Mammal Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Parasitol Res. 2010 Sep;107(4):993-7. doi: 10.1007/s00436-010-1951-6. Epub 2010 Jun 26.
Native Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and introduced American mink (Mustela vison) carcasses collected throughout Ireland were screened for biliary parasites. Secondary intermediate hosts, Cyprinid fish, were also examined for Opistorchiid metacercariae. Twenty-nine mink and 24 otter gall bladders were screened for biliary parasites. A single mink and three otters were found to be infected with the digenetic trematode Pseudamphistomum truncatum. Eighty-nine percent of roach (Rutilus rutilus) from the River Shannon were infected with P. truncatum metacercariae, confirming the persistence of the parasite. This is the first record of the species in Ireland, and its recent introduction is probably related to the movement and release of Cyprinid fishes by anglers.
在爱尔兰各地收集的本地欧亚水獭（Lutra lutra）和引入的美洲水貂（Mustela vison）尸体被筛选出胆汁寄生虫。还检查了二级中间宿主鲤鱼，以检查 Opistorchiid 似囊尾蚴。对 29 只水貂和 24 只水獭的胆囊进行了胆汁寄生虫筛查。发现一只水貂和三只水獭感染了双瓣吸虫假 Amphistomum truncatum。香农河的 89%的鲤鱼（Rutilus rutilus）被假 Amphistomum truncatum 似囊尾蚴感染，证实了寄生虫的持续存在。这是该物种在爱尔兰的首次记录，其最近的引入可能与钓鱼者对鲤鱼的移动和释放有关。
