Editorial: Host-pathogen interaction in cestodes infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Jayaraman Tharmalingam +4 more
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Epidemiology and risk factors for endoparasite infection in subtropical feral cattle in Hong Kong [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeUnderstanding parasite epidemiology is essential for managing endoparasite infections in free-ranging animals. However, such epidemiological knowledge is limited for feral cattle and is usually derived from farmed populations.
Tania A. Perroux +7 more
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Immunodiagnostic and molecular approaches for the detection of taeniid cestode infections
Trends in Parasitology, 2003 This article summarizes the most recent advances in techniques and applications for the detection of taeniid cestode-infected persons or animals. In addition, the use of molecular approaches for strain identification and control of parasite transmission is discussed.
Akira Ito, Philip S. Craig
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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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Serological diagnosis of strongyloidiasis: An evaluation of three commercial assays. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundStrongyloidiasis is caused by a neglected nematode, manifesting as chronic intestinal infection with potentially severe manifestations. The disease is an emerging problem in non-endemic countries affecting travelers and migrants.
Thomas Weitzel +3 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 ...
Pawi Bawitlung Lalthanpuii +1 more
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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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Clinical characteristics and epidemiology of intestinal tapeworm infections over the last decade in Tokyo, Japan: A retrospective review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Tapeworm (cestode) infections occur worldwide even in developed countries and globalization has further complicated the epidemiology of such infections. Nonetheless, recent epidemiological data on cestode infections are limited.
Motoyuki Tsuboi +9 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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Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis: Two Cases, Two Treatment Options
Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic infection caused by the tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus, a cestode endemic in many parts of the world. CE can affect any organ, with the lung being the second most commonly affected organ after the liver. For
Ahmed Babiker, Zied Gaifer
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