Seasonal variation of parasitic infections in Asian swamp eels from local markets in Yangon, Myanmar Parasitic infection in Asian swamp eels from local markets in Yangon, Myanmar

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Acanthocephalan, Asian swamp eels, Gnathostoma, Myanmar

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Aung Phyo Wai
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Panupan Sripan
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Thidarut Boonmars
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Pranee Sriraj
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Ratchadawan Aukkanimart
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Jiraporn Songsri
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Parichart Boueroy
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Sirintip Boonjaraspinyo
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KhonKaen University, KhonKaen 40002, Thailand
Sukhonthip Khueangchaingkhwang
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Porntip Laummaunwai
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Zhiliang Wu
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Benjamabhorn Pumhirunroj
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Atchara Artchayasawat
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Kanpicha Chomphumee
Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Panaratana Rattanasuwan
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University,Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Chatanun Eamudomkarn
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Opal Pitaksakulrat
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Nuttapon Ekobol
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Abstract

Several parasites from eels are the zoonosis and clinically important, as they can cause food-borne parasitic zoonoses in humans. In this study, parasitic infections in Asian swamp eels were observed from local market in Yangon, Myanmar in raining, cold and hot seasons during 2016-2017. Asian swamp eels were purchased from local market in Yangon, Myanmar and observed parasitic infection using liver and intestine dissection, staining and identification under microscopy. The data were analyzed using Pearson's chi-squared test and Bonferroni correction. Asian swamp eels were infected with several parasites, such as Gnathostoma, Acanthocephalan, Clinostomum complanatum and Bothriocephalus Rudolphi. The most of parasites were Gnathostoma subsequence to Acanthocephalan. The highest number of Gnathostoma larvae was found in raining season, and the highest number in a single eel was 69 and 4.8 larvae per eel. The highest number of Acanthocephalan was found in cold season, 117 adults and 1.8 adult per eel. Gnathostoma larvae were observed in both the intestines and livers. Acanthocephalan adults were observed in only the intestines. This is the first report that has found Acanthocephalan, B. claviceps and C. complanatum in Asian swamp eels from Myanmar. This study suggests that concerning of eating uncooked eel or processing eel is very importance, which may cause of human parasitic infection.

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Wai, A. P., Sripan, P., Boonmars, T., Sriraj, P., Aukkanimart, R., Songsri, J., Boueroy, P., Boonjaraspinyo, S., Khueangchaingkhwang, S., Laummaunwai, P., Wu, Z., Pumhirunroj, B., Artchayasawat, A., Chomphumee, K., Rattanasuwan, P., Eamudomkarn, C., Pitaksakulrat, O., & Ekobol, N. (2019). Seasonal variation of parasitic infections in Asian swamp eels from local markets in Yangon, Myanmar: Parasitic infection in Asian swamp eels from local markets in Yangon, Myanmar. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 17(2), 181–193. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/vis/article/view/174322
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