Volume 20, Number 4—April 2014
Research
Gnathostoma spinigerum in Live Asian Swamp Eels (Monopterus spp.) from Food Markets and Wild Populations, United States
Table 1
Summary information on live Asian swamp eels from market and wild populations in the United States examined for larval stages of Gnathostoma sppin 47 Monopterus cuchia swamp eels purchased from 5 ethnic food markets and 67 wild-caught Malbus (clades A, B, and C) from 4 introduced populations*
| Sources and eel identifications (dates sampled) |
No. samples |
Total length, mm, min/max, (mean) |
Body weight, g, min/max (mean) |
No. eels (%) infected with Gnathostoma spp. |
Eel specimen, parasite species, intensity, and tissue infected |
| Market samples: all M. cuchia | |||||
| New York Chinatown, 3 markets (2011 Aug 22) | 10 | 631–850 (707) | 208–693 (359) | 3 (30): G. spinigerum | Mc 28 Gs 1K, 1M |
| Mc 30 Gs 1G | |||||
| Mc 32 Gs 1M | |||||
| Orlando, Florida, 1 market (2011 Jan 27, Oct 17, Oct 31; 2012 Jan 9) | 25 | 546–781 (669) | 173–565 (350) | 5 (20): G. spinigerum | Mc 17 Gs 4L |
| Mc 21 Gs 1G | |||||
| Mc 37 Gs 1L | |||||
| Mc 58 Gs 1G, 2M | |||||
| Mc 59 Gs 2G, 1M | |||||
| Atlanta, Georgia, 1 market (2010 Oct 25) | 12 | 663–825 (730) | 316–796 (486) | 5 (41.7): G. spinigerum | Mc 3 Gs 1G |
| Mc 9 Gs 12L, 2M | |||||
| Mc 10 Gs 1L | |||||
| Mc 11 Gs 1L | |||||
| Mc 12 Gs 2L | |||||
| All market samples (2010–2012) |
47 |
546–850 (692) |
174–796 (386) |
13 (27.7): G. spinigerum |
|
| Wild population samples | |||||
| Florida,Tampa area: M. albus clade C (2011 Nov 29–30) | 14 | 140–912 (347) | 5–693 (95) | 3 (21.4): G. turgidum; G. lamothei | Ma 48 Gt 4M |
| Ma 49 Gt 1M | |||||
| Ma 54 Gl 1K | |||||
| Florida, North Miami area: M. albus clade C (2012 Feb 6) | 11 | 292–710 (522) | 22–343 (168) | 0 | |
| Florida, Homestead area: M. albus clade B (2012 Mar 10 & 12) | 23 | 230–650 (431) | 6–309 (91) | 0 | |
| New Jersey: M. albus clade A (2012 Apr 18) | 19 | 190–630 (314) | 4–192 (35) | 0 | |
| All wild population samples (2011–2012) | 67 | 140–912 (395) | 4–693 (89) | 3 (4.5): G. turgidum; G. lamothei | |
*Min, minimum; max, maximum; Mc, M. cuchia; Gs, G. spingerum; K, kidney; M, muscle; G, gut; L, liver; ND, not determined; Ma, M. albus; Gt, G. turgidum; Gl, G. lamothei.
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