Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of
Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs

J 2023

Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs

ANETTOVÁ, Lucia, Anna ŠIPKOVÁ, Elena IZQUIERDO-RODRIGUEZ, Vivienne VELIC, David MODRÝ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs

Authors

ANETTOVÁ, Lucia (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Anna ŠIPKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Elena IZQUIERDO-RODRIGUEZ, Vivienne VELIC and David MODRÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Parasitology, Cambridge University Press, 2023, 0031-1820

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30310 Parasitology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.400 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132109

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000781

UT WoS

001073488600001

Keywords in English

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; invasive nematode; Limax maximus; overwintering

Abstract

V originále

The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode that causes neurological disorders in its accidental hosts, including humans. This invasive pathogen is native to Southeast Asia and adjacent regions and is gradually expanding its distribution to tropical and subtropical areas with new foci discovered near temperate regions. The parasite has a complex life cycle with a range of gastropods serving as intermediate hosts. A broad spectrum of poikilotherm vertebrates and invertebrates can serve as paratenic hosts. Since it has already been demonstrated that other, non-zoonotic metastrongyloids can survive in their intermediate hosts during the winter, the aim of our study was to evaluate the survival of A. cantonensis third-stage larvae in experimentally infected slugs (Limax maximus) kept at 4.5-7 & DEG;C for 60 days. Third-stage larvae of A. cantonensis survived the period of low temperature and remained capable of infecting definitive hosts (laboratory rats) afterwards, even though their numbers dropped significantly. These results suggest that further spread to higher latitudes or altitudes is possible in areas with sufficient abundance of definitive hosts, since low winter temperatures are not necessarily an obstacle to the spread of the parasite.

Links

GA22-26136S, research and development project

Name: Probíhající globální invaze zoonotické hlístice Angiostrongylus cantonensis: analýza rizik rozšíření v Evropě

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

MUNI/A/1488/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Evoluční a ekologické vztahy a procesy v systémech parazit-hostitel a v biotických systémech vodních organizmů (Acronym: ParaHydro)

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

ANETTOVÁ, Lucia, Anna ŠIPKOVÁ, Elena IZQUIERDO-RODRIGUEZ, Vivienne VELIC and David MODRÝ. Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs. Parasitology. Cambridge University Press, 2023, vol. 150, No 10, p. 950-955. ISSN 0031-1820. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000781.

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ANETTOVÁ, Lucia, Anna ŠIPKOVÁ, Elena IZQUIERDO-RODRIGUEZ, Vivienne VELIC and David MODRÝ. Rat lungworm survives winter: experimental overwintering of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae in European slugs. \textit{Parasitology}. Cambridge University Press, 2023, vol.~150, No~10, p.~950-955. ISSN~0031-1820. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000781.

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