5 research outputs found
Intestinal Nematodes Affect Selenium Bioaccumulation, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, and Health Parameters in Juvenile Rainbow Trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>)
In environmental studies, parasites
are often seen as a product
of enhanced host susceptibility due to exposure to one or several
stressors, whereas potential consequences of infections on host responses
are often overlooked. Therefore, the present study focused on effects
of parasitism on bioaccumulation of selenium (Se) in rainbow trout
(<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>). Joint effects of biological
(parasite) and chemical (Se) stressors on biomarkers of oxidative
stress (glutathione-S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD)),
and fish health (condition factor (K), hepatosomatic index (HSI),
gross energy) were also examined. Fish of the control group received
uncontaminated food, while test fish, either experimentally infected
with the nematode <i>Raphidascaris acus</i> or not, were
exposed to dietary selenomethionine (Se-Met) at an environmentally
relevant dose over 7 weeks. Selenium bioaccumulation by the parasite
was low relative to its host, and parasitized trout showed slowed
Se accumulation in the muscle as compared to uninfected fish. Furthermore,
GST and SOD activities of trout exposed to both Se-Met and parasites
were generally significantly lower than in fish exposed to Se-Met
alone. Gross energy concentrations, but not K or HSI, were reduced
in fish exposed to both Se-Met and <i>R. acus</i>. Together
the experiment strongly calls for consideration of parasites when
interpreting effects of pollutants on aquatic organisms in field investigations
Untersuchungen zur Situation, Betriebsstruktur und -ökonomie der Brandenburger Karpfenteichwirtschaft
Untersuchungen zu Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Verfahren zur Keimreduzierung in Durchflussanlagen der Forellenproduktion mit dem Ziel der Verlustsenkung
Food and environmental parasitology in Canada:A network for the facilitation of collaborative research
Parasitic diseases are of considerable public health significance in Canada, particularly in rural and remote areas. Food- and water-borne parasites contribute significantly to the overall number of parasitic infections reported in Canada. While data on the incidence of some of these diseases are available, knowledge of the true burden of infection by the causative agents in Canadians is somewhat limited. A number of centers of expertise in Canada study various aspects of parasitology, but few formal societies or networks of parasitologists currently exist in Canada, and previously none focused specifically on food or environmental transmission. The recently established Food and Environmental Parasitology Network (FEPN) brings together Canadian researchers, regulators and public health officials with an active involvement in issues related to these increasingly important fields. The major objectives of the Network include identifying research gaps, facilitating discussion and collaborative research, developing standardized methods, generating data for risk assessments, policies, and guidelines, and providing expert advice and testing in support of outbreak investigations and surveillance studies. Issues considered by the FEPN include contaminated foods and infected food animals, potable and non-potable water, Northern and Aboriginal issues, zoonotic transmission, and epidemiology