ArticleJournal of parasitology research2018
Morphological Characterization of Emerging Cercariae among Lymnaeid Snails from Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesLymnaeid snails are the known intermediate hosts of the liver fluke MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 750 snails were collected from a rice field in Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, from November 2016 to March 2017 (n=150/month). Preliminary snail identification was based on morphological features of the shell. Each snail was acclimatized for 24 hours in a 50-ml capacity container before being exposed to strong artificial light. The 150 snails collected per month were grouped into 5 batches (n=30/batch) with each batch receiving different number of light exposures. Emerging cercariae were described and characterized using photo-referencing and standardized keys. All statistical tests were performed at p<0.05 level of significance using SPSS ver. 20.
resultsThe total cercarial shedding rate of the snails studied, as a measure of the infected snails, was found to be 35.6% and was positively associated with the length of the snail shell [OR = 1.809; 95% CI: 1.471-2.225; p<0.001], but not with the weight [OR = 0.003; 95% CI: 0.00-0.275; p=0.012] and width of the shell [OR = 0.937; 95% CI: 0.672-1.305]. The rates varied from 29.3% to 38.0% based on the frequency of 6-hour light exposure. Appearance of encysted forms increased with increasing number of light exposures [OR = 10.27, 95% CI: 3.04-34.76, p<0.001]. Three distinct cercariae were identified, namely, echinostome, longifurcate-pharyngeate distome cercariae (
conclusionLocal lymnaeid snails were infected with a single type of trematode larvae and coinfection with multiple larvae was rare but was encountered.
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