Novobilsky, Adam
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2014Peer reviewedOpen access
Vignoles, Philippe; Novobilsky, Adam; Höglund, Johan; Kasny, M; Pankrac, J; Dreyfuss, G; Rondelaud, D; Pointer, Jean-Pierre
Single-miracidium infections of Lynmaea cubensis (Pfeiffer) from Guadeloupe with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875) (Digenea) were carried out during five successive snail generations to determine if this lymnaeid might sustain complete larval development of the parasite. Controls were constituted by a French population of Galba truncatula (Muller) (a single generation) infected according to the same protocol. It was recorded that prevalence and intensity of F magna infection in L. cubensis progressively increased from F1 to F5 generations. Cercarial shedding of F. magna was noted only within F5 generation of L. cubensis. However, most measured parameters of infection in this species were significantly lower than those noted for G. truncatula and most L. cubensis died after a single shedding wave. Despite this, L. cubensis can be added to the list of potential intermediate hosts of F magna.
giant liver fluke; experimental infections; Galba truncatula; snail generation; snail susceptibility
Folia Parasitologica
2014, Volume: 61, number: 2, pages: 185-188 Publisher: FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
Zoology
Microbiology
Pathobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2014.020
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/65351