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Bat guano may contain zoonotic parasites that contaminate the environment and/or serve as a potential source of infection to humans and animals. Repeated bat–human exposure could be a risk factor for zoonosis. To date, knowledge on the status of bat gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) in Uganda is limited.
James Robert Ochieng +3 more
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Introduction: Sheep, the multifaceted small ruminants, are vital for meat, milk, wool, manure, skins, and transportation. However, various factors often threaten their sustainability, particularly in lowland areas. Notably, diseases caused by intestinal parasites, particularly coccidian and other helminths, highlight the crucial need for strategic ...
Roshan Babu Adhikari +3 more
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Abstract Phoxinus minnows are small freshwater fish found throughout Eurasia. The taxonomy of this genus is still under investigation, and new species are regularly described. They are frequently introduced outside their native range due to their use as live bait for angling, and such fish introductions can have diverse impacts on the recipient areas ...
Anaïs Esposito +3 more
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Abstract The gross pathology and the histopathological alterations identified in juvenile specimens of the European hake (Merluccius merluccius), one of the most important target species of commercial fisheries in the northwest Mediterranean, are described.
Laura Muns‐Pujadas +3 more
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Muscular remodeling and anteroposterior patterning during tapeworm segmentation
Abstract Background Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that independently evolved a segmented body plan, historically confounding comparisons with other animals. Anteroposterior (AP) patterning in free‐living flatworms and in tapeworm larvae is associated with canonical Wnt signaling and positional control genes (PCGs) are expressed by their musculature
Francesca Jarero +5 more
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Climatic and ecological factors can influence the parasite load of a host. Variation in rainfall, body size, and sex of the hosts may be related to the abundance of parasites.
Amorim D. M., Ávila R. W.
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Modified technique of prepare of total permanent preparations of parasitic flatworms
Modified method of prepare of permanent stained preparations by cestodes and trematodes is described. Using of 5 % solution of KOH and 2–3 % solution of HCl before painting by carmine of worms fixing by 70 % alcohol and supplementary fixation of worms by
V. V. Kuklin
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A total of 80 specimens of three species of lacertid Podarcis muralis (39), Podarcis siculus (18) and Ophisops elegans (23) from Bursa were examined for helminths.
Yildirimhan H. S., Sümer N.
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The spectrum of proteins was studied in plerocercoids of parasitic cestodes Triaenophorus nodulosus collected from the liver of different species of fish: perch Perca fluviatilis L., ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus L. and burbot Lota lota L.
Albina Kochneva +3 more
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OBJETIVO: Determinar la frecuencia de portadores de Taenia sp. y su relación con el diagnóstico de cisticercos en humanos en una comunidad rural del estado de Guerrero, México. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Para detectar portadores de Taenia sp.
José Juan Martínez-Maya +5 more
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