Echinostoma caproni

Echinostoma caproni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Echinostomatidae
Genus: Echinostoma
Species:
E. caproni
Binomial name
Echinostoma caproni
Richard, 1964
Synonyms
  • Echinostoma liei Jeyarasasingam et al., 1972[1][2]
  • Echinostoma togoensis Jourdan & Kulo, 1981[1][2]
  • Echinostoma paraensei Lie & Basch, 1967[1]

Echinostoma caproni is a species of 37-spined Egyptian echinostome. It is naturally found in Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Madagascar, and Togo.[1]

Echinostoma caproni uses different snails species as first and second intermediate hosts, like Biomphalaria species and Pseudosuccinea columella.[3] It can use different rodents, such as mice, rats and the african giant shrew, as definitive hosts.[4] However, the suitability of these definitive hosts varies markedly.[5]

In the definitive host the metacercariae excyst in the duodenum. The juvenile worms then move down to the ileum.[5] About ten days after infection, E. caproni eggs appear in the host faeces. The eggs then take another ten days to develop, before miracidia appear from them. These miracidia remain infective for 8 hours after hatching.[4]

In mice, a single oral doses of praziquantel, artesunate, or artemether can fully clear the animal of adult E. caproni infections.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chai, Jong-Yil; Cho, Jaeeun; Chang, Taehee; Jung, Bong-Kwang; Sohn, Woon-Mok (2020). "Taxonomy of Echinostoma revolutum and 37-collar-spined Echinostoma spp.: A historical review". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 58 (4): 343–371. doi:10.3347/kjp.2020.58.4.343. PMC 7462802. PMID 32871630.
  2. ^ a b Voltz, A.; Richard, J.; Pesson, B.; Jourdane, J. (1988). "Isoenzyme analysis of Echinostoma liei: Comparison and hybridization with other African species". Experimental Parasitology. 66 (1): 13–17. doi:10.1016/0014-4894(88)90045-8. PMID 2966744.
  3. ^ Grabner, Daniel S.; Mohamed, Faten A. M. M.; Nachev, Milen; Méabed, Eman M. H.; Sabry, Abdel Hameed A.; Sures, Bernd (2014). "Invasion biology meets parasitology: A case study of parasite spill-back with Egyptian Fasciola gigantica in the invasive snail Pseudosuccinea columella". PLOS ONE. 9 (2): e88537. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...988537G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088537. PMC 3921205. PMID 24523913.
  4. ^ a b Jeyarasasingam, U.; Heyneman, D.; Lim, Hok-Kan; Mansour, Noshy (1972). "Life cycle of a new echinostome from Egypt, Echinostoma liei sp.nov. (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae)". Parasitology. 65 (2): 203–222. doi:10.1017/S0031182000044991. PMID 4680534. S2CID 26574047.
  5. ^ a b Cortés, Alba; Sotillo, Javier; Muñoz-Antolí, Carla; Trelis, María; Esteban, J. Guillermo; Toledo, Rafael (2016). "Definitive host influences the proteomic profile of excretory/secretory products of the trematode Echinostoma caproni". Parasites & Vectors. 9 (1): 185. doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1465-x. PMC 4815245. PMID 27036527.
  6. ^ Keiser, Jennifer; Brun, Reto; Fried, Bernard; Utzinger, Jürg (2006). "Trematocidal activity of praziquantel and artemisinin derivatives: In vitro and in vivo investigations with adult Echinostoma caproni". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 50 (2): 803–805. doi:10.1128/AAC.50.2.803-805.2006. PMC 1366928. PMID 16436751.


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