Author/Authors :
Vargas-Arzola، نويسنده , , Jaime and Segura-Salvador، نويسنده , , Aristeo and Reyes-Velasco، نويسنده , , Leobardo and Dيaz-Chiguer، نويسنده , , Dylan L. and Mلrquez-Navarro، نويسنده , , Adriلn and Leَn-Avila، نويسنده , , Gloria and Ibaٌez-Cervantes، نويسنده , , Gabriela and Camacho، نويسنده , , Alejandro D. and Sلnchez-Manzano، نويسنده , , Rosa Ma. and Nogueda-Torres، نويسنده , , Benjamيn، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Metacercariae of Paragonimus mexicanus were collected in crabs Tehuana guerreroensis (Rathbun, 1933) in the municipality of Putla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Metacercariae were found in 20.8% of the crabs collected, with an average of 1.9 metacercarie per crab. Stained metacercariae showed the specific characteristics of P. mexicanus by morphology and sequencing a fragment of the 28S ribosomal gene obtained by PCR. These findings reveal that T. guerreroensis is an intermediate host for P. mexicanus; this new report is relevant considering the potential risk of transmission in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico.
Keywords :
Crabs , Tehuana , Paragonimus mexicanus , Metacercariae
