Parasitic helminth infections in native sheep (Mehraban) in Hamedan, Iran
Sheep play an important role in national economy and social economy in rural areas in Iran. The main goal of this study was to investigate the fauna and frequency of parasitic helminth infections prevalent in native sheep in Hamedan, western Iran.
Jamal Gharekhani +2 more
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Immunological responses in the mouse host to a cloned antigen of Taeniacrassiceps [PDF]
Adult female Swiss-Webster mice were immunized either intraperitoneally (IP) or subcutaneously (SQ) with cyst fluid or a genetically engineered fusion protein, Taenia carassiceps antigen 2-maltose binding protein (TCA2-MBP) from Taenia crassiceps ...
Hill, Dolores E., Zarlenga, Dante S.
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The prevalence of helminth infections in water buffaloes in the vicinity of afyonkarahisar province [PDF]
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of helminth infections in water buffaloes raised in the vicinity of Afyonkarahisar province.
Hakan Guzel, Esma Kozan
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Human helminth infections above latitude 60°N: reports published 2001−2024
This article surveys reports of human helminth infection from geographical regions above latitude 60°N published in the period 2001–2024. We take a global approach encompassing the Americas and Eurasia.
Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles
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Baylisascaris procyonis: an emerging helminthic zoonosis. [PDF]
Baylisascaris procyonis, a roundworm infection of raccoons, is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis, principally affecting young children. Raccoons have increasingly become peridomestic animals living in close proximity to human residences.
Ash, Lawrence R +3 more
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BACKGROUND Paleoparasitology reveals the status of parasitic infections in humans and animals in ancient times based on parasitic particles found in biological remains from archaeological excavations.
Niloofar Paknezhad +8 more
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In 1997, 736 intestinal cestode cases were registered in Poland. Among them 634 were caused by T. saginata, 6 by T. solium, 63 by Taenia sp, 15 by Hymenolepsis sp, and 2 by D. latum and D. caninum. Moreover, 27 cases of larval cestode infections were also registered. Four of them were caused by larvae of T.
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Copepod reaction to odor stimuli influenced by cestode infection [PDF]
The cestode Schistocephalus solidus uses copepods as first and sticklebacks as second intermediate hosts. For transmission, an infected copepod has to be preyed upon by a stickleback.
Jakobsen, Per J., Wedekind, Claus
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Identification of taeniid eggs in the faeces from carnivores based on multiplex PCR using targets in mitochondrial DNA [PDF]
A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was evaluated for the identification of morphologically indistinguishable eggs of the taeniid tapeworms from carnivores using primers targeting mitochondrial genes.
DEPLAZES, P., MATHIS, A., TRACHSEL, D.
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Prevalence, intensity, longevity, and persistence of Anisakis sp. larvae and Lacistorhynchus tenuis metacestodes in San Francisco striped bass [PDF]
Thirteen hundred and seventy-three striped bass, Marone saxatilis, were collected from the San Francisco Bay-Delta area to correlate host diet with parasitic infections and to determine the prevalence, intensity, longevity, and persistence of larval ...
Moser, Mike +3 more
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