PARASITIC INFESTATIONS AND INFECTIONS IN MARINE FISH (ACTINOPTERYGII: LUTJANIDAE AND MULLIDAE) MARKETED IN BRAZIL – AN ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ISSUE

Authors

  • Ana Paula dos Santos Ferreira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Nicolas Tarmeño Rojas Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Sirlei da Costa Queiroz Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Letícia Gabriela Poblete Vidal Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Francinete Torres Barreiro da Fonseca Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Júnior Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • José Luis Luque Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Jaqueline Bianque Oliveira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v25i4.75537

Keywords:

anisakiasis, arthropods, coccidian, helminths, zoonosis

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the parasitic fauna, the impact of the parasite-host relationship and the potential risk of transmission of zoonotic parasites in fish marketed in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (Northeastern of Brazil). Ectoparasites and endoparasites were collected in Pseudupeneus maculatus (n=34), Lutjanus synagris (n=23), and Ocyurus chrysurus (n=20). Organs and/or tissues with and without parasites were processed by routine histological techniques. Overall, 43 (55.8%) specimens were parasitized by: Rocinela signata; Lernanthropus sp.; Lernaeolophus sultanus; Goussia sp.; Haliotrema sp.; Raphidascaris (Ichthyascaris) sp.; Cucullanus sp.; larvae of Pseudoterranova sp., Contracaecum sp., Anisakis sp., and Trypanorhyncha.
Macroscopic and/or histological alterations were associated with Lernantrhopus sp. (gills) and Pseudoterranova sp. (liver) in O. chrysurus; R. signata (gills) in P. maculatus; and Lernaeolophus sultanus (maxilla) of L. synagris. Histological analysis was shown to be a tool that provides important knowledge about the impact of the parasites on the health of studied marine fish. New records of parasites are presented (Lernanthropus sp. in O. chrysurus, Goussia sp. in P. maculatus, L. sultanus in L. synagris) and parasites of importance in Public Health are registered (Anisakis sp., Pseudoterranova sp., Contracaecum sp., and Trypanorhyncha), emphasizing the need for measures to avoid the risk of transmission to consumer. The information contributes to the knowledge
about the parasitic fauna of fish and its distribution along the coast of Brazil.

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

Ferreira, A. P. dos S., Tarmeño Rojas, N., Queiroz, S. da C., Vidal, L. G. P., da Fonseca, F. T. B., da Silva Júnior, V. A., … Oliveira, J. B. (2020). PARASITIC INFESTATIONS AND INFECTIONS IN MARINE FISH (ACTINOPTERYGII: LUTJANIDAE AND MULLIDAE) MARKETED IN BRAZIL – AN ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ISSUE. Archives of Veterinary Science, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v25i4.75537

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Quality Control and Food Safety

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