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Sativa seeds against Schistosoma mansoni different stages

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
The schistosomicidal properties of Nigella sativaseeds were tested in vitro against Schistosoma mansoni miracidia, cercariae, and adult worms. Results indicate its strong biocidal effects against all stages of the parasite and also showed an inhibitory ...
Azza M Mohamed, Nadia M Metwally, Sohair S Mahmoud   +2 more
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New Data on the Larval Stages of Leptophallus nigrovenosus (Digenea, Plagiorchiata)

Animals
(1) Background: Leptophallus nigrovenosus, an esophageal parasite that primarily affects water snakes of the genus Natrix, has a known life cycle that involves snail and amphibian hosts.
Srisupaph Poonlaphdecha, Alexis Ribas, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Mercedes Villa   +3 more
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Mouse model of Schistosomiasis: infection with Schistosoma mansoni in CD-1 mice [PDF]

, 2019
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects almost 240 million worldwide. CD1 mice were infected with cercariae of S. mansoni, after which infection developed for 8 weeks. Tissues were processed to immuno-histological techniques.
Botelho, M., Fernandes, R., Luis, C., Soares, R.   +3 more
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Integrating morphology and genetics to resolve the first reptilian liolopid life cycle in Africa, Paraharmotrema karinganiense (Digenea: Liolopidae)

Parasitology
The Liolopidae (Diplostomoidea) are a small family of digeneans that parasitize reptiles and amphibians as adults. Knowledge of intermediate hosts in this family remains scarce, leaving a major gap in the understanding of liolopid biology.
Nichole S. Donough, Marliese Truter, Victor Wepener, Luc Brendonck, Eli S.J. Thoré, Nico J. Smit   +5 more
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A study on echinostome infection in snail intermediate hosts in different habitats of palakkad district, kerala* [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2020
A total of 80 snails collected from three habitats viz., uncultivated paddy fields, permanent water bodies and catchment area of dams in Palakkad district of Kerala were screened for presence of echinostome infection. The collected snails were identified
K. Anbarasu, Asha Rajagopal, Bindu Lakshmanan, K. Vinod Kumar, K. Devada, L.M. Thamil Bharathi   +5 more
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The lethal effect of soap on Schistosoma mansoni cercariae in water.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which is spread through skin contact with water containing Schistosoma cercariae. Drug treatment has been the main control method, but it does not prevent reinfection.
Jiaodi Zhang, Ana K Pitol, Safari Kinung'hi, Teckla Angelo, Aidan M Emery, Adam Cieplinski, Michael R Templeton, Laura Braun   +7 more
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Prevalence and spatial distribution of trematode cercariae in vector snails within different agro-ecological zones in Western Kenya, 2016

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Freshwater vector snails' distribution, infection with cercariae, preferred habitat and possible trematodiases transmission foci is not well known in Western Kenya.
Maurice Omondi Owiny, Mark Odhiambo Obonyo, Peter Maina Gatongi, Eric Maurice Fèvre   +3 more
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Parasite and reproductive features of Scinax nasicus (Anura: Hylidae) from a South American subtropical area [PDF]

, 2009
Desde febrero de 2002 a diciembre de 2004, se analizó la fauna de helmintos parásitos y las características reproductivas de Scinax nasicus en un área cercana a la ciudad de Corrientes, Argentina.
Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés, Gonzalez, Cynthya Elizabeth, Hamann, Mónika Inés, Kehr, Arturo Ignacio, Schaefer, Eduardo Federico   +4 more
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The Cercariae of Natal

The Journal of Parasitology, 1917
During the months of April, May, June, and July of 1916, I examined 1,500 molluscs from the rivers and fresh-water pools of Natal. They included several species. Limnaea natalensis is a common form with a dextral shell. Physopsis africana, a common mollusc amongst decomposing vegetation, has a blunt-pointed sinistral shell with a truncate columella ...
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Factors affecting the acquisition of Plagiorchis noblei (Trematoda: Plagiorchiidae) metacercariae by larvae and pupae of Aedes aegypti in the laboratory. [PDF]

, 1987
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