Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR/CIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi Province 0308021, People's Republic of China.
Parasitol Int. 2021 Apr;81:102269. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102269. Epub 2020 Dec 16.
A comprehensive review of the infection of mammals with the nematode Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) (Nematoda, Dioctophymidae) is presented. Mammals, including man, are the definitive hosts for this parasite. Several aspects of the infection with the parasite in mammals other than humans are critically evaluated: geographical distribution, host species recorded so far and the relative importance of the different hosts, location of parasites within the host, prevalence and intensity of the infection, diagnostic methods, pathology induced by the parasites, epidemiology and the methods of control and treatment. The authors provide an updated review about the infection, based on a extensive bibliographic search worldwide, and point out the most relevant aspects of the biology of the parasite as well as several research topics which need to be explored for a better understanding of the biology of this interesting and important parasitic nematode.
本文对哺乳动物感染肾膨结线虫（Goeze，1782）（线虫，膨结科）进行了全面综述。哺乳动物，包括人类，是这种寄生虫的终末宿主。本文批判性地评估了哺乳动物（包括人类）感染肾膨结线虫的几个方面：寄生虫的地理分布、迄今为止记录到的宿主物种及其不同宿主的相对重要性、宿主体内寄生虫的位置、感染的流行率和强度、诊断方法、寄生虫引起的病理学、流行病学以及控制和治疗方法。作者基于全球范围内广泛的文献检索，提供了有关感染的最新综述，并指出了寄生虫生物学的一些最相关方面，以及一些需要探索的研究课题，以更好地了解这种有趣且重要的寄生线虫的生物学。
