A review on fish-borne zoonotic parasites in Iran

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BACKGROUND: Fish is a great nutritious food and provides quality protein and a variety of vitamins and minerals. This contributes significantly to the economy and food security in Iran. However, there are safety concerns related to the presence of zoonotic parasites.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is, therefore, to review fish-borne zoonotic parasites in Iran.

METHODS: Keywords such as fish-borne, parasites, zoonotic, Iran, and some names of fish-borne zoonotic parasites were searched in databases including PubMed, Science Direct, Elsevier, SID, Magiran, Irandoc, Google Scholar and the World Health Organization.

RESULTS: The most common fish-borne parasites with zoonotic potential identified in reports in the literature were the protozoa Balantidium spp., Myxobolus spp. and Sarcosystis sp.; the trematodes Heterophyes heterophyes and Clinostomum complanatum; the cestodes Ligula intestinalis and Diphyllobothrium latum; the nematodes Pseudoterranova sp., Anisakis spp., Contracaecum spp., Raphidascaris spp., Eustrongylides spp. and Capillaria sp.; and the acanthocephal Corynosoma spp.

CONCLUSIONS: The potential risk factors for the transmission of fish-borne zoonotic parasites to humans are consumption of raw or undercooked infected fish, contact with contaminated water and contact with infected fish. There is a need for epidemiological surveillance of fish for parasites with zoonotic potential and of occurrence of infections in humans to better understand the public health significance and design prevention programs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Veterinary medicine and science - 9(2023), 2 vom: 21. März, Seite 748-777

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hajipour, Nasser [VerfasserIn]
Valizadeh, Hadi [VerfasserIn]
Ketzis, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fish-borne
Food safety
Iran
Journal Article
Parasite
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Zoonotic

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Date Completed 23.03.2023

Date Revised 02.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/vms3.981

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347860915