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Parasites Inventory in Freshwater and Seawater fish at Fish Quarantine Center and Quality Control of Fisheries Product in Surabaya II

Journal of Aquaculture Science, 2019
One disease that often attacts fish is a group of parasites or parasitic diseases, parasites are not only dangerous because they are related to their activities, but also trigger the emergence of other pathogenic organisms and cause infections. Therefore,
Alvin Avia, M.F. Ulkhaq
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Intraocular gnathostomiasis: A rare case report from Central India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
We report the first case of intraocular gnathostomiasis from Central India. A 29-year-old male from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, presented with pain and redness of the right eye since 1 month.
Preeti Rawat, Manushree Gautam, Nikhila C Jain, Rajdeep Jain   +3 more
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Angiostrongylosis meningomyelitis without blood eosinophilia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum usually cause eosinophilic meningitis with associated peripheral blood eosinophilia. A 44-year-old man developed acute paraplegia with bowel and bladder dysfunction. Spinal magnetic resonance images
Thanyalak Amornpojnimman, Nuttha Sanghan, Nichanan Ekpitakdamrong, Prut Koonalinthip, Sumonthip Leelawai, Pornchai Sathirapanya   +5 more
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Intraocular Gnathostomiasis: A rare Case Report of a Live Intravitreal Worm

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
We report a rare case of intraocular gnathostomiasis from eastern India. A 32 year old male from Cuttack, Odisha presented to us with decreased vision in his left eye of counting fingers(CF) at 2 metres since 1 week without any pain, lid edema or ...
Anuja Mohanty, Santosh Kumar Mahapatra
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Proteomics of Gnathostomiasis: A Way Forward for Diagnosis and Treatment Development

Pathogens, 2021
Gnathostoma spinigerum is the most common cause of gnathostomiasis in humans. It has a complex life cycle, which requires two intermediate hosts and a definitive host, and poses a high risk for zoonosis.
Tipparat Thiangtrongjit, Kathyleen Nogrado, Thawatchai Ketboonlue, Preeyarat Malaitong, Poom Adisakwattana, Onrapak Reamtong   +5 more
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MENINGITE EOSINOFÍLICA POR GNATHOSTOMA SP. APÓS INGESTÃO DE PEIXE CRU NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Na Ásia e nas Ilhas do Pacífico, o Gnathostoma spinigerum é a segunda causa principal de meningoencefalite eosinofílica. Espécies congêneres são encontradas como causadoras da síndrome de larva migrans nas Américas, e têm sido relatadas especialmente no ...
João Pedro Sarcinelli Chagas, Betina Bolina Kersanach, Estefany de Paula Paiva Novaes, Letícia Karolini Walger Schultz, Dayse Souza de Pauli   +4 more
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Specificity of immunoblotting analyses in eosinophilic meningitis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum are the two most common causative parasites of eosinophilic meningitis (EOM). Serological tests are helpful tools for confirming the identity of the pathogen.
Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Pewpan M Intapan, Piyarat Khotsri, Jaturat Kanpittaya, Verajit Chotmongkol, Wanchai Maleewong   +6 more
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Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen, indirect pathology caused by toxic products, or the immune response incited by infections or ...
Amal R. Nimir, Ahmed Saliem, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Eliete Caló Romero   +3 more
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Gnatostomiasis cutánea, primer caso confirmado en Colombia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2015
La gnatostomiasis es una zoonosis parasitaria causada por algunas especies del género de helmintos Gnathostoma. La presentación clínica es muy variada y su diagnóstico constituye un desafío; es endémica en países tropicales y subtropicales, y la ...
Leonardo F. Jurado, Diana M. Palacios, Rocío López, Margarita Baldión, Eugenio Matijasevic   +4 more
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Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
We describe a farmer who presented with a clinical picture of a transverse thoracic myelitis. MRI showed inflammatory lesions in brain and thoracic spinal cord. Toxocariasis was suspected because of eosinophilia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and this diagnosis was confirmed immunologically.
Gregory Helsen, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch, Massimo Gallerani   +3 more
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