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Dr. Màrius V. Fuentes
Parasites and Health UV-Research Group, Universitat de València, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 12 July 2021 in Animals
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Suncus etruscus is the smallest living mammal on Earth by mass. Most adults weigh 1.8–3 g with a body length of 35–48 mm. Catching it in small mammal traps in nature is extremely difficult due to its minute size, and therefore special trapping methods must be used. We had the unique opportunity of studying, for the first time, the helminth parasites of 166 individuals of S. etruscus, part of the largest collection in the world, which belonged to the French scientist Dr Roger Fons (1942–2016). A total of 150 individuals were captured in the Banyuls-Cerbère area (France) and 16 in the island of Corsica (France). We found seven helminth species, specifically, the cestodes Joyeuxiella pasqualei larvae, Mesocestoides sp. larvae, Staphylocystis claudevaucheri, S. banyulsensis, S. cerberensis, and Pseudhymenolepis sp., and the nematodes Aonchotheca sp. and Nematoda gen. sp. larvae. Neither trematodes nor acanthocephalans were detected. We provide prevalences, infracommunity compositions, and helminth associations. The adult helminth community of S. etruscus seems to be highly specific, i.e., oioxenous, and linked to its insectivore diet. Due to its small size, S. etruscus has undergone numerous physiological adaptations that have probably influenced its helminth spectrum as well as its helminth specificity.

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María Galán-Puchades; Santiago Mas-Coma; María Valero; Màrius Fuentes. First Data on the Helminth Community of the Smallest Living Mammal on Earth, the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew, Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Animals 2021, 11, 2074 .

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María Galán-Puchades, Santiago Mas-Coma, María Valero, Màrius Fuentes. First Data on the Helminth Community of the Smallest Living Mammal on Earth, the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew, Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Animals. 2021; 11 (7):2074.

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María Galán-Puchades; Santiago Mas-Coma; María Valero; Màrius Fuentes. 2021. "First Data on the Helminth Community of the Smallest Living Mammal on Earth, the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew, Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)." Animals 11, no. 7: 2074.

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Published: 14 April 2021 in Tissue and Cell
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The present study describes the ultrastructural organization of the spermatozoa of the brachylaimid digenean Ityogonimus ocreatus (Ityogoniminae) by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Live digeneans were collected from the digestive tract of an Iberian mole Talpa occidentalis (Eulipotyphla, Talpidae) captured accidentally during a vole pest control campaign in Priesca (Asturias, Spain). The TEM study reveals that the I. ocreatus sperm are filiform, tapered at both extremities, and have two 9+'1' trepaxonematan axonemes, external ornamentation of the plasma membrane associated with cortical microtubules, spine-like bodies, two bundles of parallel cortical microtubules and one mitochondrion overlapping the anterior part of the nucleus. The external ornamentation of the plasma membrane is located in the posterior part of the anterior region. The maximum number of parallel cortical microtubules (45) is located in the anterior part of the sperm cells. Our results are compared with the available data on the family Brachylaimidae, especially on the other Ityogoniminae studied to date (Scaphiostomum palaearcticum).

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Roser Adalid; Jordi Torres; Màrius Vicent Fuentes; Jordi Miquel. First spermatological data on the digenean genus Ityogonimus derived from the description of sperm characters of Ityogonimus ocreatus (Brachylaimidae: Ityogoniminae). Tissue and Cell 2021, 72, 101541 .

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Roser Adalid, Jordi Torres, Màrius Vicent Fuentes, Jordi Miquel. First spermatological data on the digenean genus Ityogonimus derived from the description of sperm characters of Ityogonimus ocreatus (Brachylaimidae: Ityogoniminae). Tissue and Cell. 2021; 72 ():101541.

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Roser Adalid; Jordi Torres; Màrius Vicent Fuentes; Jordi Miquel. 2021. "First spermatological data on the digenean genus Ityogonimus derived from the description of sperm characters of Ityogonimus ocreatus (Brachylaimidae: Ityogoniminae)." Tissue and Cell 72, no. : 101541.

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Published: 07 March 2021 in Pathogens
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Rattus norvegicus, the brown or Norway rat, is the most abundant mammal after humans in urban areas, where they live in close proximity to people. Among rodent-borne diseases, the reservoir role of Norway rats of zoonotic parasites in cities has practically been ignored. Considering the parasitic diseases in the One Health approach, we intended to identify and quantify the zoonotic intestinal protozoans (ZIP) in an urban population of R. norvegicus in the city of Barcelona, Spain. We studied the presence of ZIP in 100 rats trapped in parks (n = 15) as well as in the city’s sewage system (n = 85) in the winter of 2016/17. The protozoans were molecularly identified by means of a multiplex PCR (AllplexTM Gastrointestinal Panel-Parasite Assay). We also investigated the presence of co-infections among the species found. Four ZIP were identified, presenting significant prevalences in sewers, specifically Blastocystis (83.5%), Giardia duodenalis (37.7%), Cryptosporidium spp. (34.1%), and Dientamoeba fragilis (14.1%). Several co-infections among the detected ZIP were also detected. The reservoir role of ZIP that Norway rats play in cities as well as the role rats may play as sentinels of zoonotic parasites affecting humans in urban areas are strongly backed up by our findings. The increasing worldwide urbanization, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic are factors that are producing an increase in human–rat interactions. Our results should be considered a warning to the authorities to intensify rat control and surveillance in public health interventions.

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María Galán-Puchades; María Trelis; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Susana Cifre; Carla Gosálvez; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius Fuentes. One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, Rattus norvegicus, in Barcelona, Spain. Pathogens 2021, 10, 311 .

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María Galán-Puchades, María Trelis, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Susana Cifre, Carla Gosálvez, Joan Sanxis-Furió, Jordi Pascual, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Sandra Franco, Víctor Peracho, Tomás Montalvo, Màrius Fuentes. One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, Rattus norvegicus, in Barcelona, Spain. Pathogens. 2021; 10 (3):311.

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María Galán-Puchades; María Trelis; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Susana Cifre; Carla Gosálvez; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius Fuentes. 2021. "One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, Rattus norvegicus, in Barcelona, Spain." Pathogens 10, no. 3: 311.

Correspondence
Published: 25 February 2021 in Gastroenterología y Hepatología
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Màrius Vicent Fuentes; Rubén Bueno; Sandra Sáez-Durán; María Teresa Galán-Puchades. Angiostrongiliasis humana. Aclaraciones a propósito del reporte de un caso importado en España. Gastroenterología y Hepatología 2021, 1 .

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Màrius Vicent Fuentes, Rubén Bueno, Sandra Sáez-Durán, María Teresa Galán-Puchades. Angiostrongiliasis humana. Aclaraciones a propósito del reporte de un caso importado en España. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 2021; ():1.

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Màrius Vicent Fuentes; Rubén Bueno; Sandra Sáez-Durán; María Teresa Galán-Puchades. 2021. "Angiostrongiliasis humana. Aclaraciones a propósito del reporte de un caso importado en España." Gastroenterología y Hepatología , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 03 November 2020 in Food Microbiology
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Infection with Toxoplasma gondii in humans has usually been related to the consumption of raw, undercooked or cured meat. Our study is based on the detection of T. gondii in cured legs and shoulders made from 100% Iberian sows fed mainly with acorn and raised as outdoor livestock in Aracena (Spain), which having been elaborated following a specific curing process (time period and location). An outdoor farm with a total of 636 animals was studied, showing a seroprevalence of 10% for the parasite T. gondii. Twenty individuals were chosen to be experimentally infected and slaughtered 60 days post-infection. Their legs and shoulders were processed to make 100% Iberian ham legs and shoulders. The meat ready to be eaten was analyzed by quantification and viability assays using magnetic capture real-time qPCR and bioassay techniques proving that this specific traditional “Cinco Jotas” curing process 100% Iberian ham is strong enough to eliminate the parasite T. gondii, resulting in a safe product for consumers.

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Mercedes Gomez-Samblas; Susana Vilchez; Rocío Ortega-Velázquez; Màrius V. Fuentes; Antonio Osuna. Absence of Toxoplasma gondii in 100% Iberian products from experimentally infected pigs cured following a specific traditional process. Food Microbiology 2020, 95, 103665 .

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Mercedes Gomez-Samblas, Susana Vilchez, Rocío Ortega-Velázquez, Màrius V. Fuentes, Antonio Osuna. Absence of Toxoplasma gondii in 100% Iberian products from experimentally infected pigs cured following a specific traditional process. Food Microbiology. 2020; 95 ():103665.

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Mercedes Gomez-Samblas; Susana Vilchez; Rocío Ortega-Velázquez; Màrius V. Fuentes; Antonio Osuna. 2020. "Absence of Toxoplasma gondii in 100% Iberian products from experimentally infected pigs cured following a specific traditional process." Food Microbiology 95, no. : 103665.

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Published: 16 June 2020 in Fisheries Research
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Horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, specimens sold in supermarket chains in the metropolitan area of València (Spain) were analyzed to assess which intrinsic and extrinsic factors are able to diminish the risk of human anisakiosis. 202 T. trachurus, caught in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, were examined for ascaridoid nematodes. The overall prevalence and abundance of Anisakis type I larvae were 65.3 % and 23.2 helminths/host, respectively, being higher in the Atlantic area (98.2 %; 41.4 helminths/host). 34.2 % of the total fish sample was parasitized in the flesh. Moreover, global prevalence and abundance of Hysterothylacium spp. larvae were 67.3 % and 9.41, respectively, with only 5.9 % of fish parasitized in the flesh, and all larvae were found dead after artificial digestion, suggesting a very low risk of infection. In the case of Anisakis type I, a positive correlation between host body size and parasitic burden was found. T. trachurus should be considered a potential source of anisakiosis infection in Spain. However, given the high prevalence of Hysterothylacium, although not being considered a real human hazard, consumers should be warned about its presence, as they are not able to differentiate between this genus and Anisakis or other ascaridoid nematodes, and can thus be induced to discard the fish infested with Hysterothylacium. The risk of infection by Anisakis can be minimized following the measures established by Spanish and European Union legislation, with the consumption of fresh eviscerated fish, preferably small-sized specimens caught in the Mediterranean, or avoiding small-sized specimens from the Atlantic.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Francisco Codes; Susana Laza; Sandra Hernández; Elena Madrid; María Trelis; Màrius V. Fuentes. Ascaridoid nematodes in horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, sold in Spanish supermarkets—Factors able to diminish consumer risk. Fisheries Research 2020, 230, 105669 .

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti, Francisco Codes, Susana Laza, Sandra Hernández, Elena Madrid, María Trelis, Màrius V. Fuentes. Ascaridoid nematodes in horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, sold in Spanish supermarkets—Factors able to diminish consumer risk. Fisheries Research. 2020; 230 ():105669.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Francisco Codes; Susana Laza; Sandra Hernández; Elena Madrid; María Trelis; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2020. "Ascaridoid nematodes in horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, sold in Spanish supermarkets—Factors able to diminish consumer risk." Fisheries Research 230, no. : 105669.

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Published: 01 June 2019 in Emerging Infectious Diseases
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We detected Leishmania infantum in 98 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped in parks and sewers of Barcelona, Spain. The 84 rats from the sewers showed a prevalence of 33.3% and up to 2,272 estimated parasites. These results, in the most abundant potential reservoir in cities, is of public health concern.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Mercedes Gómez-Samblás; Jose M. Suárez-Morán; Antonio Osuna; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius V. Fuentes. Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019, 25, 1222 -1224.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades, Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Jose M. Suárez-Morán, Antonio Osuna, Joan Sanxis-Furió, Jordi Pascual, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Sandra Franco, Víctor Peracho, Tomás Montalvo, Màrius V. Fuentes. Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2019; 25 (6):1222-1224.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Mercedes Gómez-Samblás; Jose M. Suárez-Morán; Antonio Osuna; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2019. "Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain." Emerging Infectious Diseases 25, no. 6: 1222-1224.

Journal article
Published: 21 February 2019 in Fishes
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Anisakidosis is a fish-borne zoonosis caused by parasitic nematodes of the family Anisakidae, of which the species belonging to Anisakis simplex complex are the most representative. It is considered an emerging disease in Spain. The objective of this study is to analyse the presence of larvae in fish frequently consumed in Spanish supermarkets, inferring the risk of infection. In total 1,786 specimens of 9 different fish species, from two geographical origins (Atlantic and Mediterranean), acquired fresh and not eviscerated were examined for anisakid nematodes. Analysis showed that 33.7% of the samples were parasitized by Anisakis larvae. The horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) presented the highest total prevalence (66.0%), followed by the silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) (59.5%), the mackerel (Scomber scombrus) (58.4%), the blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) (53.9%) and the European hake (Merlucius merlucius) (45.0%). In general, the prevalence was higher in Atlantic than in Mediterranean fish. In all the species analysed, a higher presence of the parasite was detected in the viscera than in the flesh, although in the most parasitized species a noteworthy prevalence and abundance was observed in the flesh. In conclusion, risk factors, like fish species and origin, should be considered by consumers, in addition of following the recommendations established by Commission Regulation (EU) No1276/2011 and the Spanish Royal Decree 1420/2006.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Elena Madrid; María Trelis; Francisco J. Codes; Florimar Gil-Gómez; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Màrius V. Fuentes. Prevalence and Risk of Anisakid Larvae in Fresh Fish Frequently Consumed in Spain: An Overview. Fishes 2019, 4, 13 .

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti, Elena Madrid, María Trelis, Francisco J. Codes, Florimar Gil-Gómez, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Màrius V. Fuentes. Prevalence and Risk of Anisakid Larvae in Fresh Fish Frequently Consumed in Spain: An Overview. Fishes. 2019; 4 (1):13.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Elena Madrid; María Trelis; Francisco J. Codes; Florimar Gil-Gómez; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2019. "Prevalence and Risk of Anisakid Larvae in Fresh Fish Frequently Consumed in Spain: An Overview." Fishes 4, no. 1: 13.

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Published: 01 July 2018 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. On the Visual Diagnosis of Human Taeniasis by Capsule Endoscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2018, 16, 1177 -1178.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes. On the Visual Diagnosis of Human Taeniasis by Capsule Endoscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018; 16 (7):1177-1178.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2018. "On the Visual Diagnosis of Human Taeniasis by Capsule Endoscopy." Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16, no. 7: 1177-1178.

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Published: 30 June 2018 in Veterinary Parasitology
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The brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, with a worldwide distribution, is the most commensal species among synanthropic rodents, since its main habitat, in urban as well as in rural areas, is always linked to humans. Therefore, people living in close proximity to rodent populations can be exposed to infection. Whereas bacteria and viruses are the best known rat-associated zoonoses in urban environments, the role of brown rats as reservoirs for helminth parasites and the associated risk for humans are less well known. Specifically, this role has not been analyzed in Spain to date. A total of 100 R. norvegicus trapped in the sewage system (n = 85), and parks (n = 15) of Barcelona was examined. The overall prevalence of helminth infection was 85%. The helminths found were Hymenolepis nana (17%), H. diminuta (33%) (Cestoda), Calodium hepaticum (17%), Eucoleus gastricus (28%), Aonchotheca annulosa (12%), Trichosomoides crassicauda (7%), Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (46%), Heterakis spumosa (62%), Gongylonema neoplasticum (20%) (Nematoda) and Moniliformis moniliformis (6%) (Acanthocephala). Five of the ten helminth species are considered zoonotic parasites, with rats acting as reservoirs for human infection, i.e. H. nana, H. diminuta, C. hepaticum, G. neoplasticum and M. moniliformis. G. neoplasticum and M. moniliformis are reported for the first time in urban rats in Europe. H. nana, H. diminuta and C. hepaticum are the most widespread species in European cities. For H. nana and C. hepaticum, rats act as effective spreaders of the human infective stage (eggs). For H. diminuta, G. neoplasticum and M. moniliformis, rats act as indirect reservoirs of the zoonoses since the eggs shed by the rats are infective for their insect intermediate hosts only. Medical practitioners need to be made aware of the range of parasites carried by rats, as there is a realistic likelihood that ill health currently caused by rat infestations may be misdiagnosed.

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María Teresa Galán-Puchades; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius V. Fuentes. First survey on zoonotic helminthosis in urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Spain and associated public health considerations. Veterinary Parasitology 2018, 259, 49 -52.

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María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Joan Sanxis-Furió, Jordi Pascual, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Sandra Franco, Víctor Peracho, Tomás Montalvo, Màrius V. Fuentes. First survey on zoonotic helminthosis in urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Spain and associated public health considerations. Veterinary Parasitology. 2018; 259 ():49-52.

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María Teresa Galán-Puchades; Joan Sanxis-Furió; Jordi Pascual; Rubén Bueno-Marí; Sandra Franco; Víctor Peracho; Tomás Montalvo; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2018. "First survey on zoonotic helminthosis in urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Spain and associated public health considerations." Veterinary Parasitology 259, no. : 49-52.

Original paper
Published: 10 May 2018 in Parasitology Research
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Serra Calderona Natural Park, a Mediterranean ecosystem, has been in post-fire regeneration for 10 years. To elucidate which helminth community component species of the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, can be considered biological tags of this process, the influence of intrinsic (host density; host sex and age) and extrinsic factors (site, year, and period of capture; vegetation recovery) on their prevalence and abundance has been analysed, comparing a burned and an unburned area. A total of 564 wood mice (408 from the burned and 156 from the unburned area), from the 2nd to the10th post-fire year, was included in this helminthoecological study. The results suggest that the area in post-fire regeneration is still more vulnerable to periodic environmental changes than the unburned area as deduced from the analysis of the helminth populations of Pseudocatenotaenia matovi, Skrjabinotaenia lobata, Trichuris muris, Eucoleus bacillatus and Aonchotheca annulosa. The intermediate and definitive host populations presented a greater variability to these environmental changes in the burned area (Taenia parva, P. matovi, S. lobata, A. annulosa, Syphacia stroma and S. frederici). In the regenerating area, some behavioural changes in certain populations determined by the host sex are taking place (T. parva, Helgimosomoides polygyrus and S. frederici). During the last years studied, a greater similarity in the populational development of some component species between both areas can be appreciated (H. polygyrus and S. stroma). The role of the wood mouse and its helminth parasites as biological tags of the post-fire regeneration process in Mediterranean ecosystems has been confirmed.

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Sandra Sáez-Durán; Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Sandra Sainz-Elipe; M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. The helminth community component species of the wood mouse as biological tags of a ten post-fire-year regeneration process in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Parasitology Research 2018, 117, 2217 -2231.

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Sandra Sáez-Durán, Ángela L. DeBenedetti, Sandra Sainz-Elipe, M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes. The helminth community component species of the wood mouse as biological tags of a ten post-fire-year regeneration process in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Parasitology Research. 2018; 117 (7):2217-2231.

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Sandra Sáez-Durán; Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Sandra Sainz-Elipe; M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2018. "The helminth community component species of the wood mouse as biological tags of a ten post-fire-year regeneration process in a Mediterranean ecosystem." Parasitology Research 117, no. 7: 2217-2231.

Correspondence
Published: 31 March 2017 in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Pufferfishes construct nests on the sandy bottom of the seabed. Armed tapeworm parasites have on their head or scolex rows of hooks. We pay attention to the bizarre resemblance between these two structures. Download high-res image (244KB)Download full-size image

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Màrius V. Fuentes; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades. Pufferfish nests vs. parasite hooks: A bizarre resemblance. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2017, 6, 69 -69.

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Màrius V. Fuentes, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades. Pufferfish nests vs. parasite hooks: A bizarre resemblance. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 2017; 6 (2):69-69.

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Màrius V. Fuentes; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades. 2017. "Pufferfish nests vs. parasite hooks: A bizarre resemblance." International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6, no. 2: 69-69.

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Published: 01 November 2016 in Folia Zoologica
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Multiparasitism is a common ecological phenomenon, being the norm rather than the exception, in the wild. This article describes the case of a wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, originating from a post-fire regeneration area, infected with multiple helminth species and remarkable overweight. The mouse analyzed was captured at a post-fire regeneration site in the Serra Calderona Natural Park (Comunitat Valenciana, Spain). The rodent was captured and marked for the first time in the spring of 2011, weighing 22.5 g. When it was recaptured in the winter of 2012, it weighed 44.0 g. The mouse was parasitized by a total of 31 helminths belonging to seven species, including six Taenia parva metacestodes. These tapeworm juveniles reached a weight of 12.0 g, more than 25 % of the host's weight. Therefore, multiple parasitism should be considered the real cause of its elevated weight. Although only one case of this unusual overweight has been found in this post-fire regeneration area, it, nevertheless, supports the theory that ecosystem instability can induce unusual situations in the parasite-host system.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Sandra Sainz-Elipe; M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. Unusual multiparasitism causes overweight in a wood mouse,Apodemus sylvaticus(Rodentia: Muridae), from a post-fire regeneration area. Folia Zoologica 2016, 65, 239 -242.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Sandra Sainz-Elipe, M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes. Unusual multiparasitism causes overweight in a wood mouse,Apodemus sylvaticus(Rodentia: Muridae), from a post-fire regeneration area. Folia Zoologica. 2016; 65 (3):239-242.

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Ángela L. DeBenedetti; Sandra Sáez-Durán; Sandra Sainz-Elipe; M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2016. "Unusual multiparasitism causes overweight in a wood mouse,Apodemus sylvaticus(Rodentia: Muridae), from a post-fire regeneration area." Folia Zoologica 65, no. 3: 239-242.

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Published: 01 October 2016 in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Marius V. Fuentes. On the role of Taenia asiatica in human cases of cysticercosis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34, 2030 .

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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Marius V. Fuentes. On the role of Taenia asiatica in human cases of cysticercosis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016; 34 (10):2030.

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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Marius V. Fuentes. 2016. "On the role of Taenia asiatica in human cases of cysticercosis." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 34, no. 10: 2030.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2016 in Helminthologia
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Summary Information about the prevalence of helminth parasites of the yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis, in the Iberian Peninsula is almost non-existent and there is no reliable data reported from Spain. Fourteen A. flavicollis from the Erro River valley (Navarre, Spain) were examined for endoparasites, between February 2001 and July 2002. Thirteen specimens (92.9 %) of the total sample were parasitized by at least one of the following six helminth species: one trematode (Corrigia vitta), one cestode (Taenia parva larvae) and four nematodes (Trichuris muris, Calodium hepaticum, Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Syphacia stroma). This is the first report about the helminthfauna of A. flavicollis in the Iberian Peninsula. Nevertheless, a larger number of hosts should be analysed to complete these preliminary results and to adequately characterize the helminth community of this rodent. The finding of C. hepaticum, the causative agent of human capillarosis, stands out.

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Á. L. DeBenedetti; S. Sainz-Elipe; S. Sáez-Durán; David Galicia; A. Imaz; M. T. Galán-Puchades; Màrius V Fuentes. First report on the helminthfauna of the yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis, in the Iberian Peninsula. Helminthologia 2016, 53, 294 -297.

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Á. L. DeBenedetti, S. Sainz-Elipe, S. Sáez-Durán, David Galicia, A. Imaz, M. T. Galán-Puchades, Màrius V Fuentes. First report on the helminthfauna of the yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis, in the Iberian Peninsula. Helminthologia. 2016; 53 (3):294-297.

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Á. L. DeBenedetti; S. Sainz-Elipe; S. Sáez-Durán; David Galicia; A. Imaz; M. T. Galán-Puchades; Màrius V Fuentes. 2016. "First report on the helminthfauna of the yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis, in the Iberian Peninsula." Helminthologia 53, no. 3: 294-297.

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Published: 01 September 2016 in Food Microbiology
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Epidemiological studies of toxoplasmosis show that infection in humans is mainly caused by the consumption of raw, undercooked or cured meat. Cured "Serrano" ham is a typical pork product from the Mediterranean area, highly valued for its flavour. The "Serrano" ham is prepared from pork meat and undergoes a process known as curing and a subsequent fermentation without thermal or smoking treatments. The viability of Toxoplasma gondii in hams and shoulders from experimentally infected pigs that have been subject to different curing processes has been studied in order to evaluate the best method to completely eliminate the viable protozoa. The different treatments include, i) freezing the legs and shoulders below -20 °C for 3 days before salting with marine salt, ii) salting the meat with marine salt and nitrites, iii) salting only with marine salt (traditional process) and iv) salting with marine salt and then freezing at -20 °C for 3 days after the curing period. The ham leg samples were cured for 7 months and the shoulder samples for 5 months. The presence of T. gondii in the different treatments was studied by a "magnetic-capture" method for the isolation of T. gondii DNA and a quantitative real-time PCR to estimate the T. gondii burden in the ham legs and shoulders. The infectivity capacity of T. gondii in positive samples was assayed by bioassays in mice and some physicochemical parameters, such as pH, water activity (aw) and salt content, were evaluated at the end of the curing time. In all the cases where the samples were frozen the T. gondii infectivity was eliminated. In samples in which the meat was salted in marine salt plus nitrites, the parasite viability remained for longer than in the traditional salting process. The methods described here could be useful for producers to guarantee the safety of their products.

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M. Gomez-Samblas; S. Vilchez; J.C. Racero; M.V. Fuentes; A. Osuna. Toxoplasma gondii detection and viability assays in ham legs and shoulders from experimentally infected pigs. Food Microbiology 2016, 58, 112 -120.

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M. Gomez-Samblas, S. Vilchez, J.C. Racero, M.V. Fuentes, A. Osuna. Toxoplasma gondii detection and viability assays in ham legs and shoulders from experimentally infected pigs. Food Microbiology. 2016; 58 ():112-120.

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M. Gomez-Samblas; S. Vilchez; J.C. Racero; M.V. Fuentes; A. Osuna. 2016. "Toxoplasma gondii detection and viability assays in ham legs and shoulders from experimentally infected pigs." Food Microbiology 58, no. : 112-120.

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Published: 01 August 2016 in Food Control
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Herein, the potential risk of human anisakiasis through the consumption of mackerel, Scomber scombrus, sold at nationwide Spanish supermarket chains is assessed, by means of the identification of anisakid and other nematode species found, and the analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may influence the prevalence and abundance of nematode worms, as well as their presence in the viscera or in the flesh. 231 fresh mackerel specimens caught between 2008 and 2014 (140 from the Atlantic and 91 from the Mediterranean), captured in autumn and spring and acquired at nationwide Spanish supermarket chains, were examined dissecting their viscera and submitting their flesh to artificial digestion. Helminthological identification was based on the morphological criteria of L3. Moreover, 62 larvae of different origins and seasons were molecularly characterized by RFLP-PCR. The target region, ITS1-5.8S rDNA-ITS2, was amplified and the restriction enzyme HinfI was used for digestion. The potential influence of intrinsic (fish length and weight) and extrinsic (origin and season of capture, and days after catch) factors was statistically analysed. Total Anisakis type I prevalence was 58.4% (55.4% in viscera; 26.0% in the flesh) and 4.8% Hysterothylacium spp. 45 A. simplex (s.s.), 12 hybrid genotype (A. simplex s.s./A. pegreffi) and only one larva of A. pegreffi were identified in the 58 L3 molecularly characterized. The four Hysterothylacium larvae were identified as belonging to the species H. aduncum. There were statistically significant differences in the presence of Anisakis type I from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean (χ2=47.341; p<0.0001), in viscera as opposed to the flesh (χ2=42.630; p<0.0001), also in the longest specimens (χ2=73.170; p<0.0001) and in the highest weight (χ2=27.469; p<0.0001). A significant correlation (χ2=22.458; p=0.004) was found between the presence of larvae in the flesh and the number of days passed between the catch and the analysis. Hence, apart from the recommendation of freezing fish at -20ºC for at least 24 h in case the fish is consumed raw or poorly cooked, the aforementioned factors should be considered by the consumer when purchasing this fish species to avoid any potential anisakiasis risk.

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Elena Madrid; Florimar Gil; María García; Ángela L. Debenedetti; María Trelis; Màrius V. Fuentes. Potential risk analysis of human anisakiasis through the consumption of mackerel, Scomber scombrus, sold at Spanish supermarkets. Food Control 2016, 66, 300 -305.

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Elena Madrid, Florimar Gil, María García, Ángela L. Debenedetti, María Trelis, Màrius V. Fuentes. Potential risk analysis of human anisakiasis through the consumption of mackerel, Scomber scombrus, sold at Spanish supermarkets. Food Control. 2016; 66 ():300-305.

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Elena Madrid; Florimar Gil; María García; Ángela L. Debenedetti; María Trelis; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2016. "Potential risk analysis of human anisakiasis through the consumption of mackerel, Scomber scombrus, sold at Spanish supermarkets." Food Control 66, no. : 300-305.

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Published: 28 July 2016 in Parasitology Research
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An epidemiological study on taeniasis and cysticercosis in northern India has recently updated the epidemiology of Taenia asiatica. Practically, all the detected cases of taeniasis were caused by T. asiatica, cited for the first time in humans in that country. The finding widens the geographical distribution of T. asiatica, a species wrongly considered an exclusive South-Eastern Asian parasite. Due to the introduction of molecular techniques in Taenia diagnosis, the species is slowly showing its true distribution. A human Taenia species with cosmopolitan hosts (the same as the other two Taenia species) but limited to a specific geographical area and not affected by globalisation would certainly be hard to believe. Regarding cysticercosis, there is a remarkable finding concerning T. asiatica pig cysticercosis, specifically the presence of the cysticercus of T. asiatica not only in the liver (its preferential infection site) but also in muscle. This is the first time that the cysticercus of T. asiatica has been found in muscle in a naturally infected pig. This fact is actually relevant since people are at a greater risk of becoming infected by T. asiatica than previously expected since the liver is no longer the only site of pig infection. The Taenia species causing Taenia saginata-like taeniasis around the world, as well as pig and human cysticercosis, should always be molecularly confirmed since T. asiatica could be involved.

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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. Updating Taenia asiatica in humans and pigs. Parasitology Research 2016, 115, 4423 -4425.

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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes. Updating Taenia asiatica in humans and pigs. Parasitology Research. 2016; 115 (11):4423-4425.

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M. Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V. Fuentes. 2016. "Updating Taenia asiatica in humans and pigs." Parasitology Research 115, no. 11: 4423-4425.

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Published: 01 March 2016 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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María Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V Fuentes. Natural vs. experimental hosts: The peculiar case of Taenia asiatica. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2016, 38, 54 .

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María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V Fuentes. Natural vs. experimental hosts: The peculiar case of Taenia asiatica. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2016; 38 ():54.

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María Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius V Fuentes. 2016. "Natural vs. experimental hosts: The peculiar case of Taenia asiatica." Infection, Genetics and Evolution 38, no. : 54.

Letter to the editor
Published: 12 January 2016 in Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius Vicent Fuentes. Comment on “Epidemiological Survey on Porcine Cysticercosis in Nay Pyi Taw Area, Myanmar”. Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2016, 2016, 1 -2.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius Vicent Fuentes. Comment on “Epidemiological Survey on Porcine Cysticercosis in Nay Pyi Taw Area, Myanmar”. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2016; 2016 ():1-2.

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Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades; Màrius Vicent Fuentes. 2016. "Comment on “Epidemiological Survey on Porcine Cysticercosis in Nay Pyi Taw Area, Myanmar”." Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2016, no. : 1-2.