The Echinococcus canadensis (G7) genome: A key knowledge of parasitic platyhelminth human diseases [PDF]
Background: The parasite Echinococcus canadensis (G7) (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda) is one of the causative agents of echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a worldwide chronic zoonosis affecting humans as well as domestic and wild mammals, which ...
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Anurans from the rainforest (Okomu National Park) and derived savanna (Agbede) locations in Nigeria were investigated for their role either as intermediate or paratenic hosts of helminth infections.
Abigail A. Imasuen +2 more
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Patent Landscape of Helminth Vaccines and Related Technologies [PDF]
Executive Summary This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to vaccines targeting parasitic worms, also known as helminths.
Burke, Rayna +4 more
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Nematode control in 'green' ruminant production systems [PDF]
Collectively, nematode parasites of domestic ruminants continue to pose the greatest disease problem in grazing livestock systems worldwide, despite the powerful and extensive chemotherapeutic arsenal available for their control.
Thamsborg, Stig M., Waller, Peter J.
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Australian tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil (TTO) and its monoterpene constituents such as terpinen-4-ol (T4O), 1,8-cineole, limonene, p-cymene, and α-terpinene have been shown to be effective in controlling a wide range of parasitic infections. The
Nelson Siu Kei Lam +3 more
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Parasites and non-fish predators of tilapia with particular reference to the sustainable management of fisheries of Lake Kainji Nigeria [PDF]
The fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria, experienced a boom year following impoundment, then decline post impoundment and now is in a period of stabilisation of the fish resources. Several reasons have been advanced on factors responsible for these changes,
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Mello and Campos (1974) method adapted for the recovery of cestodes in birds ( Gallus domesticus )
: The specific diagnosis and evaluation of the intensity of avian helminth infections are essential for efficacy studies and the determination of drug doses targeted to their control. This study evaluated the Mello and Campos method, originally described
Giane Serafim da Silva +4 more
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Description of Hymenolepis microstoma (Nottingham strain): a classical tapeworm model for research in the genomic era [PDF]
Background Hymenolepis microstoma (Dujardin, 1845) Blanchard, 1891, the mouse bile duct tapeworm, is a rodent/beetle-hosted laboratory model that has been used in research and teaching since its domestication in the 1950s.
Lucas J Cunningham, Peter D Olson
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Long-term survey on intestinal nematode and cestode infections in stray puppies Ibaraki Prefecture.
We conducted the survey on intestinal nematode, mainly Toxocara canis, and cestode infections in stray puppies aged less than 5 months in Ibaraki Prefecture for 8 years from 1988 to 1995. The rate of T.
H. Saeki, H. Masu, H. Yokoi, M. Yamamoto
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Cysticercosis in Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection and neglected tropical disease caused by Taenia solium, or the pork tapeworm. Cysticercosis with central nervous system involvement, or neurocysticercosis, is a leading cause of chronic headaches and epilepsy in ...
Megan M. Duffey +8 more
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