Capillaria hepatica—A Neglected Zoonotic Parasite [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesAs an important zoonotic parasite, Capillaria hepatica poses a threat to human health that cannot be ignored due to its association with high mortality and serious damage to the liver, although there are relatively few human infections.
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STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF Capillaria hepatica IN HUMANS AND RODENTS IN AN URBAN AREA OF THE CITY OF PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 Introduction: Hepatic capillariosis, caused by Capillaria hepatica (Calodium hepaticum) (Bancroft, 1893), Travassos, 1915 (Nematoda, Trichinelloidea, Capillariidae), is a common zoonosis
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PD-L2 Blockade Exacerbates Liver Lesion in Mice Infected with Capillaria hepatica through Reducing Alternatively Activated Macrophages [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Capillaria hepatica is a seriously neglected zoonotic parasite, which infects the liver of mammalian hosts, causing fibrosis or even hepatic failure. At present, the immune responses elicited by C.
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Capillaria hepatica (Calodium hepaticum) infection in a horse: a case report [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2017 Background Capillaria hepatica is a zoonotic parasite in humans and animals and has a worldwide distribution. However, infections in mammals apart from rodents, which are natural hosts of the parasite, have rarely been reported. This report describes the
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyParasite infection not only triggers the immune response of the host but also potentially affects the reproductive status, thereby influencing the population size.
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The first case of Capillaria hepatica infection in a nutria (Myocastor coypus) in Korea. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2014 This study reports the first case of Capillaria hepatica infection in a nutria in Korea. Ten nutrias, captured near the Nakdong River, were submitted to our laboratory for necropsy.
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Gastrointestinal Helminth Infections in Captive Wild Animals of Bangladesh: Implications for Zoo Health Management and Zoonotic Risk [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Gastrointestinal helminth (GIH) infections remain a significant but undercharacterized threat to captive wildlife health and may contribute to zoonotic transmission at the human–animal interface, particularly in Bangladesh, where zoological facilities are located near densely populated urban centers.
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Acta VeterinariaCapillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum) is a zoonotic nematode parasite commonly found in the liver of a broad range of mammalian hosts worldwide.
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Capillaria hepatica: a cause of septal fibrosis of the liver [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1993 Fine, long, fibrous septa were observed as a late change developing in the acinar zone III of the liver of rats experimentally infected with the helminth Capillaria hepatica.
Luiz Alves Ferreira, Zilton A. Andrade
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Immunological tolerance to pig-serum partially inhibits the formation of septal fibrosis of the liver in Capillaria hepatica-infected rats [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 Systhematized septal fibrosis of the liver can be induced in rats either by repeated intraperitoneal injections of pig-serum or by Capillaria hepatica infection.
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