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Published on: April 19, 2024
Case report: Sparganosis in Minervarya pierrei (Dubois, 1975) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), a new host from
Neelanjana Saha1, Sudheer Kumar Jena2, Oindrila Paul3
1Department of Zoology, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Takatpur, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha 757003 India.
Abstract:
The present study reports sparganosis in Minervarya pierrei (Dubois, 1975) from Jharkhand, India. While human cases of sparganosis have been documented in India, this study provides a confirmed record of this parasite in an amphibian host from the country. The parasites collected from the thigh muscles of the hosts were morphologically identified as belonging to the genus Spirometra. This finding expands the known host range of Spirometra in India and highlights the need for systematic screening of such infections in the natural environment and museum collections to assess the prevalence and transmission dynamics of sparganosis in Indian amphibian populations.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12639-025-01845-9.
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