Prevalence study of Echinococcus granulosus in guanaco (Lama guanicoe) from the Chilean Patagonia unexpectedly reveals the southernmost limit of Taenia omissa
Cristian A Alvarez Rojas, Juan Francisco Alvarez, Juliana Iglesias, Anson V Koehler, Cristian Bonacic · 2024
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Description
Cristian Alvarez Rojas and co-authors hunt tapeworm cysts in Patagonian guanacos in a 2024 paper. The team set out to measure one worm species that also infects people and livestock. Guanacos from mainland Chile and from an island were checked after death. What they found on the mainland surprised them: a different tapeworm, known from pumas, had never been recorded so far south in a host.
The mainland worms sat mostly in the liver, while the expected species favors the lungs. On the island, where no pumas live, only the expected species appeared. One animal carried a third species as well. Meat inspectors in the region now know two look-alike cysts overlap and must be told apart.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cristian A Alvarez Rojas, Juan Francisco Alvarez, Juliana Iglesias, Anson V Koehler, Cristian Bonacic |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |