"Menconi et al. (2021)" . "AbstractThe sub\u2010Alpine lakes of Switzerland, Italy and France have long been reported as an endemic area of diphyllobothriosis, a parasitic zoonosis caused by Dibothriocephalus latus. With this study, we explored the hypothesis for a relationship between the prevalence of D.\u00A0latus in Perca fluviatilis and the Escherichia coli load in lake water. To do this, we identified eleven sampling sites in three areas (north, centre and south) of Lake Iseo (north Italy) to determine E.\u00A0coli load and the prevalence of D.\u00A0latus in P.\u00A0fluviatilis. Prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) of D.\u00A0latus infestation ranged from 0% (95% CI: 0.71\u20130.0) in Sarnico (southern area) to 20% (95% CI: 33.0\u201311.2) in Pisogne (northern area). There were significant differences in prevalence between the sites (\u03C72\u00A0=\u00A031.12; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.0006) and in E.\u00A0coli load (Kruskal\u2013Wallis test; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.0005). There was decreasing gradient of E. coli load and prevalence of D.\u00A0latus infestation from north to south. A significant positive correlation (r\u00A0=\u00A0.881; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.003) was found between E.\u00A0coli load and prevalence of D.\u00A0latus. Also, linear regression showed a significant relationship between E.\u00A0coli load and prevalence of infestation (R2\u00A0=\u00A0.775). Our findings offer an explanation for the link between E.\u00A0coli load in water and D.\u00A0latus prevalence. The potential factors in this link are the efficiency of the local wastewater treatment plant, the bathymetric profile of the lake and the life cycle of D.\u00A0latus, which is mainly affected by light and water temperature." . _:b70015087 . . "10.1111/zph.12891" . . . "Menconi et al. (2021)" . _:b70015087 . . "2021"^^ . _:b70015087 . . "Menconi, V., Zoppi, S., Pastorino, P., Di Blasio, A., Tedeschi, R., Pizzul, E., Mugetti, D., Tomasoni, M., Dondo, A. & Prearo, M. 2021. Relationship between the prevalence of Dibothriocephalus latus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) and the load of Escherichia coli: New findings in a neglected fish\u2010borne parasitic zoonosis. Zoonoses and Public Health, 68(8): 965-972." . "AbstractThe sub\u2010Alpine lakes of Switzerland, Italy and France have long been reported as an endemic area of diphyllobothriosis, a parasitic zoonosis caused by Dibothriocephalus latus. With this study, we explored the hypothesis for a relationship between the prevalence of D.\u00A0latus in Perca fluviatilis and the Escherichia coli load in lake water. To do this, we identified eleven sampling sites in three areas (north, centre and south) of Lake Iseo (north Italy) to determine E.\u00A0coli load and the prevalence of D.\u00A0latus in P.\u00A0fluviatilis. Prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) of D.\u00A0latus infestation ranged from 0% (95% CI: 0.71\u20130.0) in Sarnico (southern area) to 20% (95% CI: 33.0\u201311.2) in Pisogne (northern area). There were significant differences in prevalence between the sites (\u03C72\u00A0=\u00A031.12; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.0006) and in E.\u00A0coli load (Kruskal\u2013Wallis test; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.0005). There was decreasing gradient of E. coli load and prevalence of D.\u00A0latus infestation from north to south. A significant positive correlation (r\u00A0=\u00A0.881; p\u2010value\u00A0=\u00A0.003) was found between E.\u00A0coli load and prevalence of D.\u00A0latus. Also, linear regression showed a significant relationship between E.\u00A0coli load and prevalence of infestation (R2\u00A0=\u00A0.775). Our findings offer an explanation for the link between E.\u00A0coli load in water and D.\u00A0latus prevalence. The potential factors in this link are the efficiency of the local wastewater treatment plant, the bathymetric profile of the lake and the life cycle of D.\u00A0latus, which is mainly affected by light and water temperature." . "2021"^^ . _:b70015087 "10.1111/zph.12891" .