Seasonal trend of Anisakidae infestation in South Mediterranean bluefish

A total of 1104 fish samples from markets of Sicily were analysed for the detection and species identification of Anisakidae nematodes. The preliminary analysis of the fish samples showed the presence of 2459 larvae. All the fish species revealed different prevalence of infestation, with a maximum o...

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Published in:Natural product research 2020-01, Vol.34 (1), p.158-161
Main Authors: Cammilleri, Gaetano, Pulvirenti, Andrea, Costa, Antonella, Graci, Stefania, Collura, Rosaria, Buscemi, Maria Drussilla, Sciortino, Sonia, Vitale Badaco, Valeria, Vazzana, Mirella, Brunone, Mariagrazia, Vella, Antonio, Di Bella, Calogero, Ferrantelli, Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anisakiasis - parasitology
Anisakidae
Anisakis
Anisakis - pathogenicity
Anisakis spp
Fish
Fish Diseases - parasitology
Fishes - parasitology
Food Parasitology
Health risks
Infestation
Larvae
Lepidopus caudatus
Mediterranean Sea
morphological identification
Nematoda - genetics
Nematodes
PCR-RFLP
Perciformes - parasitology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
prevalence of infestation
Restriction fragment length polymorphism
Seafood - parasitology
Seasons
Sicily
Species
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Summary:A total of 1104 fish samples from markets of Sicily were analysed for the detection and species identification of Anisakidae nematodes. The preliminary analysis of the fish samples showed the presence of 2459 larvae. All the fish species revealed different prevalence of infestation, with a maximum of 100% for Lepidopus caudatus and a minimum of 4.5% in Sardina pilchardus. The 80% of the larvae examined by PCR-RFLP analysis belonged to Anisakis pegreffii species. The seasonal infestation trend of Anisakis was evaluated in all the fish sample examined. The results of the seasonal infestation trend showed a marked connection with the ecological aspects of the fish species examined. As far as we know, this work report for the first time important ecological aspects of Lepidopus caudatus specimens of South Mediterranean. This work could be useful to plan a seasonal fishing strategy aimed at reducing the health risks related to Anisakis.
ISSN:1478-6419
1478-6427
DOI:10.1080/14786419.2019.1573232