Diane Barton (Australia)
Charles Sturt University
School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences
I am a wildlife parasitologist with a particular interest in parasites and hosts that have been introduced to novel locations. I have studied parasites primarily in fish, amphibians and reptiles, but have recently commenced projects looking at parasites in freshwater-associated organisms (snails, crustaceans and birds) as well as mammals (especially feral goats, deer, pigs and wild dogs).

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03. Parasites of domestic and wild animals

PRE-RECORDED: THE STATUS OF THE PENTASTOMID, LINGUATULA SERRATA, IN AUSTRALIA. (ID 724)

Session Name
PA10-05 - OTHER STUDIES OF PARASITES OF DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS - TOPIC: 3.6 OTHER STUDIES RELATED TO PARASITES OF DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS
Session Type
03. Parasites of domestic and wild animals
Date
08/24/2022
Session Time
13:15 - 14:45
Room
Hall B4.M7+8
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Lecture Time
14:15 - 14:20
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Abstract

Introduction

Linguatula serrata, an obligate pentastomid parasite of mammals, has a cosmopolitan distribution, however, until 2017, there had only been a handful of reports of L. serrata in Australian animals. As such, L. serrata was considered a rare, and even accidental, parasite in Australia.

Methods

Over the past few years the Parasitology Laboratory at Charles Sturt University has undertaken a number of projects looking at the distribution, morphology and molecular characterisation of L. serrata in Australia.

Results

The prevalence and distribution of L. serrata in Australia was found to be significant within certain environmental regions. New intermediate and definitive hosts have been recorded, including both introduced and native Australian animals. Molecular characterisation has shown the specimens to be L. serrata, although analyses have raised doubts on identifications of other specimens around the world.

Conclusions

This talk will present a summary of the recent work conducted within our laboratory on L. serrata in Australia, and also some related species of Linguatula from other areas of the world.

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