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<p>Anisakidae nematodes, especially <italic>Contracaecum osculatum</italic>, <italic>Anisakis simplex</italic>, and <italic>Pseudoterranova decipiens,</italic> have dispersed throughout the Baltic Sea over the last decade. Despite the fact that salmon, <italic>Salmo salar</italic>, is a popular choice among consumers and therefore one of the most valuable Baltic fish species, information about the level of infection of salmon liver with these zoonotic nematodes is sparse. In 2020, a total of 120 salmon livers were inspected for the presence of parasites showing that 13% of salmon livers were infected with <italic>C. osculatum</italic>. Furthermore, a single <italic>Pseudoterranova</italic> sp. larva was detected in one salmon liver, representing a host-parasite system that has never previously been reported in the Baltic Sea.</p>
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Anisakidae nematodes, especially Contracaecum osculatum, Anisakis simplex, and Pseudoterranova decipiens, have dispersed throughout the Baltic Sea over the last decade. Despite the fact that salmon, Salmo salar, is a popular choice among consumers and therefore one of the most valuable Baltic fish species, information about the level of infection of salmon liver with these zoonotic nematodes is sparse. In 2020, a total of 120 salmon livers were inspected for the presence of parasites showing that 13% of salmon livers were infected with C. osculatum. Furthermore, a single Pseudoterranova sp. larva was detected in one salmon liver, representing a host-parasite system that has never previously been reported in the Baltic Sea.

<italic>Contracaecum osculatum</italic> and <italic>Pseudoterranova</italic> sp. in the liver of salmon (<italic>Salmo salar</italic>) from Polish marine waters

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Anisakidae nematodes, especially Contracaecum osculatum, Anisakis simplex, and Pseudoterranova decipiens, have dispersed throughout the Baltic Sea over the...

Contracaecum osculatum and Pseudoterranova sp. in the liver of salmon (Salmo salar) from Polish marine waters

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 44 - 53

Received: Oct 20, 2022

Accepted: Mar 11, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2023-0005

Keywords
Anisakidae, Baltic Sea, nematodes

© 2023 Katarzyna Nadolna-Ałtyn et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Contracaecum osculatum and Pseudoterranova sp. in the liver of salmon (Salmo salar) from Polish marine waters

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 44 - 53

Received: Oct 20, 2022

Accepted: Mar 11, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2023-0005

KeywordsAnisakidae, Baltic Sea, nematodes

© 2023 Katarzyna Nadolna-Ałtyn et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Anisakidae, Baltic Sea, nematodes