Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina

Autores
Soler, Paula; Gurevitz, Juan Manuel; Morales, Juan Manuel; Larroza, Marcela Patricia
Año de publicación
2024
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Background: The trematode parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) can infect livestock, wild mammals, and humans, generating serious economic losses worldwide. Aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family are the intermediate host of this parasite. Both snail population dynamics and parasite development are closely associated with temperature, although most field studies have recorded air temperature rather than water temperature. Our aim was to statistically model the population dynamics of lymnaeid snails and their infection by F. hepatica under natural environmental conditions in Northwest Andean Patagonia. Methods: For two years, we sampled snails monthly in four bodies of water, while registering water and air temperature hourly, and assessing F. hepatica infection in snails. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling allowed us to estimate the functional relationship between water temperature and population growth, the probability of detecting snails, and infection by F. hepatica. Results: A total of 1,411 Galba viatrix snails were collected, identified, and analyzed for F. hepatica infection. All sites showed seasonal variation in the number of snails collected and in water temperature as well as sharp variations in snail counts between surveys adjacent in time. The hierarchical model revealed that water temperature acts, at least, at two different time scales: water temperature at the time of sampling determines snail detection probability, whereas the average water temperature between sampling dates affects lymnaeid population growth. We found maximum F. hepatica prevalences in snails of 40% (2/5 and 4/10), followed by 33% (65/197). These are the highest prevalences recorded in G. viatrix populations in Argentina to date. Our modeling evidenced that the positive effects of water temperature on infection probability increases with snail size and prevalence on the previous survey, while previous prevalence strongly enhances the effects of snail size.
Fil: Soler, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Gurevitz, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Morales, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Larroza, Marcela Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina
Materia
Hierarchical model
Fasciola hepatica
Lymnaeid snail
population dynamics
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spelling Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, ArgentinaSoler, PaulaGurevitz, Juan ManuelMorales, Juan ManuelLarroza, Marcela PatriciaHierarchical modelFasciola hepaticaLymnaeid snailpopulation dynamicshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Background: The trematode parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) can infect livestock, wild mammals, and humans, generating serious economic losses worldwide. Aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family are the intermediate host of this parasite. Both snail population dynamics and parasite development are closely associated with temperature, although most field studies have recorded air temperature rather than water temperature. Our aim was to statistically model the population dynamics of lymnaeid snails and their infection by F. hepatica under natural environmental conditions in Northwest Andean Patagonia. Methods: For two years, we sampled snails monthly in four bodies of water, while registering water and air temperature hourly, and assessing F. hepatica infection in snails. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling allowed us to estimate the functional relationship between water temperature and population growth, the probability of detecting snails, and infection by F. hepatica. Results: A total of 1,411 Galba viatrix snails were collected, identified, and analyzed for F. hepatica infection. All sites showed seasonal variation in the number of snails collected and in water temperature as well as sharp variations in snail counts between surveys adjacent in time. The hierarchical model revealed that water temperature acts, at least, at two different time scales: water temperature at the time of sampling determines snail detection probability, whereas the average water temperature between sampling dates affects lymnaeid population growth. We found maximum F. hepatica prevalences in snails of 40% (2/5 and 4/10), followed by 33% (65/197). These are the highest prevalences recorded in G. viatrix populations in Argentina to date. Our modeling evidenced that the positive effects of water temperature on infection probability increases with snail size and prevalence on the previous survey, while previous prevalence strongly enhances the effects of snail size.Fil: Soler, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Gurevitz, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Morales, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Larroza, Marcela Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; ArgentinaTaylor & Francis2024-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/264668Soler, Paula; Gurevitz, Juan Manuel; Morales, Juan Manuel; Larroza, Marcela Patricia; Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina; Taylor & Francis; PeerJ; 12; 12-2024; 1-252167-8359CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://peerj.com/articles/18648info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.7717/peerj.18648info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:16:07Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/264668instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:16:07.658CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
title Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
spellingShingle Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
Soler, Paula
Hierarchical model
Fasciola hepatica
Lymnaeid snail
population dynamics
title_short Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort Modeling the effects of water temperature on the population dynamics of Galba viatrix and infection by Fasciola hepatica : a two-year survey in Andean Patagonia, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Soler, Paula
Gurevitz, Juan Manuel
Morales, Juan Manuel
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
author Soler, Paula
author_facet Soler, Paula
Gurevitz, Juan Manuel
Morales, Juan Manuel
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
author_role author
author2 Gurevitz, Juan Manuel
Morales, Juan Manuel
Larroza, Marcela Patricia
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Hierarchical model
Fasciola hepatica
Lymnaeid snail
population dynamics
topic Hierarchical model
Fasciola hepatica
Lymnaeid snail
population dynamics
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background: The trematode parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) can infect livestock, wild mammals, and humans, generating serious economic losses worldwide. Aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family are the intermediate host of this parasite. Both snail population dynamics and parasite development are closely associated with temperature, although most field studies have recorded air temperature rather than water temperature. Our aim was to statistically model the population dynamics of lymnaeid snails and their infection by F. hepatica under natural environmental conditions in Northwest Andean Patagonia. Methods: For two years, we sampled snails monthly in four bodies of water, while registering water and air temperature hourly, and assessing F. hepatica infection in snails. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling allowed us to estimate the functional relationship between water temperature and population growth, the probability of detecting snails, and infection by F. hepatica. Results: A total of 1,411 Galba viatrix snails were collected, identified, and analyzed for F. hepatica infection. All sites showed seasonal variation in the number of snails collected and in water temperature as well as sharp variations in snail counts between surveys adjacent in time. The hierarchical model revealed that water temperature acts, at least, at two different time scales: water temperature at the time of sampling determines snail detection probability, whereas the average water temperature between sampling dates affects lymnaeid population growth. We found maximum F. hepatica prevalences in snails of 40% (2/5 and 4/10), followed by 33% (65/197). These are the highest prevalences recorded in G. viatrix populations in Argentina to date. Our modeling evidenced that the positive effects of water temperature on infection probability increases with snail size and prevalence on the previous survey, while previous prevalence strongly enhances the effects of snail size.
Fil: Soler, Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Gurevitz, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Morales, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Larroza, Marcela Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina
description Background: The trematode parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) can infect livestock, wild mammals, and humans, generating serious economic losses worldwide. Aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family are the intermediate host of this parasite. Both snail population dynamics and parasite development are closely associated with temperature, although most field studies have recorded air temperature rather than water temperature. Our aim was to statistically model the population dynamics of lymnaeid snails and their infection by F. hepatica under natural environmental conditions in Northwest Andean Patagonia. Methods: For two years, we sampled snails monthly in four bodies of water, while registering water and air temperature hourly, and assessing F. hepatica infection in snails. Hierarchical Bayesian modeling allowed us to estimate the functional relationship between water temperature and population growth, the probability of detecting snails, and infection by F. hepatica. Results: A total of 1,411 Galba viatrix snails were collected, identified, and analyzed for F. hepatica infection. All sites showed seasonal variation in the number of snails collected and in water temperature as well as sharp variations in snail counts between surveys adjacent in time. The hierarchical model revealed that water temperature acts, at least, at two different time scales: water temperature at the time of sampling determines snail detection probability, whereas the average water temperature between sampling dates affects lymnaeid population growth. We found maximum F. hepatica prevalences in snails of 40% (2/5 and 4/10), followed by 33% (65/197). These are the highest prevalences recorded in G. viatrix populations in Argentina to date. Our modeling evidenced that the positive effects of water temperature on infection probability increases with snail size and prevalence on the previous survey, while previous prevalence strongly enhances the effects of snail size.
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