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Tracheal collapse rates in Kenyan working cart and pack donkeys

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Donkeys (Equus asinus) in East Africa are recognised as working with poorly designed harnesses and carts. The donkey cart used in regions of Africa, specifically Meru County, Kenya, appears to place the cart's weight solely on the donkey's mid‐cervical region.
Martha Mellish, Jennifer Burns, Yvonne Elce, Jason W. Stull   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthelmintic prescribing patterns of a sample of general practitioners from selected areas in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2008
General Practitioners (GPs) provide first contact care of children and pregnant mothers in the community. This study ascertained the prescribing pattern of anthelmintics to children and pregnant women by a sample of GPs from the district of Colombo.
Gunawardena GSA, Siriwardana C, Paranavitane S, Ismail M, Fernando S   +4 more
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Ovicidal effect of ethanolic extracts of selected plants on eggs of liver flukes in vitro

Helminthologia
Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and animals. Due to parasitic resistance to chemical drugs, there has been a growing focus on studying the anthelmintic properties of plants.
Ahmed M., Elamin A., Baha Saeed M., Laing M.   +3 more
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Occurrence of Internal Parasites and Anthelmintic Resistance in Goats

Animals
Extensive anthelmintic (AH) use for endoparasitism prevention, especially gastrointestinal strongyle (GIS) infections, led to AH resistance (AR). This study assessed the internal parasitic profile and AR occurrence in goat herds.
Gianluca D’Amico, Adrian-Valentin Potârniche, Bianca-Irina Tucă, Adriana Györke   +3 more
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Bath Treatments With Emamectin Benzoate Control Dactylogyrideans Infecting Colossoma macropomum Gills Without Altering Physiology of This Host Fish

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intensification of fish aquaculture worldwide has led to severe problems of diseases caused by parasitic dactylogyrideans. In this study, the anti‐dactylogyridean efficacy of treating Colossoma macropomum with baths of emamectin benzoate (EMB) was investigated for the first time, along with the effects of this treatment on the haematology and ...
Raimundo Rosemiro de Jesus Baia, Marcela Nunes Videira, Amanda Mendes Pacheco, Eliane Tie Oba Yoshioka, Marcos Tavares‐Dias   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Onchocerciasis Drug Discovery: In Vitro Evaluation of FDA-Approved Drugs against Onchocerca gutturosa in Gambia

Pharmaceutics
Onchocerciasis treatment and control relies mainly on the use of ivermectin which has high activity against the microfilarial stage of Onchocerca volvulus but limited activity against the long-lived, tissue dwelling adult nematodes.
Suzanne Gokool, Simon Townson, Andrew Freeman, Jadzia Siemienski-Kleyn, Jakub Zubrzycki, Senyo Tagboto, Marc P. Hübner, Ivan Scandale   +7 more
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Aspects of the Histopathology of Clarias gariepinus Infected With the Camallanid Parasite Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pseudolaeviconchus Moravec and Van As, 2015

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Histopathological studies of infections with the nematode Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pseudolaeviconchus Moravec and Van As, 2015, an intestinal parasite of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), are scarce. The current study describes histopathological changes in the stomach of C. gariepinus infected with P.
Thabo Kenneth Matea, Annemariè Avenant‐Oldewage   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of helminthic infestation and efficacy of anthelminthic treatment in children investigated for eosinophilia [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Background/Aim. The cause of eosinophilia often remains unelucidated. The aim of the study was to analyze causes and treatment approaches in children with eosinophilia in pediatric tertiary care hospital. Methods.
Rodić Predrag, Ćazić Marija, Škorić Dejan, Lazić Jelena, Milošević Goran, Janković Srđa, Krstovski Nada   +6 more
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Comparative efficacy of anthelmintics and their effects on hematobiochemical changes in fasciolosis of goats of South Gujarat [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2016
Aim: Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease caused by Fasciola spp. of the family Fasciolidae (trematodes) characterized by bottle jaw, anemia, progressive debility, and potbelly condition.
R. G. Shrimali, M. D. Patel, R. M. Patel
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An investigation into the efficacy of Biokos® in controlling ciliates in laboratory cultures of Saccharina latissima gametophytes

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract A major challenge faced by kelp aquaculture operations is the control of contaminants, including by marine ciliates. Biokos® is a commercially available treatment for ciliate parasites in fish, in which the active ingredient is a viscosin‐like lipopeptide surfactant.
Veronica Farrugia Drakard, Mari Fester, Michael S. Stekoll   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source