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Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade

Helminthologia, 2021
In recent years, the demand for snakes imported from different countries around the world has increased in Slovakia. However, such snakes can be infected with a wide variety of parasites.
Halán M., Kottferová L.
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Helminth Infections: Recognition and Modulation of the Immune Response by Innate Immune Cells [PDF]

, 2018
The survival of helminths in the host over long periods of time is the result of a process of adaptation or dynamic co-evolution between the host and the parasite. However, infection with helminth parasites causes damage to the host tissues producing the
Ambrosio, Laura Fernanda, Celias, Daiana Pamela, Cervi, Laura Alejandra, Chiapello, Laura Silvina, Motran, Claudia Cristina, Silvane, Leonardo Micael, Theumer, Martín Gustavo, Volpini, Ximena   +7 more
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Diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy in detecting intestinal helminths among pregnant women attending ante-natal care (ANC) in East Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy compared to formalin ether concentration (FEC) technique in detecting intestinal helminths in pregnant women.
Hylemariam Mihiretie Mengist, Gebreselassie Demeke, Olifan Zewdie, Adugna Belew   +3 more
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Factors affecting helminths community structure of the Egyptian lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775)

Parasite, 2005
The variation in the component community structure of intestinal helminths in the lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) was studied in relation to the seasonal variation and host weight and sex. 120 lizards were collected seasonally during year 2004,
Ibrahim M.M., Soliman M.F.M.
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A combined microfinance and training intervention can reduce HIV risk behaviour in young female participants. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To assess effects of a combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior among young female participants in rural South Africa.
Abramsky, Tanya, Busza, Joanna, Hargreaves, James R, Kim, Julia C, Morison, Linda A, Phetla, Godfrey, Porter, John Dh, Pronyk, Paul M, Watts, Charlotte   +8 more
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Frequency of Resistance to Benzimidazoles of Haemonchus contortus Helminths from Dairy Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Buffaloes in Greece

Pathogens, 2020
The study investigated the presence of resistance to benzimidazoles in Haemonchus contortus helminths from ruminant species in Greece through the detection of the Phe/Tyr polymorphism in the amino acid at position 200 of the β-tubulin protein.
Konstantinos Arsenopoulos, Styliani Minoudi, Isaia Symeonidou, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Angeliki I. Katsafadou, Daphne T. Lianou, George C. Fthenakis, Elias Papadopoulos   +7 more
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Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs).
Assefa, Aurenhammer, Bergquist, Birgit Nikolay, Brooker, Brooker, Charles S. Mwandawiro, Chu, de Silva, Edwards, Gunawardena, Hall, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Jennifer L. Smith, Jimmy Kihara, Jovani, Levecke, Linard, Liya Assefa, McCarthy, Minetti, Mwandawiro, Mwandawiro, Nikolay, Njenga, Olives, Patil, Pullan, Sammy M. Njenga, Simon J. Brooker, Smith, Solomon, Sturrock, Sturrock, Sturrock   +34 more
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HOST-BASED FORMATION OF FAUNA OF LUNG HELMINTHS, ITS BIOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016
Object of study: Studies of lung helminths from various groups were performed. Elaboration of biological and taxonomic classification of these species has been proposed.Materials and methods: 16 species from families Cervidae, Bovidae, Leporidae and ...
S. O. Movsesyan, M. S. Panayotova-Pencheva, A. W. Demiaszkiewiz, M. V. Voronin   +3 more
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Preventive chemotherapy and anthelmintic resistance of soil-transmitted helminths – Can we learn nothing from veterinary medicine?

One Health, 2019
Current parasite control programs in veterinary species have moved away from mass anthelmintic treatment approaches due to the emergence of significant anthelmintic resistance (AR), and the availability of few classes of anthelmintics.
S. Tinkler
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Integrative Taxonomy of Didymozoids Parasitizing Thunnus obesus (Scombridae) from Southwest Atlantic Ocean: A New Genus and Species

Pathogens
The global fauna of Didymozoidae infecting fishes is very diverse and includes 270 species. Integrative taxonomic studies in this group are rare, and genetic data are lacking for the molecular identification of species.
Yuri C. Meneses, Marcia C. N. Justo, Ana Maria Moreira-Silva, Lorrayne S. S. de Brito, Alena M. Iñiguez, Simone C. Cohen   +5 more
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