The life cycle of the potentially zoonotic trematode Metagonimus romanicus (Digenea: Heterophyidae): New insights from published and original data
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909983
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fawpar.2025.e00276" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fawpar.2025.e00276</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fawpar.2025.e00276" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.fawpar.2025.e00276</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The life cycle of the potentially zoonotic trematode Metagonimus romanicus (Digenea: Heterophyidae): New insights from published and original data
Original language description
Fish-borne zoonoses are emerging worldwide, and although most human cases remain confined to tropical regions, particularly Southeast and East Asia, a few cases have been reported in Europe. This review summarizes published and new data on the life cycle of Metagonimus romanicus (misidentified as M. yokogawai, a human pathogen common in East Asia), a heterophyid trematode and one of the potentially fish-borne parasites in Europe. Metagonimus romanicus is distributed from the middle Danube in Central Europe (Slovakia) to eastern Ukraine (including the rivers of the Black Sea basin). Its distribution area coincides with that of its first intermediate hosts, the melanopsid snails Microcolpia daudebartii acicularis and Esperiana esperi. While M. romanicus most likely has a strict specificity for its first snail hosts, metacercariae are generalists and have been detected in over 50 freshwater fish species from 18 families, especially leuciscids. Despite its wide distribution and frequent occurrence in freshwater fish, the zoonotic potential of M. romanicus appears to be low. This is probably due to the exclusive localization of the metacercariae in the fish scales rather than musculature, as well as the rare consumption of raw or undercooked fish in Europe. However, some risk remains and a small number of undiagnosed human infections due to accidental ingestion of scales during the preparation and cleaning of fish cannot be ruled out.
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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
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Food and Waterborne Parasitology
ISSN
2405-6766
e-ISSN
2405-6766
Volume of the periodical
40
Issue of the periodical within the volume
SEPT
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
e00276
UT code for WoS article
001533691700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105010471037