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- Author:
- Pinto, H.A.; Mati, V.L.T.; Melo, A.L.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 372-376
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Hemidactylus; Platynosomum; budgerigars; cats; definitive hosts; epidemiology; geographical distribution; host specificity; liver; lizards; metacercariae; mice; necropsy; parakeets; parasites; veterinary clinics; Brazil
- Abstract:
- ... The importance of platynosomiasis has increased in feline veterinary practice, but aspects related to the specificity of Platynosomum spp. in definitive hosts requires further study. Although morphological traits suggest that the same species, P. illiciens, may infect both birds and mammals, the synonymies previously proposed have not been widely accepted, likely because host specificity is assume ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000152
- PubMed:
- 25781630
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000152
- Author:
- Ferreira, T.; Addison, M.F.; Malan, A.P.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 364-371
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Steinernema; Xenorhabdus; adults; biological control agents; eggs; entomopathogenic nematodes; females; fermenters; insect control; insect larvae; insect pests; juveniles; males; mortality; nematode larvae; population density; population dynamics; symbionts; virulence
- Abstract:
- ... Entomopathogenic nematodes have become a valuable addition to the range of biological control agents available for insect control. An endemic nematode, Steinernema yirgalemense, has been found to be effective against a wide range of key insect pests. The next step would be the mass production this nematode for commercial application. This requires the establishment of monoxenic cultures of both th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000450
- PubMed:
- 26156314
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000450
- Author:
- Hansen, E.P.; Tejedor, A.M.; Thamsborg, S.M.; Alstrup Hansen, T.V.; Dahlerup, J.F.; Nejsum, P.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 298-302
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Trichuris trichiura; albendazole; anemia; cognition; colitis; drugs; dysentery; eggs; fecal egg count; fecundity; females; helminths; humans; longevity; mebendazole; prepatent period
- Abstract:
- ... More than 400 million humans are estimated to be infected with the intestinal helminth parasite, Trichuris trichiura. The infection is chronic in nature and high-intensity infection can lead to colitis, anaemia, Trichuris Dysentery Syndrome and reduced cognitive performance. Single doses of 400 mg albendazole or 500 mg mebendazole (MBZ) are used in mass drug administration programmes, but this has ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X1500019X
- PubMed:
- 25775941
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X1500019X
- Author:
- Patsantara, G.G.; Piperaki, E.-T.; Tzoumaka-Bakoula, C.; Kanariou, M.G.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 337-341
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Enterobius vermicularis; blood serum; children; eosinophils; helminths; humans; immune response; immunoglobulin E; immunosuppression; protective effect; Greece
- Abstract:
- ... Previous studies have suggested an immunomodulatory and even protective role for Enterobius vermicularis, the least pathogenic human intestinal helminth. Here, in a study using haematological and serological parameters, we tested a total of 215 children from central Greece, with a mean age of 8.39, of whom 105 (48.84%) were infected with E. vermicularis and 110 (51.16%) were matched healthy contro ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000334
- PubMed:
- 25989836
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000334
- Author:
- Grando, T.H.; de Sá, M.F.; Baldissera, M.D.; Oliveira, C.B.; de Souza, M.E.; Raffin, R.P.; Santos, R.C.V.; Domingues, R.; Minho, A.P.; Leal, M.L.R.; Monteiro, S.G.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 377-382
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Haemonchus contortus; Melaleuca alternifolia; anthelmintics; eggs; essential oils; gastrointestinal nematodes; hatching; in vivo studies; larvae; larvicides; lethal concentration 50; sheep
- Abstract:
- ... Haemonchus contortus is one of the major gastrointestinal nematodes responsible for significant economic and production losses of sheep. Diseases caused by this species lack effective anthelmintic products, and the search for new compounds to replace synthetic anthelmintics has been extensive. The present investigation assesses the in vitro activity of the essential oil of melaleuca (Melaleuca alt ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000401
- PubMed:
- 26096177
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000401
- Author:
- Rondelaud, D.; Vignoles, P.; Dreyfuss, G.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 256-261
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Calicophoron; Echinostoma revolutum; Fasciola hepatica; Lymnaeidae; adults; cercariae; furrows; habitats; larvae; meadows; parasites; parasitism; ponds; snails; species diversity; trematode infections; France
- Abstract:
- ... Adult Galba truncatula (≥ 4 mm in shell height) were collected from 135 habitats for 3 years (2012–2014) to identify parasite species via the study of cercariae, and to determine the prevalence of each digenean infection in relation to the type of snail habitat (six types). A total of 323 infected snails and ten digenean species were noted in the bodies of 11,025 G. truncatula after their dissecti ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000073
- PubMed:
- 25804319
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000073
- Author:
- Özer, A.; Kornyychuk, Y.; Öztürk, T.; Yurakhno, V.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 347-352
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Gyrodactylus; Merlangius merlangus; coasts; females; fins; gills; hosts; marine fish; parasites; parasitism; reproduction; spring; whiting; winter; Black Sea; Russia; Turkey (country)
- Abstract:
- ... Gyrodactylus alviga is a generalist species reported in many Black Sea fish species, but whiting is known to be its main host. It is the only monogenean parasite that has been reported so far on the skin, fins and gills of whiting Merlangius merlangus in the Black Sea. A total of 690 fish from Turkey and 423 fish from Russia were examined to detect parasites. Infection indices of prevalence, mean ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X1500036X
- PubMed:
- 26050672
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X1500036X
- Author:
- Yuan, W.; Liu, J.-M.; Lu, K.; Li, H.; Duan, M.-M.; Feng, J.-T.; Hong, Y.; Liu, Y.-P.; Zhou, Y.; Tong, L.-B.; Lu, J.; Zhu, C.-G.; Jin, Y.-M.; Cheng, G.-F.; Lin, J.-J.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 359-363
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Fasciola; buffaloes; cattle; closantel; eggs; feces; goats; internal transcribed spacers; parasites; ribosomal DNA; sodium; China
- Abstract:
- ... We determined the prevalence and seasonality of infections by Fasciola of goats and bovine species (cattle and water buffalo) in Hubei and Anhui provinces of China. Faecal samples were collected at 2- to 3-month intervals from 200 goats in Hubei province and from 152 bovine species in Anhui province. All faecal samples were examined for the presence of parasites. We determined the nucleotide seque ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000383
- PubMed:
- 26123576
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000383
- Author:
- Zhao, J.H.; Wang, S.S.; Tu, G.J.; Zhou, Y.K.; Wu, X.B.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 303-311
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Alligator sinensis; DNA; Nematoda; conservation areas; crocodiles; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; helminths; internal transcribed spacers; intestines; lakes; new species; scanning electron microscopy; stomach; China; South Asia
- Abstract:
- ... A new nematode species, Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Ascaridoidea), is described from specimens found in the stomach and intestine of the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879 (Crocodilian: Alligatoridae) in the National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator (Chinese Crocodile Lake) in Anhui Province, China. This is the first description of O. sinensis sp. nov. in both China and thi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000255
- PubMed:
- 25882968
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000255
- Author:
- Petrov, A.; Podvyaznaya, I.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 321-336
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Diplostomum; adults; cercariae; confocal microscopy; integument; metacercariae; midgut; muscle development; muscles; pharynx; staining; tail
- Abstract:
- ... Recent confocal microscopy studies have greatly expanded our knowledge of muscle systems in cercariae and adult digeneans, but the gross anatomy and development of metacercarial musculature remain relatively little known. To further our understanding of metacercarial development, this study used phalloidin staining and confocal microscopy to examine changes in muscle architecture over the course o ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000310
- PubMed:
- 25997697
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000310
- Author:
- Chihai, O.; Umhang, G.; Erhan, D.; Boué, F.; Tălămbuţă, N.; Rusu, Ş.; Zamornea, M.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 279-283
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Echinococcus granulosus; cattle; definitive hosts; dogs; echinococcosis; epidemiology; extensive farming; farms; households; liver; lungs; private sector; public sector; sheep; slaughterhouses; surveys; swine; tapeworms; zoonoses; Moldova
- Abstract:
- ... The Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm is responsible for cystic echinococcosis (CE), a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. The life cycle of the parasite is mainly domestic and takes place between dogs and livestock species. A slaughterhouse survey was conducted in 2012 in the Republic of Moldova in order to estimate the prevalence of CE. A total of 1525 cattle, 5580 sheep and 12,700 pigs ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000103
- PubMed:
- 25727141
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000103
- Author:
- Feki, M.; Châari, M.; Neifar, L.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 353-358
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Cestoda; Sardinella aurita; biological tags; coasts; fish; helminths; larvae; Tunisia
- Abstract:
- ... Three digeneans – Parahemiurus merus (Linton, 1910), Aphanurus stossichii (Monticelli, 1891) and Lecithochirium sp. – and one tetraphyllidean cestode larva were used as biological tags to discriminate the stock of Sardinella aurita (Valenciennes, 1847). In total, 579 fish were examined in five zones off the Tunisian coast, including Bizerte and Kelibia in the north, Mahdia in the east, Gabes and Z ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000371
- PubMed:
- 26096051
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000371
- Author:
- Gonçalves, A.L.R.; de Araújo, K.C.L.; Carvalho, E.F.G.; Ueta, M.T.; Costa-Cruz, J.M.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 342-346
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Strongyloides venezuelensis; analysis of variance; antibodies; antigen-antibody complex; antigens; blood serum; eggs; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; females; immunoglobulin G; immunosuppression; parasites; parthenogenesis; rats; strongyloidiasis
- Abstract:
- ... In the present study, antigens from parthenogenetic females and eggs of Strongyloides venezuelensis, or anti-parthenogenetic-female and anti-egg antigens were used to detect specific IgG and immune complex responses, respectively. Serum samples from experimentally infected immunocompetent and immunosuppressed rats were analysed on days 5, 8, 13 and 21 post-infection (dpi). An enzyme-linked immunos ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000346
- PubMed:
- 25997825
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000346
- Author:
- Malan, A.P.; Knoetze, R.; Tiedt, L.R.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 262-278
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Galleria mellonella; Steinernema; body length; entomopathogenic nematodes; females; genes; guavas; head; internal transcribed spacers; juveniles; larvae; male reproductive system; males; morphometry; new species; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; surveys; tail; trees; South Africa
- Abstract:
- ... During a non-targeted survey for entomopathogenic nematodes in South Africa, a new species of Steinernema was isolated from a soil sample collected from underneath a guava tree, close to the shore at Jeffrey's Bay. The nematode was isolated by means of the insect-baiting technique using last-instar larvae of Galleria mellonella. It is described herein as Steinernema jeffreyense n. sp. The nematode ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000097
- PubMed:
- 25758326
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000097
- Author:
- Mansur, F.; Luoga, W.; Buttle, D.J.; Duce, I.R.; Lowe, A.; Behnke, J.M.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 284-293
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Hymenolepis diminuta; Nematoda; Rattus norvegicus; anthelmintics; biomass; cysteine proteinases; data collection; dose response; drugs; eggs; latex; models; rats; tapeworms
- Abstract:
- ... Hymenolepis diminuta is a natural parasite of the common brown rat Rattus norvegicus, and provides a convenient model system for the assessment of the anthelmintic activity of novel drugs against cestodes. The experiments described in this paper indicate that treatment of rats infected with H. diminuta with a supernatant extract of papaya latex, containing a mixture of four cysteine proteinases, w ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000127
- PubMed:
- 25761568
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000127
- Author:
- Santoro, M.; D'Alessio, N.; Di Prisco, F.; Kinsella, J.M.; Barca, L.; Degli Uberti, B.; Restucci, B.; Martano, M.; Troisi, S.; Galiero, G.; Veneziano, V.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 294-297
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Accipiter gentilis; Falco peregrinus; Nematoda; adults; air; air sacs; birds of prey; bone fractures; cachexia; death; eggs; epithelium; fibroblasts; host specificity; hyperplasia; inflammation; lungs; lymphocytes; macrophages; myocytes; necrosis; parasites; pathogenicity; pneumonia; smooth muscle; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... The air sacs of free-ranging birds of prey (n= 652) from southern Italy, including 11 species of Accipitriformes and six of Falconiforms, were examined for infections with Serratospiculum tendo (Nematoda: Diplotriaenoidea). Of the 17 species of birds examined, 25 of 31 (80.6%) peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) from Calabria Region and a single northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) from Campania ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000139
- PubMed:
- 25772632
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000139
- Author:
- Kiatsopit, N.; Sithithaworn, P.; Kopolrat, K.; Namsanor, J.; Andrews, R.H.; Petney, T.N.
- Source:
- Journal of helminthology 2016 v.90 no.3 pp. 312-320
- ISSN:
- 1475-2697
- Subject:
- Opisthorchis viverrini; biological resistance; cercariae; human health; intermediate hosts; larvae; liver flukes; snails; trematode infections; Laos; Thailand
- Abstract:
- ... In order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of trematode diversity in Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos sensu lato, the first intermediate host of the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini s.l., the prevalence of larval trematode species was investigated in different localities in Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). In Thailand, snail samples were collected from 29 localities ...
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022149X15000292
- PubMed:
- 25997613
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000292