Endemic lizard Gallotia galloti is a paratenic host of invasive Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Tenerife, Spain
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F22%3A00564252" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/22:00564252 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125839 RIV/60460709:41210/22:92452 RIV/62157124:16270/22:43880317
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/endemic-lizard-gallotia-galloti-is-a-paratenic-host-of-invasive-angiostrongylus-cantonensis-in-tenerife-spain/7B99A9166D6B47DCC1A3BA5B19208D32" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/endemic-lizard-gallotia-galloti-is-a-paratenic-host-of-invasive-angiostrongylus-cantonensis-in-tenerife-spain/7B99A9166D6B47DCC1A3BA5B19208D32</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182022000336" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0031182022000336</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Endemic lizard Gallotia galloti is a paratenic host of invasive Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Tenerife, Spain
Original language description
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an invasive zoonotic nematode which causes eosinophilic meningitis in accidental hosts vertebrates including humans and is known to impact wildlife. Even though the parasite originates in Southeast Asia, it has spread worldwide, especially into fragile island ecosystems. The Canary Islands are a biodiversity hot spot with numerous endemic species affected by biological invasions. Among others, Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus threaten many endemic species by predation and may spread invasive pathogens, such as the rat lungworm A. cantonensis, which was first described in Tenerife in 2010. Since it is known that lizards can act as paratenic hosts for A. cantonensis and Gallotia galloti is a lizard abundant in Tenerife, the aim of this study was to reveal the role of these endemic lizards in the parasite's life cycle. Gallotia galloti were captured in Tegueste, Tenerife, and after euthanasia, liver and tail muscle samples were examined for the presence of A. cantonensis. During microscopic examination, 8/36 liver samples (22.2%) contained granulomas with nematode larvae. In total, 10/39 liver samples (25.6%) and 7/36 tail muscle samples (19.4%) were positive for A. cantonensis DNA using qPCR. This is a first report of a reptile endemic to the Canary Islands acting as paratenic host of A. cantonensis. The fact that the parasite is obviously well-established in the island ecosystem and exploits endemic lizards as hosts may have important implications for the parasite's ecoepidemiology. Moreover, the parasite might threaten other species which depend on lizards in the island trophic web.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA22-26136S" target="_blank" >GA22-26136S: Ongoing global invasion of zoonotic parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an assessment of risks of its emergence in Europe</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Parasitology
ISSN
0031-1820
e-ISSN
1469-8161
Volume of the periodical
149
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
934-939
UT code for WoS article
000783485700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85127908094