Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia

The transmission of Fasciola hepatica occurs only where there are -or recently were- aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family, the intermediate host of this parasite. Direct detection of these snails is time-consuming and imprecise, hindering accurate and detailed mapping of transmissio...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C., Soler, Paula, Larroza, Marcela Patricia, Morales, Juan M., Gurevitz, Juan M.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18063
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304401724000979
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110209
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author Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C.
Soler, Paula
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
Morales, Juan M.
Gurevitz, Juan M.
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Larroza, Marcela Patricia
Morales, Juan M.
Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C.
Soler, Paula
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Soler, Paula
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
Morales, Juan M.
Gurevitz, Juan M.
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description The transmission of Fasciola hepatica occurs only where there are -or recently were- aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family, the intermediate host of this parasite. Direct detection of these snails is time-consuming and imprecise, hindering accurate and detailed mapping of transmission risk. To identify which microenvironmental factors could be used as proxies for the occurrence of the lymnaeid snail Galba viator, a major intermediate host in South America, a total of 183 1-m2 quadrants across diverse water bodies in an endemic area in Andean Patagonia were manually timed-searched for snails and microenvironmental variables were registered. Data was analyzed using a Bayesian hierarchical occupancy model that assessed the effects of the microenvironmental variables on the presence of snails while considering imperfect snail detection. The model estimated that G. viator predominantly inhabits shallow aquatic environments, in the presence of grasses, where snails of the genus Biomphalaria are also detected, and with scarce tree canopy cover. Physical factors affecting occupancy presumably act as proxies for the average water temperature, while the temperature at the time of sampling was found to affect snail detectability. The identified variables are easy, fast, and inexpensive to measure, and can complement management decisions and risk maps based on coarser remote-sensing data, particularly relevant in a context of growing resistance to anthelminthic drugs.
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spelling INTA180632024-06-07T11:07:02Z Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C. Soler, Paula Larroza, Marcela Patricia Morales, Juan M. Gurevitz, Juan M. Fasciola hepatica Water Temperature Environmental Factors Snails Hosts Temperatura del Agua Factores Ambientales Caracoles Huéspedes Región Patagónica Región Andina The transmission of Fasciola hepatica occurs only where there are -or recently were- aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family, the intermediate host of this parasite. Direct detection of these snails is time-consuming and imprecise, hindering accurate and detailed mapping of transmission risk. To identify which microenvironmental factors could be used as proxies for the occurrence of the lymnaeid snail Galba viator, a major intermediate host in South America, a total of 183 1-m2 quadrants across diverse water bodies in an endemic area in Andean Patagonia were manually timed-searched for snails and microenvironmental variables were registered. Data was analyzed using a Bayesian hierarchical occupancy model that assessed the effects of the microenvironmental variables on the presence of snails while considering imperfect snail detection. The model estimated that G. viator predominantly inhabits shallow aquatic environments, in the presence of grasses, where snails of the genus Biomphalaria are also detected, and with scarce tree canopy cover. Physical factors affecting occupancy presumably act as proxies for the average water temperature, while the temperature at the time of sampling was found to affect snail detectability. The identified variables are easy, fast, and inexpensive to measure, and can complement management decisions and risk maps based on coarser remote-sensing data, particularly relevant in a context of growing resistance to anthelminthic drugs. EEA Bariloche Fil: Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina Fil: Soler, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Soler, Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Larroza, Marcela Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Salud Animal; Argentina Fil: Morales, Juan M. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina Fil: Morales, Juan M. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina Fil: Morales, Juan M. University of Glasgow. School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine; Reino Unido Fil: Gurevitz, Juan M. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina Fil: Gurevitz, Juan M. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Grupo de Ecología Cuantitativa; Argentina 2024-06-07T11:03:02Z 2024-06-07T11:03:02Z 2024-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18063 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304401724000979 0304-4017 1873-2550 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110209 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Veterinary Parasitology 329 : 110209. (July 2024)
spellingShingle Fasciola hepatica
Water Temperature
Environmental Factors
Snails
Hosts
Temperatura del Agua
Factores Ambientales
Caracoles
Huéspedes
Región Patagónica
Región Andina
Rodriguez Quinteros, Ana C.
Soler, Paula
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
Morales, Juan M.
Gurevitz, Juan M.
Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title_full Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title_fullStr Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title_short Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
title_sort water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of fasciola hepatica in andean patagonia
topic Fasciola hepatica
Water Temperature
Environmental Factors
Snails
Hosts
Temperatura del Agua
Factores Ambientales
Caracoles
Huéspedes
Región Patagónica
Región Andina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18063
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304401724000979
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110209
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