Confirmation of Galba truncatula as an intermediate host snail for Calicophoron daubneyi in Great Britain, with evidence of alternative snail species hosting Fasciola hepatica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fasciola hepatica is a highly prevalent parasite infecting livestock in Great Britain, while Calicophoron daubneyi is an emerging parasite within the GB livestock industry. Both F. hepatica and C. daubneyi require an intermediate host snail to complete their life-cycles and infect ruminants; however, there has been no confirmation of the intermediate host of C. daubneyi in GB, while there are questions regarding alternative host snails to Galba truncatula for F. hepatica. In this study, PCR was used to identify C. daubneyi hosting snail species on Welsh pastures and to identify any alternative snail species hosting F. hepatica.

Findings

Two hundred and sixty four snails were collected between May-September 2015 from six farms in mid-Wales known to have livestock i

SUBMITTER: Jones RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4688931 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature