Occurrence of selected zoonotic food-borne parasites and first molecular identification of Alaria alata in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Italy.

摘要: Wild boar is a source of human infections with zoonotic pathogens, including food-borne parasites. With the aim characterization exposure risk, survey on wild boars intended for consumption was planned, selecting three Toxoplasma gondii, Alaria alata, and Trichinella spp., as markers meat infection. Diaphragm muscle samples from 100 hunted in Piedmont region (Northern Italy) two hunting seasons (2015–2016) were collected. Concerning T. combined approach antibody detection molecular techniques genotyping performed. For A. alata larva migration technique magnetic stirrer method employed, respectively; addition, confirmation morphological identification recovered specimen Anti-T. gondii antibodies found juice (43.3%) DNA (type II) detected animals (7.1%) out 42 seropositive examined. In none sampled (0%), spp. larvae found, whereas one animal (1%) scored positive to mesocercariae. The diagnosis proved trematode. This first finding Italian population. present study confirmed role parasitic diseases thus risk derived humans posed by game meat. Considering implications, results underline importance monitoring surveillance parasites populations.