First Report of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) in European Perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) from an Italian Subalpine Lake: A Risk for Public Health?

Vasco Menconi, Chiara Manfrin, Paolo Pastorino, Davide Mugetti, Luana Cortinovis, Elisabetta Pizzul, Alberto Pallavicini and Marino Prearo
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Vasco Menconi: The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Chiara Manfrin: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Paolo Pastorino: The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Davide Mugetti: The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Luana Cortinovis: DVM, 24021 Albino (Bergamo), Italy
Elisabetta Pizzul: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Alberto Pallavicini: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Marino Prearo: The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 4, 1-7

Abstract: Clinostomum complanatum , a digenean trematode of the Clinostomidae family, is a fish-borne zoonotic parasite responsible for Halzoun syndrome in humans and is transmitted through the consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish. Of the total of 112 specimens of European perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) sampled from a subalpine lake (Lake Endine) in North Italy in 2019, 21 (18.75%) tested positive for encysted metacercariae in the fillet. This study reports the first isolation of C. complanatum in P. fluviatilis and highlights the possible zoonotic risk for consumers, since P. fluviatilis is a food fish used in the traditional local cuisine.

Keywords: clinostomidae; epidemiological survey; public health; zoonoses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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