[Infection rates of mollusks and fishes with the larval stages of Trematoda of the family Opisthorchidae in the Yaroslavl Region].

The paper presents the results of a study of the infection rates of mollusks of the family Bythiniidae (Bithynia tentaculata, Opisthorchophorus troscheli) and fishes with the larval stages of Opisthorchidae in different districts of the Yaroslavl Region. A total of 3,708 mollusks from the water reservoirs of different types (small rivers, lakes, ponds, and canals) were examined in the Nekouzsky, Yaroslavsky, and Pereslavsky Districts of the Yaroslavl Region in 1989 to 1999. Opisthorchis cercarias were found in 7 of the 10 studied water reservoirs. The total rate of infection of mollusks with all types with Trematoda partenitas and cercarias in different water reservoirs averaged 18.5 +/- 3.5% for Bithynia tentaculata and 19.1 +/- 4.1% for Opisthorchophorus troscheli. Trematoda metacercarias of the family Opisthorchidae were revealed in roaches, ides, verkhovkas, silver breams, and chubs in four different water reservoirs (small rivers and a lake) of the region. Pseudamphistomum truncates, Opisthorchis felineus, and Metorchis xanthosomus were present among the metacercarias found. It is concluded that there may be sporadic cases of Opisthorchis infection in wild and domestic animals and humans in the Yaroslavl Region.