Comparative development of Echinococcus multilocularis in its definitive hosts [PDF]
Parasitology, 2006 The comparative development of Echinococcus multilocularis was studied in its definitive hosts, the fox, dog, cat and raccoon dog, beyond the pre-patent period to 90 days post-infection. All host species, apart from cats were susceptible to infection and capable of supporting substantial worm burdens.
Thompson, R.C.A. +3 more
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Non-specific manipulation of gammarid behaviour by P. minutus parasite enhances their predation by definitive bird hosts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Trophically-transmitted parasites often change the phenotype of their intermediate hosts in ways that increase their vulnerability to definitive hosts, hence favouring transmission.
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The tapeworm species recorded in carnivores of Slovakian wildlife - molecular analyses [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionImportant cestode species parasitizing carnivores are the worldwide distributed tapeworms of the family Taeniidae. Typical for taeniids is an indirect life cycle involving two obligate mammalian hosts in a predator-prey scheme, with an ...
Jozef Lazár +10 more
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Is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) a competent definitive host for Taenia multiceps? [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Shepherd and stray dogs are thought to represent the primary definitive hosts of Coenurosis by Taenia multiceps, due to their feeding habits which translate into high chances of coming into contact with infected intermediate hosts. Nonetheless,
Antonio Varcasia +8 more
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Apodemus agrarius as a new definitive host for Neodiplostomum seoulense [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2007 A total of 1,496 rodents and insectivores were live-trapped at Yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), Paju-shi (804), and Pocheon-gun (343), Gyeonggi-do (Province), and examined for intestinal helminths, including Neodiplostomum seoulense, seasonally from December 2004 to September 2005. Six species of rodents, including Apodemus agrarius (1,366), Mus musculus (32),
Jong Yil, Chai +11 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzBACKGROUND Angiostrongyliasis is an infection caused by nematode worms of the genus Angiostrongylus. The adult worms inhabit the pulmonary arteries, heart, bronchioles of the lung, or mesenteric arteries of the caecum of definitive host. Of a total of 23
Romina Valente +3 more
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The Role of Birds of the Family Corvidae in Transmitting Sarcocystis Protozoan Parasites
Animals, 2021 Members of the family Corvidae are ecologically flexible omnivorous birds, particularly adaptive to urban habitats, and living in proximity to humans; these birds may serve as definitive hosts (DH) for Sarcocystis spp., but research about this is lacking.
Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu +5 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in urban cats from China
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Toxoplasma gondii infects almost all warm-blooded animals, and cats play a crucial role in the epidemiology of T. gondii as the definitive host. Despite sporadic reports on the seroprevalence of T.
Ningbo Xia +9 more
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First molecular confirmation of Coenurus cerebralis in sheep and goats with neurological behaviors in Iraq [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Coenurus cerebralis is the intermediate stage of the canine cestode, which infect sheep and goats, resulting mainly in neurological signs and causing direct and indirect economic losses.
Eva Aisser Ajaj +2 more
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European Pine Marten (<i>Martes martes</i>) as Natural Definitive Host of <i>Sarcocystis</i> Species in Latvia: Microscopic and Molecular Analysis. [PDF]
Vet SciApicomplexan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis utilize a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including reptiles, birds, and mammals, and follow a complex two-host prey–predator life cycle.
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