RT Journal Article
T1 Protist enteroparasites in wild boar (Sus scrofa ferus) and black Iberian pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) in southern Spain: a protective effect on hepatitis E acquisition?
A1 Rivero-Juarez, Antonio
A1 Dashti, Alejandro
A1 Lopez-Lopez, Pedro
A1 Muadica, Aly Salimo
A1 Risalde, Maria de Los Angeles
A1 Köster, Pamela C
A1 Machuca, Isabel
A1 Bailo, Begoña
A1 de Mingo, Marta Hernandez
A1 Dacal, Elena
A1 Garcia-Bocanegra, Ignacio
A1 Saugar, Jose M
A1 Calero-Bernal, Rafael
A1 Gonzalez-Barrio, David
A1 Rivero, Antonio
A1 Briz, Veronica
A1 Carmena, David
K1 Blastocystis
K1 Co-infection
K1 Cryptosporidium
K1 Enteric parasites
K1 Giardia
K1 Hepatitis E virus
K1 Pigs
K1 Spain
K1 Strongyloides
K1 Transmission
K1 Wild boars
AB Several studies have independently evaluated the occurrence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) and enteroparasites in swine, but no surveys have been conducted to jointly assess the prevalence and genetic diversity of enteroparasites in pigs and wild boars, their sympatric transmission between hosts, and their potential interaction with HEV. We prospectively collected serum and faecal samples from black Iberian domestic pigs and wild boars from southern Spain between 2015‒2016. We evaluated for HEV in serum and faeces, and for the presence of enteroparasites (Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Blastocystis sp., Neobalantidium coli and Strongyloides spp.) in the same faecal samples. The prevalence of each intestinal parasite species was calculated. A total of 328 animals (56.7% black Iberian pigs and 43.3% wild boars) were included in the study. The overall global prevalence of HEV in serum was 16.8%. The overall global prevalence of each enteroparasite species was 19.5% for G. duodenalis, 8.2% for Cryptosporidium spp., 41.8% for Blastocystis sp., 31.4% for N. coli, and 8.8% for Strongyloides spp. HEV-infected animals showed a significantly lower prevalence of G. duodenalis (3.2 vs 20%; P = 0.002) and Blastocystis sp. (38.7 vs 80%; P  Our study found a high prevalence of enteroparasites in black Iberian pigs and wild boars in southern Spain, suggesting a sympatric co-transmission of some of the species investigated. It is suggested that extracellular G. duodenalis and Blastocystis sp. might have a protective effect on HEV acquisition in swine.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15674
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15674
LA en
NO Rivero-Juarez A, Dashti A, López-López P, Muadica AS, Risalde MLA, Köster PC, et al. Protist enteroparasites in wild boar (Sus scrofa ferus) and black Iberian pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) in southern Spain: a protective effect on hepatitis E acquisition? Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jun 3;13(1):281
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025