Informace o projektu
Invasive zoonotic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in endemic lizards
- Kód projektu
- MUNI/IGA/1182/2021
- Období řešení
- 1/2022 - 12/2022
- Investor / Programový rámec / typ projektu
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Masarykova univerzita
- Interní grantová agentura MU
- Fakulta / Pracoviště MU
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Přírodovědecká fakulta
- MVDr. Lucia Anettová, Ph.D.
The rat lungworm A. cantonensis is an invasive nematode with impact on human and animal health. It originates in South-East Asia but spread worldwide including foci near Europe, especially in fragile island ecosystems. Our recent findings of the parasite in endemic lizards Gallotia galloti in Tenerife open a range of questions related to a role of these paratenic hosts in transmission of A.c. in the Macaronesian ecosystem and the impact on lizards’ fitness.
Publikace
Počet publikací: 2
2024
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Co-introduction into a delicate island ecosystem: metastrongyloid nematodes (superfamily Metastrongyloidea) of veterinary and medical importance circulating in aquatic and terrestrial environments of Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Parasitology Research, rok: 2024, ročník: 123, vydání: 10, DOI
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Lizards as sentinels for the distribution of Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Epidemiology and Infection, rok: 2024, ročník: 152, vydání: December, DOI