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Reviewing biodiversity and epidemiological aspects of anisakid nematodes from the North-east Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2017

S. Mattiucci ,
P. Cipriani ,
M. Paoletti ,
A. Levsen  and
G. Nascetti
S. Mattiucci*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Parasitology, ‘Sapienza – University of Rome’, P.le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 RomeItaly
P. Cipriani
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Parasitology, ‘Sapienza – University of Rome’, P.le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 RomeItaly Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, University Road s/n - 01100 Viterbo, Italy
M. Paoletti
Affiliation:
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, University Road s/n - 01100 Viterbo, Italy
A. Levsen
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research(NIFES), Strandgaten 229, N-5002 Bergen, Norway
G. Nascetti
Affiliation:
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, University Road s/n - 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This review provides an inventory of the biodiversity of the anisakid species identified so far from fish and marine mammals of the NE Atlantic Ocean. The paper reviews and discusses various taxonomical and epidemiological aspects related to biodiversity assessment, with emphasis on: (1) taxa recognized as ‘biological species’ based on molecular/genetic markers; (2) current molecular/genetic approaches to identify the species at different developmental stages; (3) ecological data related to the actual geographical distribution and definitive host preferences of the species; (4) their distribution in various, commercially important fish species in northern European waters; (5) their possible occurrence in farmed fish; and, finally, (6) an update of their zoonotic potential as causative agents of anisakidosis in humans.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 91 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 422 - 439
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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