MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Pseudoterranova azarasi LARVAE IN COD (Gadus sp.) SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Juliana MARIGO Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Patologia
  • Sueli Akemi TANIWAKI Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal
  • Pedro Luiz Silva PINTO Instituto Adolfo Lutz
  • Rodrigo Martins SOARES Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal
  • José Luiz CATÃO-DIAS Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Patologia

Abstract

Anisakiasis and Pseudoterranovosis are human diseases caused by the ingestion of live Anisakidae larvae in raw, undercooked or lightly marinated fish. Larvae were collected from one salted cod sold for human consumption in a Sao Paulo market in 2013. One section of one brownish larva was used for molecular analyses. The partial COX2 gene sequence from the larva had a nucleotide identity of 99.8 % with Pseudoterranova azarasi, which belongs to the Pseudoterranova decipiens species complex. The risk of allergy when consuming dead larvae in salted fish is not well known and should be considered.

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2015-12-01

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Case Report

How to Cite

MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Pseudoterranova azarasi LARVAE IN COD (Gadus sp.) SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL . (2015). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 57(6), 537-539. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/112790