Increasing prevalence of Diphyllobothrium cestodes in seals from the North and Baltic Sea over 26 years [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionHarbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are infected by trophically transmitted intestinal cestodes of the genus Diphyllobothrium.
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Cestode infections in non-human primates suggest the existence of zoonotic cycles in the area surrounding the Strasbourg primatology center [PDF]
Parasite, 2019 Background: Several cases of infections due to Echinococcus multilocularis, Taenia martis and Taenia crassiceps were recently described in various species of captive non-human primates (NHPs) harbored in the Strasbourg Primate Center (SPC).
Greigert Valentin +9 more
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Cestodes in Eurasian wolves (Canis lupus lupus) and domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in Switzerland [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeEurasian wolves (Canis lupus lupus) and domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are definitive hosts of numerous cestode species. While infections with adult stages in canids are usually subclinical, some species pose a zoonotic risk or cause infections ...
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Efficacy of a novel chewable tablet (Credelio Quattro™) containing lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel for the treatment and control of Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus infections in dogs [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground While generally harmless to dogs, the cestode species Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis have significant zoonotic importance, causing cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis in humans, respectively.
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Human Dipylidiasis: A Case Report of Dipylidium caninum Infection from Karimnagar [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2011 Dipylidium caninum also refered to as the double-pored tapeworm is a cyclophyllidean cestode that commonly infects dogs and cats. Mammals act as definite hosts with intermediate hosts being dog and cat flea, the Ctenocephalides canis and Ctenocephalides ...
KV Ramana +4 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Three subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida) are found in northeastern Europe: P. h. botnica in the Baltic Sea, P. h saimensis in Lake Saimaa in Finland, and P. h. ladogensis in Lake Ladoga in Russia.
Tommi Nyman +9 more
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Intestinal cestodes of chicken are effectively killed by quinoline-rich extract of Spilanthes acmella [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Background and Aim: Spilanthes acmella is used for the treatment of intestinal helminth infections in Mizo traditional medicine. In spite of a variety of drugs developed for helminthiases, an entirely safe and absolutely effective drug is still lacking ...
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Evaluating noninvasive methods for estimating cestode prevalence in a wild carnivore population.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Helminth infections are cryptic and can be difficult to study in wildlife species. Helminth research in wildlife hosts has historically required invasive animal handling and necropsy, while results from noninvasive parasite research, like scat analysis ...
Ellen E Brandell +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Poor socio-economic and unsanitary conditions are conducive to commensal rodent infestations, and these conditions are widespread in South Africa. Cestode species of zoonotic interest are highly prevalent in commensal rodents, such as invasive Rattus ...
Rolanda S. Julius +4 more
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