The first detection of Dicrocoelium chinensis sporocysts from the land snail Aegista vulgivaga in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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Tsukasa WAKI¹  Yuma OHARI²  Kei HAYASHI³  Junji MORIBE⁴  Kayoko MATSUO⁶  Yasuhiro TAKASHIMA⁷ 

[1] Faculty of Science, Toho University;Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University;Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science;Laboratory of Wildlife Resources, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University;School of Social System Management, Gifu University;Kumamoto Prefectural Aso Public Health Center;Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University;Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University

关键词: Aegista vulgivaga;    Dicrocoelium chinensis;    DNA barcode;    first intermediate host;    sporocyst;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.21-0012

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Trematodes of the genus Dicrocoelium are one of the most common parasites in ruminant animals; however, their life cycles in Japan are unclear. To find the sporocysts of D. chinensis in the natural field, we sampled 269 land snails (14 species) at a location with high level infection of sika deer in Gifu Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan in autumn between 2017 and 2019. During the sampling period, we found mother sporocysts in the hepatopancreas of Aegista vulgivaga and Cyclophorus herklotsi . DNA barcoding based on the sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 showed that the sporocysts from A. vulgivaga belonged to D. chinensis , indicating that this snail has potential as the first intermediate host of D. chinensis at this location.

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