Parasitic infection levels by Anisakis spp. larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo (Osteichthyes: Trichiuridae) from Portuguese waters

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Cristina Cruz (Author) FCUP; Aurelia Saraiva (Author) FCUP; Maria Joao Santos (Author) FCUP; Jorge C Eiras (Author) FCUP; Carla Ventura (Author) Other; Joao Paulo Soares (Author) Other; Margarida Hermida (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Scientia Marina

Vol. 73 No. 3

Pages: 115-120

ISSN: 0214-8358

Publisher: CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Earth and related Environmental sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-E82

DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73s2115

Abstract (EN): Aphanopus carbo. black scabbardfish, specimens from 3 Portuguese regions (the mainland. Madeira and the Azores) during four (mainland and Madeira) or two (Azores) seasons of the year were examined for the presence of Anisakis. All the fish examined (n=287) were infected with Anisakis L(3) larvae (prevalence = 100%). Significant geographical differences in intensity were found: the Azores showed the lowest mean intensity value (53.7) and Madeira the highest one (253.9). The intensity of infection was positively correlated with the host length in specimens of Sesimbra and Madeira. Significant seasonal differences in intensity were found in the studied regions. The very high values ill prevalence and intensity strongly suggest that the consumption of raw or undercooked black scabbard fish is a potential risk for human health.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6