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Bats can host pathogenic organisms such as viruses and fungi, but little is known about the pathogenicity of their parasites. Hemoparasites are frequently recorded in Neotropical bats, particularly Litomosoides (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae), but their ...
Emilio Rendón-Franco +8 more
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Oogenesis and fertilization in Dipetalonema viteae (Nematoda: Filarioidea)
Oogenesis and fertilization in the filarial worm Dipetalonema viteae have been described. The female gametes are developed from a syncytium situated at the posterior tip of the ovary. The syncytium grows along the length of the ovary as an anucleate rachis carrying the germ cells with it.
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Background Entomological surveillance for pathogens based on molecular screening of putative arthropod vectors such as blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) is becoming increasingly important.
Guilherme G Verocai +5 more
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Coexistence of five Ceropitifilaria species in the Japanese rupicarne Bovid, Capricornis Crispus
The Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus (Bovidae, Caprinae, Rupicaprini), is parasitized by five Cercopithifilaria species:C. shohoi, recently described, and reexamined in this paper, C. multicaudan. sp., C. minutan. sp., C. tumidicervicata n. sp., and C.
Uni S. +6 more
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We report Pelecitus helicinus Railliet & Henry, 1910 from 13 species of birds of 2 orders and 7 families, collected from the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso, Brazil. All 13 constitute new host records for this nematode.
Yoshika Oniki +2 more
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First report on clinical feline heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in Romania
Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) is the causative agent of heartworm disease (HWD), a severe and potentially fatal condition in dogs. Although cats are considered more resistant to infection than dogs, they are also susceptible to heartworm ...
Pană D. +3 more
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Checklist of helminth parasites in wild primates from Brazil
The current study is the first attempt to include the many records from wild primate host species from the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, along with updated information based on literature.
Pilar Corrêa +4 more
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The waltonelline Ochoterenella esslingeri n. sp., a filarial parasite of the anuran Bokermannohyla luctuosa in Minas Gerais, Brazil is described. Several characters distinguish this new species from the 15 species presently included in the genus: the ...
Souza Lima S. +3 more
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Mute swans (Cygnus olor) of the Anatidae family are common in wetlands of Europe. They winter in Africa, Asia and some parts of Europe. The species is exposed to many pathogens in its places of residence, including parasites possibly introduced from ...
Michalski M. M. +2 more
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Nemátodos en la cavidad abdominal y el tracto digestivo de algunos murciélagos colombianos
Bats were collected in 11 sampling areas from the Departments of Antioquia, Bolívar and Chocó (Colombia), between February 1992 and June 1993. A total of 119 bats of five families and 33 species were captured, of which 70 bats of 23 species were ...
Cuartas Calle Carlos +1 more
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