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Natural infection in Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) by Lagochilascaris major Leiper, 1910 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parasitology Research, 2018
Lagochilascariosis is an emerging parasitic disease limited to the American continent, caused by nematodes of the genus Lagochilascaris. Its life cycle is heteroxenous, involving natural definitive hosts (wild carnivores), accidental hosts (domestic carnivores and humans), and intermediate hosts (rodents).
Scioscia, Nathalia Paula, Olmos, Leandro Hipolito, Gorosabel, Antonella, Bernad, Lucia, Pedrana, Julieta, Denegri, Guillermo Maria   +5 more
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PCR-based molecular characterization of Toxocara spp. using feces of stray cats: a study from Southwest Iran [PDF]

, 2013
Feces of stray cat are potential sources of gastrointestinal parasites and play a crucial role in spreading and transmitting parasite eggs, larvae, and oocysts through contamination of soil, food, or water. In this study, we investigated the prevalence
Abdizadeh, R., Hashemitabar, M., Khademvatan, Sh., Rahim, F., Tavalla, M.   +4 more
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Endoparasitic insights of free-living fin (Balaenoptera physalus), Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) from Eastern Canadian Waters [PDF]

, 2021
Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.Purpose: To date, little is still known on parasite infections affecting free-living large whale populations worldwide.
Hermosilla, C., Kleinertz, S., Köpper, S., Ramp, C., Silva, L. M. R.   +4 more
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Common Symptoms from an Uncommon Infection: Gastrointestinal Anisakiasis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Clinicians can be forgiven for thinking of anisakiasis as a rare condition low in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Gastrointestinal anisakiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by consumption of raw or undercooked seafood infected with nematodes of the genus Anisakis.
Yuto Shimamura, Niroshan Muwanwella, Sujievvan Chandran, Gabor Kandel, Norman Marcon, Jennifer Jones   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Checklists of Parasites of Farm Fishes of Babylon Province, Iraq

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Literature reviews of all references concerning the parasitic fauna of fishes in fish farms of Babylon province, middle of Iraq, showed that a total of 92 valid parasite species are so far known from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as well as from three ...
Furhan T. Mhaisen, Abdul-Razzak L. Al-Rubaie, José F. Silveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deworming and adjuvant interventions for improving the developmental health and well‐being of children in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis

Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 1-383, 2016., 2016
This review evaluates the effects of mass deworming for soil‐transmitted helminths on growth, educational achievement, cognition, school attendance, quality of life and adverse effects in children in endemic helminth areas. Mass deworming for soil‐transmitted helminths probably has little to no effect on weight, height, school attendance, cognition ...
Vivian A. Welch, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Alomgir Hossain, Shally Awasthi, Zulfi Bhutta, Chisa Cumberbatch, Robert Fletcher, Jessie McGowan, Shari Krishnaratne, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Salim Sohani, Shalini Suresh, Peter Tugwell, Howard White, George Wells   +14 more
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Infection levels and species diversity of ascaridoid nematodes in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, are correlated with geographic area and fish size [PDF]

, 2018
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is among the most important commercial fish species on the world market. Its infection by ascaridoid nematodes has long been known, Pseudoterranova even being named cod worm.
Bao, M., Bourgau, O., Buchmann, K., Couvreur, C., Gay, M., Hastie, L. C., Levsen, A., Mackenzie, K., Mattiucci, S., Paoletti, M., Pascual, S., Pierce, G. J.   +11 more
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Investigation of Anti‐Toxocara and Anti‐Toxoplasma Antibodies in Patients with Schizophrenia Disorder

Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Objective. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. infections in patients with schizophrenia disorder. Method. A total of 100 patients with schizophrenia disorder and 95 healthy individuals participated in the study. Participants were tested for the presence of anti‐T.
Shahram Khademvatan, Niloufar Khajeddin, Sakineh Izadi, Elham Yousefi, David C. Henderson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Year after year: Recurrent Toxocara vitulorum infections in American bison (Bison bison) calves in a zoo

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Toxocara vitulorum (Nematoda: Ascaridida) is a common parasite of cattle and buffaloes in tropical and subtropical regions and the causative agent of toxocarosis in calves.
David Ebmer, Maria Sophia Unterköfler, Zoë Tess Lara Lindhorst, Perrine Keiser, Simone Haderthauer, Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, Anja Joachim   +6 more
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Toxocara (Nematoda: Ascaridida) and Other Soil‐Transmitted Helminth Eggs Contaminating Soils in Selected Urban and Rural Areas in the Philippines

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
The extent of contamination of soils with soil transmitted helminthes (STH) eggs, particularly Toxocara, was determined in selected urban and rural towns of Laguna, Philippines. Soil samples were collected from public schools, house yards, and empty lots.
Vachel Gay V. Paller, Emmanuel Ryan C. de Chavez, Lihua Xiao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source