Zoonotic Parasites in Hoplosternum littorale Acquired in the Market of Santa Clara, in the City of Iquitos, Loreto-Peru

The present study aims to report zoonotic parasites in Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828), acquired in a fish market in the Peruvian Amazon. Forty specimens of H. littorale with an average size of 12.3 ± 2.5 cm and weight 58.3 ± 10 g were acquired in the “Santa Clara” Market, in the city of Iqui...

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Autores principales: Germán Augusto Murrieta Morey, Stephanie Geovana Reyes Llanos, Luciano Rodríguez Chu, Avita Celeste Taricuarima Dreyfus, Luis Armando García Solsol, Roger Fernando Chuquipiondo Sánchez, Ehrlich Yam Llasaca Calizaya
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: 2025
Materias:
Amazon rainforest
Biology
Population
Fish <Actinopterygii>
Fishery
Veterinary medicine
Zoology
Ecology
Environmental health
Medicine
Animals
Catfishes parasitology
Fish Diseases epidemiology
Fish Diseases parasitology
Humans
Nematoda classification
Nematoda isolation & purification
Parasites classification
Parasites isolation & purification
Peru epidemiology
Trematoda classification
Trematoda isolation & purification
Zoonoses epidemiology
Zoonoses parasitology
Food Parasitology
Physical Sciences Environmental Science Ecology Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Parasitology Parasites and Host Interactions
Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Parasitology Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
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Sumario:The present study aims to report zoonotic parasites in Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828), acquired in a fish market in the Peruvian Amazon. Forty specimens of H. littorale with an average size of 12.3 ± 2.5 cm and weight 58.3 ± 10 g were acquired in the “Santa Clara” Market, in the city of Iquitos, Loreto-Peru. Fish samples were taken alive, placed in plastic bags with water, and transported to the laboratory of “Parasitologia y Sanidad Acuicola” of “Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana” in Iquitos, Peru for analyses. Two groups of endoparasites were identified: Trematoda, with specimens of Clinostomum sp. parasitizing the musculature and skin, and Nematoda, with specimens of Eustrongylides sp. parasitizing the intestine. The findings of the present study constitute a health risk in the event of accidental ingestion of any of these parasites. Socialization campaigns on the dangers of raw or undercooked fish consumption should be implemented by the competent authorities to guarantee the health of the Amazonian population.

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