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ArticleParasitology research2019

Distribution of Alaria spp. mesocercariae in waterfrogs.

Antonia Christine Voelkel, Sandra Dolle, Martin Koethe, Jenny Haas, Gregor Makrutzki, Stefan Birka, Ernst Lücker, Ahmad Hamedy

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Article in Parasitology research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Antonia Christine VoelkelInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. antonia.voelkel@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de.
Sandra DolleInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Martin KoetheInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Jenny HaasInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Gregor MakrutzkiLandkreis Leipzig, Landratsamt, Lebensmittelüberwachungs - und Veterinäramt, 04550, Borna, Germany.
Stefan BirkaInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Ernst LückerInstitute of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Ahmad HamedyHochschule Anhalt, Gebäude 20, Strenzfelder Allee 28, 06406, Bernburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The distribution of Alaria-spp.-mesocercariae within the host is relevant for the examination via Alaria spp. mesocercariae migration technique (AMT) regarding predilection sites and may indicate an interaction between parasite and host. Naturally Alaria-exposed frogs of Pelophylax species (n = 13) were examined for systemic distribution and localization-specific parasite density of Alaria spp. mesocercariae. The frogs were necropsied and their body was divided into the following localizations: inner organs, head, torso, forelimbs, and hind limbs. The localizations were analyzed individually and in toto using Alaria spp. mesocercariae migration technique. Our results showed neither statistical differences concerning the number of mesocercariae in the different localizations nor in respect of the rate of positive localizations. Therefore, an accumulation in a particular predilection site seems unlikely. Further research on a representative sample is necessary before final conclusions can be drawn.

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Parasite LoadAnimalsForelimbHeadHindlimbHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaRanidaeTorsoTrematodaDistomum musculorum suisParasite host relationshipPelophylaxPredilection siteRanidae

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PMID30426226

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