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Diagnosis and Off‐Label Treatment of Subcutaneous Putative Dracunculoid Nematodes in Apteronotus albifrons Originating From Wild‐Caught Fisheries

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apteronotus albifrons (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), commonly known as the black ghost knifefish, is a high‐value ornamental fish that is susceptible to various parasites. The affected fish were wild‐caught fisheries and subsequently introduced into a commercial breeding system.
Pedro Henrique Magalhães Cardoso, Simone de Carvalho Balian, Herbert Sousa Soares, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Gracienhe Gomes dos Santos, José Blanchard Girão Ribeiro Filho, Mauricio Laterça Martins   +6 more
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Effect of anthelminthic treatment on helminth infection and related anaemia among school-age children in northwestern Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background Information about improvements in the health status of population at-risk of helminth infection after anthelminthic treatment helps to evaluate the effectiveness of the large scale deworming program. The objectives of this study were to assess
Yonas Yimam, Abraham Degarege, Berhanu Erko   +2 more
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Nodular Lesions in the Pyloric Caeca of Sardinella aurita (Teleostei) Associated With the Cestode Anthobothrium sp. 1 Larvae (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda) Off Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Examination of round sardinella Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 (Clupeidae) from the Gulf of Tunis (Tunisia) revealed the first local and Mediterranean record of Anthobothrium sp. 1 sensu Jensen & Bullard, 2010 (Tetraphyllidea incertae sedis, Anthobothrium).
Chiraz Ben Saad, Jean‐Lou Justine, Jihene Jouini, Delphine Gey, Stefan Theisen, Harry W. Palm, Lamia Gargouri   +6 more
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Association between intestinal helminth infections and underweight among school children in Tikur Wuha Elementary School, Northwestern Ethiopia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2013
Summary: Background: The association of intestinal helminths with undernutrition varies by locality. The objective of this study was to investigate the nature of the association of helminth infection with the nutritional status of school children in ...
Abraham Degarege, Berhanu Erko
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of coproparasitological diagnoses in cats: evaluation of techniques and their combinations

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To compare the Willis, Sheather, Faust, Ritchie and spontaneous sedimentation techniques, as well as their combinations, for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic and semi‐domesticated felines. Materials and Methods Coproparasitological analyses were conducted on domestic cats of both sexes and all age groups, including ...
A. P. C. Gomes, M. C. L. de Fortes, I. F. O. de Assis, C. O. Grande, I. V. Ximenes, G. R. M. dos Santos, M. F. M. de Lombardi, L. Fernandes‐Silva, Z. M. de Assis‐Silva, M. V. S. Oliveira, H. H. A. Rezende, I. A. Braga, D. G. S. de Ramos   +12 more
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Novel insights in the fecal egg count reduction test for monitoring drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in large-scale treatment programs [PDF]

, 2011
Background The fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is recommended to monitor drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in public health.
Robert J. Dobson, Charlier, Johannes, Jozef Vercruysse, Speybroeck, Niko, Levecke Bruno, Charlier Johannes, Dobson, Robert J, Dobson, R.J., Charlier, J., Vercruysse, J., Johannes Charlier, Vercruysse Jozef, Bruno Levecke, Niko Speybroeck, Speybroeck, N., Vercruysse, Jozef, Levecke, B., Dobson Robert J., Levecke, Bruno, Robert J Dobson, Speybroeck Niko   +20 more
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Local Versus Allopatric Parasites: Acanthocephalans From Different Watersheds Are Associated With Different Infection Strategies in Definitive Host

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Gammarus pulex infected by Pomphorhynchus laevis at the cystacanth larval stage. We investigated whether geographic origin influences infection success of the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis across its complex life cycle. Parasites from different watersheds showed strong differences in infection success and virulence in intermediate hosts ...
Léa Lorrain‐Soligon, Alexandre Bauer, Thierry Rigaud, Jean‐Emmanuel Rollin, Simon Agostini, Beatriz Decencière, Alexis Millot, Aurélie Goutte   +7 more
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Risks of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin city, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Background: Risk factors of intestinal helminthiasis include helminths isolated. Behavioural aberrations were represented more behavioural aberrations such as finger sucking, nail biting and pica which had been found to enhance intestinal ova ...
Nwaneri DU, Omuemu VO VO
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The Helminths Causing Surgical or Endoscopic Abdominal Intervention: A Review Article

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Helminths sometimes require surgical or endoscopic intervention. Helminths may cause acute abdomen, mechanical intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, perforation, hepatitis, pancreatitis, and appendicitis.
Erdal UYSAL, Mehmet DOKUR
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Co-infections of malaria and soil-transmitted helminths in localities with different levels of urbanisation in the Mount Cameroon region

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2012
Malaria co-exists with intestinal helminths and they have different effects on infected individuals. A total of 235 and 208 children from Ekona and Great Soppo respectively of both sexes aged 4–14 years were enrolled into a cross-sectional study ...
E. Lum, H.K. Kimbi, J. Mbuh, J. Ndamukong-Nyanga, A.L. Njunda, J. Lello   +5 more
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