Intermediate hosts of Protostrongylus pulmonalis (Frölich, 1802) and P. oryctolagi Baboš, 1955 under natural conditions in France

Célia Lesage (1) , Cécile Patrelle (1) , Sylvain Vrignaud (2) , Anouk Decors (3) , Hubert Ferté (1) , Damien Jouet (1)

1 VECPAR - Transmission Vectorielle et Épidémiosurveillance de Maladies Parasitaires - EA 4688
2 CRIOBE - Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement
3 ONCFS - Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage

Protostrongylus oryctolagi and P. pulmonalis are causative agents of pulmonary protostrongyliasis in Lagomorphs in France. These nematodes need usually one intermediate host for its life cycle, a terrestrial snail. However, some studies, mainly in experimental conditions, have identified the species of snails acting as intermediate hosts. This study displays the first description of intermediate hosts of P. oryctolagi and the first report of X. derbentina as natural intermediate host of P. pulmonalis.

Keywords: Protostrongyliasis; Lagomorphs; Snails; Intermediate hosts; Molecular identification; Epidemiology

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology

Célia Lesage, Cécile Patrelle, Sylvain Vrignaud, Anouk Decors, Hubert Ferté, et al.. Intermediate hosts of Protostrongylus pulmonalis (Frölich, 1802) and P. oryctolagi Baboš, 1955 under natural conditions in France. Parasites & Vectors, 2015, 9 p. ⟨10.1186/s13071-015-0717-5⟩. ⟨hal-01191852⟩