TY - JOUR
T1 - Coprological tests underestimate Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus burden in wild boar
AU - Gassó, Diana
AU - Serrano, Emmanuel
AU - Castillo-Contreras, Raquel
AU - Aguilar, Xavier Fernández
AU - Cadena, Andreu Colom
AU - Velarde, Roser
AU - Mentaberre, Gregorio
AU - López-Olvera, Jorge Ramón
AU - Risco, David
AU - Gonçalves, Pilar
AU - Lavín, Santiago
AU - Fernandez-Llário, Pedro
AU - Segalés, Joaquim
AU - Ferrer, David
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The present study evaluated the limitations of the coprological sedimentation test to assess Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infestation in 59 wild boars (Sus scrofa) from central Spain. The coprological sedimentation test appeared to be a poor predictor of both prevalence of infestation and the real parasite burden due to the high number of false negative results (prevalence was reduced from 61 to 16 %). Because of the potential increased risk of this zoonosis, it is suggested that alternative techniques be used in wildlife surveillance programmes.
AB - © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The present study evaluated the limitations of the coprological sedimentation test to assess Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infestation in 59 wild boars (Sus scrofa) from central Spain. The coprological sedimentation test appeared to be a poor predictor of both prevalence of infestation and the real parasite burden due to the high number of false negative results (prevalence was reduced from 61 to 16 %). Because of the potential increased risk of this zoonosis, it is suggested that alternative techniques be used in wildlife surveillance programmes.
KW - Acanthocephalan
KW - Faecal egg count
KW - McMaster
KW - Sedimentation
KW - Sus scrofa
U2 - 10.1007/s00436-016-4976-7
DO - 10.1007/s00436-016-4976-7
M3 - Article
SN - 0932-0113
VL - 115
SP - 2103
EP - 2105
JO - Parasitology Research
JF - Parasitology Research
IS - 5
ER -