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ArticleVeterinary research communications2025

Molecular detection of the zoonotic trematode Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) (Opisthorchiida, Heterophyidae) in Central Europe.

Ľubomír Šmiga, Júlia Šmigová, Federica Berrilli, Ingrid Papajová, Peter Lazár, Isabel Guadano-Procesi

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Article in Veterinary research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Detection and Identification ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Ľubomír ŠmigaDepartment of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, Košice, 041 81, Slovakia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3881-8524
Júlia ŠmigováInstitute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, Košice, 040 01, Slovakia. bystrianska@saske.sk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-2386
Federica BerrilliDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, Rome, 001 33, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-4787
Ingrid PapajováInstitute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, Košice, 040 01, Slovakia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2701-6905
Peter LazárDepartment of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, Košice, 041 81, Slovakia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8194-182X
Isabel Guadano-ProcesiDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, Rome, 001 33, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1069-2074

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In our study, fancy southern platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) were examined due to breathing disorders and mortality. Fish came from Vietnam farm and were redistributed by international wholesaler. In fish, loss of appetite and gasping near the water surface was observed. Gill tissue showed small white spots, caused by metacercariae and areas of clearing surrounding the cysts. Primary branchial filaments were hyperplastic, necrotic, significantly deformed and shortened. Samples were fixed in 98% alcohol for molecular analyses. The identity of C. formosanus (Opisthorchiida: Heterophyidae) was confirmed by molecular methods (GenBank accession number OP808358). In this study, we present the first report of C. formosanus in Central Europe. Uncontrolled transport of fish can lead to health and economic concerns, including the transmission of zoonotic pathogens to non-native ecosystems.

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Fish DiseasesHeterophyidaeTrematode InfectionsAnimalsCyprinodontiformesVietnamGill parasiteHeterophyidaeOrnamental fish diseaseOrnamental fish tradePlatyfishTrematodiasisXiphophorus maculatus

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PMCPMC11711701

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