A new cryptic species of Echinostoma (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) closely related to Echinostoma paraensei found in Brazil [PDF]
Parasitology, 2023 Echinostoma paraensei, described in Brazil at the end of the 1960s and used as a biological model for a range of studies, belongs to the ‘revolutum’ complex of Echinostoma comprising species with 37 collar spines.
Marisa C. Valadão +6 more
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The Larval Stages of Echinostoma spp. in Freshwater Snails as the First and Second Intermediate Hosts in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces, Northern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023 Background: Identification of the larval stages of Echinostoma spp. in freshwater snails is an essential guide to continue monitoring the possibility of their transmission and the potential of echinostomiasis in areas where trematodes are the primary ...
Mojgan Aryaiepour +8 more
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Rare Case of Echinostoma cinetorchis Infection, South Korea [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesA woman in South Korea who underwent a colonoscopy for occasional gastrointestinal discomfort had 4 adult flukes of Echinostoma cinetorchis showing 37 collar spines around the oral sucker recovered from the terminal ileum through the ascending colon ...
Sooji Hong +9 more
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Clonorchis sinensis and Echinostoma hortense detected by endoscopy and molecular characterization: two case reports and update on diagnosis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineClonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis) and Echinostoma hortense (E. Hortense) infections represent significant food-borne zoonotic parasitic diseases. C.
Lijia Wen
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High Prevalence of Echinostoma mekongi Infection in Schoolchildren and Adults, Kandal Province, Cambodia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesA high prevalence of Echinostoma mekongi infection (13.9%; 260/1,876) was found among schoolchildren and adults in Kandal Province, Cambodia, by fecal examination, worm expulsion, and molecular analysis of cox1 and nd1 genes. The source of infection was
Bong-Kwang Jung +9 more
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Occurrence of digenean parasites in freshwater snails in the Murrumbidgee catchment area, Australia [PDF]
Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2023 Freshwater snails are important hosts in the life cycles of many medically important parasites, particularly for digenetic trematodes such as liver flukes and schistosomes.
Shokoofeh Shamsi +4 more
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Echinostoma malayanum Infection, the Philippines
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Al Editor: En 2002, el Departamento de Salud-Equipo Provincial de Salud (DOH-PHT) de Surigao del Norte reportó 102 casos de infecciones de tipo fasciólido en el municipio de Santa Mónica, Isla Siargao, Filipinas. Los informes se basaron en óvulos operculados grandes característicos que se encontraron en los exámenes de heces de rutina realizados ...
Vicente Y. Belizario +6 more
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Parasitic helminths of alien invasive anurans in Butuan City, Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2023 This study aimed to identify the helminth parasites of invasive anuran species in selected barangays in Butuan City, Philippines. In urbanized areas, invasive species dominate anuran diversity, and one of the primary threats they pose to native wildlife ...
Torralba CA. V. +2 more
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Molecular epidemiological analyses reveal extensive connectivity between Echinostoma revolutum (sensu stricto) populations across Eurasia and species richness of zoonotic echinostomatids in England. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Echinostoma revolutum (sensu stricto) is a widely distributed member of the Echinostomatidae, a cosmopolitan family of digenetic trematodes with complex life cycles involving a wide range of definitive hosts, particularly aquatic birds.
Egie E Enabulele +3 more
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The Nuclear Ribosomal Transcription Units of Two Echinostomes and Their Taxonomic Implications for the Family Echinostomatidae [PDF]
BiologyEchinostomatidae is a taxonomically complex group with substantial species diversity and richness. The vast majority of species in this family parasitize birds and mammals, including humans, causing significant economic losses and medical costs.
Yu Cao +3 more
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