Oftalmomiíase como causa de lesão canalicular Ophthalmomyiasis as a cause of canalicular lesion
OBJETIVO: Miíase é a invasão de tecido humano pela larva de uma mosca da ordem Díptera. O envolvimento ocular não é comum. Lesões do aparelho lacrimal geralmente estão associadas a traumas e raramente são devidas a infestações parasitárias.
Fabio P. Saraiva +4 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,
Obiekezie, A. +2 more
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QuilA-adjuvanted T. gondii lysate antigens trigger robust antibody and IFNγ+ T cell responses in pigs leading to reduction in parasite DNA in tissues upon challenge infection [PDF]
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite of all mammals and birds, responsible for toxoplasmosis. In healthy individuals T. gondii infections mostly remain asymptomatic, however this parasite causes severe morbidity and mortality in ...
Cox, Eric +6 more
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Abstract Background The incarcerated population in the United States is underserved and aging rapidly; there is a dearth of information regarding their health, including hospital care. Epidemiological information is crucial to guide policymakers’ planning.
Farah Acher Kaiksow +5 more
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The aim of the present study was to identify, through morphological and morphometric analyses, the species of trypanorhynch cestodes found as plerocerci in the intestinal serosa of Mugil liza and to determine their parasitic indices.
João Victor Ferreira de Oliveira +4 more
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi +3 more
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson +2 more
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Relato de caso de oftalmomiíase externa em uma paciente de 82 anos, diabética e hipertensa, residente na zona rural, que inicialmente apresentava um quadro sugestivo de celulite pré-septal e hordéolo, com dor, edema, eritema e nodulação localizada na ...
Abelardo de Souza Couto Junior +4 more
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A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for early detection of Schistosoma mansoni in stool samples: a diagnostic approach in a murine model. [PDF]
Human schistosomiasis, mainly due to Schistosoma mansoni species, is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide. To overcome the drawbacks of classical parasitological and serological methods in detecting S.
Pedro Fernández-Soto +5 more
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A survey of coccidian infection (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidaea) of freshwater fish in South Africa [PDF]
Fish coccidia, especially Goussia and Eimeria spp., are common and frequent parasites of fish. The majority of the known species has been described from the Eurasian continent.
Avenant-Oldewage, Annemarie +2 more
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