Abstract:
:Precise identification of avian schistosomes in the genus Trichobilharzia at the species level is difficult and requires both traditional morphological and molecular techniques. To obtain satisfactory results by traditional methods, the characteristics of the intact adults or large fragments of male and females are necessary. The present study aimed to introduce a more efficient method for collecting eggs and both fragments and intact worms for morphological identification of visceral Trichobilharzia spp. Thirty-eight domestic ducks (twenty-eight fresh and ten frozen) were studied. For fresh samples, warm saline (40-45 °C) was injected into the portal vein or liver tissue, followed by slicing of the liver to small pieces in a large Petri dish. All materials were then transferred into the laboratory sieves arranged from the largest to the smallest mesh size and while crushed with the hand, washed, and filtered using a trigger water sprayer. The collected materials were studied under a stereomicroscope for parasite eggs, fragments, and full-length worms. Out of 28 freshly killed ducks, 19 (67.9%) and of 10 frozen ducks 6 (60%) were positive for visceral Trichobilharzia spp. The full-length worms and large fragments of male worms were mostly recovered with the mesh no. 150 (diameter of 106 μm) and small fragments, especially of females, and eggs with the mesh no. 270 (diameter of 53 μm). In addition to large numbers of fragments, 15 full-length adults were obtained from fresh and 2 from frozen ducks. The number of collected full-length adults was related to the worm burden. Since morphological description of different species of the genus Trichobilharzia is primarily based on the availability of adult worms, the application of methods that provide a higher number of intact males and females will result in better characterization of the species and deposition of appropriate voucher specimens. These results show the present method as a suitable tool for the collection of quality adults of visceral Trichobilharzia spp. in ducks.
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Parasitol Resjournal_title
Parasitology researchauthors
Ashrafi K,Brant SVdoi
10.1007/s00436-019-06573-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-03-01 00:00:00pages
1167-1172issue
3eissn
0932-0113issn
1432-1955pii
10.1007/s00436-019-06573-7journal_volume
119pub_type
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