Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain

Background An upward trend of paramphistomid prevalence was detected in domestic ruminants from Europe in the last decades. Nevertheless, recent data from Ireland, which reports the highest prevalences in Europe, suggests that this trend may be stabilizing. This study analysed the current epidemiolo...

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Autores: García-Dios, David, Díaz Fernández, Pablo, Remesar Alonso, Susana, Fernández González, Carlota, Martínez Calabuig, Néstor, Saldaña Ruiz, Ana, Panadero Fontán, Rosario, Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio, López Sández, Ceferino Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/46165
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46165
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Paramphistomids
Calicophoron daubneyi
Cattle
Epidemiology
Risk factors
PCR
Spain
240112 Parasitología animal
531207 Sanidad
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
title Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
spellingShingle Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
García-Dios, David
Paramphistomids
Calicophoron daubneyi
Cattle
Epidemiology
Risk factors
PCR
Spain
240112 Parasitología animal
531207 Sanidad
title_short Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
title_full Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
title_fullStr Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
title_full_unstemmed Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
title_sort Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Dios, David
Díaz Fernández, Pablo
Remesar Alonso, Susana
Fernández González, Carlota
Martínez Calabuig, Néstor
Saldaña Ruiz, Ana
Panadero Fontán, Rosario
Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio
López Sández, Ceferino Manuel
author García-Dios, David
author_facet García-Dios, David
Díaz Fernández, Pablo
Remesar Alonso, Susana
Fernández González, Carlota
Martínez Calabuig, Néstor
Saldaña Ruiz, Ana
Panadero Fontán, Rosario
Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio
López Sández, Ceferino Manuel
author_role author
author2 Díaz Fernández, Pablo
Remesar Alonso, Susana
Fernández González, Carlota
Martínez Calabuig, Néstor
Saldaña Ruiz, Ana
Panadero Fontán, Rosario
Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio
López Sández, Ceferino Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Patoloxía Animal
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Biodiversidade Agraria e Desenvolvemento Rural (IBADER)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Paramphistomids
Calicophoron daubneyi
Cattle
Epidemiology
Risk factors
PCR
Spain
240112 Parasitología animal
531207 Sanidad
topic Paramphistomids
Calicophoron daubneyi
Cattle
Epidemiology
Risk factors
PCR
Spain
240112 Parasitología animal
531207 Sanidad
description Background An upward trend of paramphistomid prevalence was detected in domestic ruminants from Europe in the last decades. Nevertheless, recent data from Ireland, which reports the highest prevalences in Europe, suggests that this trend may be stabilizing. This study analysed the current epidemiological situation of rumen fluke infections in cattle from northwestern Spain, focusing on two regions: Galicia, where increasing prevalences were reported, and Asturias, where data is limited. Between 2018 and 2022, 3,095 faecal samples from 137 farms were analysed using sedimentation coproscopical technique. Risk factor analysis was conducted through mixed logistic regression and ANOVA; paramphistomid species were molecularly identified. Results High individual (51.2%; 95% CI: 49.4–53.0) and herd (81.8%; 95% CI: 74.1–87.6) prevalences were found, representing the highest recorded prevalence of paramphistomid infections in cattle from Spain. The risk of being infected significantly increased with age, being lower in cattle aged 1–24 months than in those 25–60 months-old (OR 5.8) or older than 60 months (OR 17.1). Prevalence was significantly higher in Asturias (OR 11.4) and in animals co-infected with Fasciola hepatica (OR 13.1). Animals from farms without slurry scrapers also showed significantly higher prevalences (OR 76.9), which may be related to less professionalization. Egg shedding intensity was notably higher in older animals and those co-infected with F. hepatica as well as in farms from coastal areas and using extensive management. Calicophoron daubneyi was the only species detected. Conclusions Our findings reveal a continued upward trend in rumen fluke prevalence in cattle from north-western Spain, suggesting that a stabilization of prevalence is not occurring. The study highlights that surveillance, farmer education, and integrated control measures are highly recommended in north-western Spain, especially in Asturias, where infection rates are particularly high.
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spelling Beyond stabilization: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of rumen flukes in cattle from Northwestern SpainGarcía-Dios, DavidDíaz Fernández, PabloRemesar Alonso, SusanaFernández González, CarlotaMartínez Calabuig, NéstorSaldaña Ruiz, AnaPanadero Fontán, RosarioMorrondo Pelayo, María PatrocinioLópez Sández, Ceferino ManuelParamphistomidsCalicophoron daubneyiCattleEpidemiologyRisk factorsPCRSpain240112 Parasitología animal531207 SanidadBackground An upward trend of paramphistomid prevalence was detected in domestic ruminants from Europe in the last decades. Nevertheless, recent data from Ireland, which reports the highest prevalences in Europe, suggests that this trend may be stabilizing. This study analysed the current epidemiological situation of rumen fluke infections in cattle from northwestern Spain, focusing on two regions: Galicia, where increasing prevalences were reported, and Asturias, where data is limited. Between 2018 and 2022, 3,095 faecal samples from 137 farms were analysed using sedimentation coproscopical technique. Risk factor analysis was conducted through mixed logistic regression and ANOVA; paramphistomid species were molecularly identified. Results High individual (51.2%; 95% CI: 49.4–53.0) and herd (81.8%; 95% CI: 74.1–87.6) prevalences were found, representing the highest recorded prevalence of paramphistomid infections in cattle from Spain. The risk of being infected significantly increased with age, being lower in cattle aged 1–24 months than in those 25–60 months-old (OR 5.8) or older than 60 months (OR 17.1). Prevalence was significantly higher in Asturias (OR 11.4) and in animals co-infected with Fasciola hepatica (OR 13.1). Animals from farms without slurry scrapers also showed significantly higher prevalences (OR 76.9), which may be related to less professionalization. Egg shedding intensity was notably higher in older animals and those co-infected with F. hepatica as well as in farms from coastal areas and using extensive management. Calicophoron daubneyi was the only species detected. Conclusions Our findings reveal a continued upward trend in rumen fluke prevalence in cattle from north-western Spain, suggesting that a stabilization of prevalence is not occurring. The study highlights that surveillance, farmer education, and integrated control measures are highly recommended in north-western Spain, especially in Asturias, where infection rates are particularly high.BioMed CentralUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Patoloxía AnimalUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Biodiversidade Agraria e Desenvolvemento Rural (IBADER)20252025-10-0220252025-10-02journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/46165reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© The Author(s) 2025. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/461652026-06-15T12:47:27Z
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