_full | Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China |
| title_short | Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of <i>Spirometra</i> Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China |
| title_sort | epidemiology and genetic diversity of i spirometra i tapeworm isolates from snakes in hunan province china |
| topic | <i>Spirometra</i> tapeworm sparganum snake prevalence genetic diversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1216 |
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