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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2015 , Volume 3, Issue 3
Page No. : 17-21
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782
Survey of Anisakids larvae as a food-borne allergen source in some commercially important fish in Iran
Milad Adel1, Armin Abedian Amiri1,2*, Keyvan Farahmandi3, Ahmad Reza Safian4 and Elham Khalili5
1Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases, Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center, Sari, Iran
2Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Department of Aquatic Animal Health and Diseases, Tehran, Iran
3Department of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
4Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran
5Department of Health and Food Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Shahrekord, Iran
*Corresponding Author E-mail: abedian_a637@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Anisakiasis is a fish-borne zoonosis caused by ingestion of larval stages of nematodes belonging to
the Anisakidae family. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and intensity of
Anisakidae larvae in the some commercially important fish in Iran. Between spring 2011 to winter
2012, parasitological examination of Scomberomorus commerson (n=100), Otolithes rubber (n=60)
and Acipenser persicus (n=20) from Iran shores of the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea were made for
anisakids. Sampling was taken from different parts of a fish by routine methods. Results showed that
abdominal cavity was the most infested organ of these samples. Two anisakid species (Anisakis larva
and Contracaecum sp.) were identified morphologically. The percent of contamination of
Contracaecum sp. ranged from 33.3% (O. rubber) and 10.0% (A. persicus) to 3% (S. commerson).
The percentage of contamination of Anisakis larva in S. commerson was %16 in O. rubber %10 and
10% in A. persicus respectively.
These results indicated that anisakiasis could be a health hazard for people who consume it.
Key words: Anisakids Larvae, prevalence and intensity, Commercially Fish, Contracaecum sp.,Iran
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Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3 (3): 17-21 (2015)
