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Infection of the Jackal (Canis aureus) by Haplorchis taichui (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in Southwestern Iran: A Clue for Potential Human Infection

BACKGROUND: We detected eight trematodes in the small intestine of a road-killed jackal (Canis aureus) from Hamidiyeh District near the city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province in 2010. METHODS: Three worms were stained with carmine acid, mounted in Canada balsam on glass slides and examined under a light...

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Autores principales: TEIMOORI, Salma, MOWLAVI, Gholamreza, ARIMATSU, Yuji, SRIPA, Banchob, MOBEDI, Iraj, SHARIFDINI, Meysam, MASSOUD, Jafar, NADDAF, Saied Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31123476
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: We detected eight trematodes in the small intestine of a road-killed jackal (Canis aureus) from Hamidiyeh District near the city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province in 2010. METHODS: Three worms were stained with carmine acid, mounted in Canada balsam on glass slides and examined under a light microscope at 1000X magnification. PCR and sequencing of a partial ITS2 sequence were used to approve the diagnosis. RESULTS: The flukes measured ≈1 mm in length with an elongated ovoid shape resembling the members of heterophyid, and only one testis, characteristics of the genus Haplorchis. Sequencing of a 481-bp fragment of the ITS2 locus from the worms revealed 97%–98% identity with the similar sequences of the H. taichui flukes previously identified in the fish, cat, and humans from Thailand, China, and Vietnam. CONCLUSION: Further studies with the application of reliable molecular tools to diagnose trematode infections in wildlife and humans can bring more insight into the epidemiology of fish-borne flukes including H. taichui in this area.