The geographic distribution of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), the causative agent of food/water-borne sparganosis, is restricted to Europe, where infected canids, felids, mustelids, suids, and reptiles have been documented from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Serbia, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. The main objective of the current study was to map the molecular divergence of S. erinaceieuropaei from Finland using the complete sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1 mtDNA). Seven cox1 haplotypes were determined in 15 tapeworms from Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from three localities in southern Finland. In addition, the first inter-population study of S. erinaceieuropaei based on currently obtained data on cox1 from Finland and previously published data from Finland, Latvia, Ukraine, and Poland, was performed. The haplotype network showed a star-like pattern without specific subdivision of lineages according to the locality. Samples from Finland, Latvia, and Poland shared several haplotypes and formed the common Baltic lineage. The haplotype of S. erinaceieuropaei from Ukraine was unique and placed on a separate mutational pathway, suggesting a different lineage of the parasite.

TITLE: Interrelations génétiques de Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda, Diphyllobothriidea), l’agent causal de la sparganose en Europe. ABSTRACT: La distribution géographique de Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda : Diphyllobothriidea), l’agent causal de la sparganose d’origine alimentaire/hydrique, est limitée à l’Europe, où des canidés, félidés, mustélidés, suidés et reptiles infectés ont été documentés en Pologne, Ukraine, Biélorussie, Russie, Serbie, Estonie, Lettonie et Finlande. L’objectif principal de la présente étude était de cartographier la divergence moléculaire de S. erinaceieuropaei de Finlande à l’aide des séquences complètes du gène mitochondrial de la sous-unité 1 de la cytochrome c oxydase (ADNmt cox1). Sept haplotypes cox1 ont été déterminés chez quinze cestodes du Lynx d’Eurasie (Lynx lynx) de trois localités du sud de la Finlande. En outre, la première étude inter-populationnelle de S. erinaceieuropaei basée sur les données actuellement obtenues sur cox1 de Finlande et sur des données précédemment publiées de Finlande, Lettonie, Ukraine et Pologne, a été réalisée. Le réseau d’haplotypes a montré un motif en étoile sans subdivision spécifique des lignées selon la localité. Des échantillons de Finlande, Lettonie et Pologne partagent plusieurs haplotypes et forment la lignée commune de la Baltique. L’haplotype de S. erinaceieuropaei d’Ukraine est unique et placé sur une voie de mutation distincte suggérant une lignée différente du parasite.

Department of Veterinary Biosciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Helsinki Agnes Sjöberginkatu 2 Helsinki 00014 Finland

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences Branišovská 31 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Institute of Parasitology Slovak Academy of Sciences Hlinkova 3 040 01 Košice Slovakia

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