TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of Paragonimus mexicanus (Trematoda) metacercariae in crabs from Oaxaca, Mexico
AU - Vargas-Arzola, Jaime
AU - Segura-Salvador, Aristeo
AU - Reyes-Velasco, Leobardo
AU - Díaz-Chiguer, Dylan L.
AU - Márquez-Navarro, Adrián
AU - León-Avila, Gloria
AU - Ibañez-Cervantes, Gabriela
AU - Camacho, Alejandro D.
AU - Sánchez-Manzano, Rosa Ma
AU - Nogueda-Torres, Benjamín
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Metacercariae of Paragonimus mexicanus were collected in crabs Tehuana guerreroensis (Rathbun, 1933) in the municipality of Putla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Metacercariae were found in 20.8% of the crabs collected, with an average of 1.9 metacercarie per crab. Stained metacercariae showed the specific characteristics of P. mexicanus by morphology and sequencing a fragment of the 28S ribosomal gene obtained by PCR. These findings reveal that T. guerreroensis is an intermediate host for P. mexicanus; this new report is relevant considering the potential risk of transmission in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.
AB - Metacercariae of Paragonimus mexicanus were collected in crabs Tehuana guerreroensis (Rathbun, 1933) in the municipality of Putla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Metacercariae were found in 20.8% of the crabs collected, with an average of 1.9 metacercarie per crab. Stained metacercariae showed the specific characteristics of P. mexicanus by morphology and sequencing a fragment of the 28S ribosomal gene obtained by PCR. These findings reveal that T. guerreroensis is an intermediate host for P. mexicanus; this new report is relevant considering the potential risk of transmission in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.
KW - Crabs
KW - Metacercariae
KW - Paragonimus mexicanus
KW - Tehuana
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901495276&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.05.004
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 24836918
SN - 0001-706X
VL - 137
SP - 95
EP - 98
JO - Acta Tropica
JF - Acta Tropica
ER -