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Helminth Infections in Dairy Sheep Found in an Extensive Countrywide Study in Greece and Potential Predictors for Their Presence in Faecal Samples

Microorganisms, 2023
The aims of the present study were: (a) to describe the prevalence of helminth infections from pooled faecal samples from sheep flocks across Greece and (b) to evaluate flock-related factors potentially associated with the presence of these infections in
Daphne T. Lianou, Konstantinos V. Arsenopoulos, Charalambia K. Michael, Vasia S. Mavrogianni, Elias Papadopoulos, George C. Fthenakis   +5 more
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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Infections in Domestic Cats (Felis silvestris catus) from Antioquia, Colombia

Pathogens, 2021
Although Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infections in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) have sporadically been reported in Colombia, there is still no data available on epidemiology nor on the biology of this neglected lungworm parasite.
Sara Lopez-Osorio, Jeffer Leonardo Navarro-Ruiz, Astrid Rave, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutierrez   +5 more
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Metastrongyloid Infection with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Troglostrongylus brevior, Oslerus rostratus and Angiostrongylus chabaudi in Feral Cats from the Canary Islands (Spain)

Animals, 2023
Lungworms are a major cause of feline respiratory disease, frequently underdiagnosed due to its presentation of symptoms being similar to that of other feline respiratory pathologies.
Katherine García-Livia, Ricardo Reyes, Virginia Amaro-Ramos, Edgar Baz-González, Natalia Martin-Carrillo, Eligia Rodríguez-Ponce, Pilar Foronda   +6 more
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Release of Lungworm Larvae from Snails in the Environment: Potential for Alternative Transmission Pathways [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Gastropod-borne parasites may cause debilitating clinical conditions in animals and humans following the consumption of infected intermediate or paratenic hosts.
A Di Cesare, A Giannelli, A Giannelli, AJ Norton, Alessio Giannelli, Antonio Varcasia, C Tamponi, CA Waugh, CB Gerichter, CL Mendonça, CLGF Mendonça, CM Adema, CY Yii, D Heyneman, D Otranto, DH Molyneux, Domenico Otranto, DU Olveda, E Brianti, E Brianti, Emanuele Brianti, ER Morgan, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Francesca Abramo, G Annoscia, I Paperna, JE Ubelaker, JL Teem, Luigi Falsone, M Campion, Mark T. Fox, Martin Knaus, Matty Knight, P Seneviratna, QP Wang, RA Ramos, Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos, RC Anderson, RH Cowie, SC Thiengo, SJ Kutz, SN Boev, SS Wu, TA Barçante, TC Cheng, TM Caro, TM Caro, TN Petney, TP Ng, VC Bonetti, Vito Colella, W Jeżewski   +51 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine and Ovine Lungworm Infection at Durame District, Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2021
Background. Lungworms are parasitic nematodes of the order Strongylidae that infect the lungs of cattle and sheep and cause bronchitis or pneumonia. Methods.
Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos
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A systematic review of the diversity and virulence correlates of metastrongyle lungworms in marine mammals

Parasitology, 2023
Metastrongyle lungworms could be particularly detrimental for diving animals such as marine mammals; however, little is known of the drivers of pathogenic host–parasite relationships in this group.
Jared R. Fischbach, Mauricio Seguel
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Bovine Lungworm: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Haramaya Town, Ethiopia. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Background Lungworm infection, caused by a nematode parasite, leads to bronchitis or pneumonia, high‐mortality rates in cattle, and significant economic losses. Objectives This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of bovine lungworm and identify potential risk factors in Haramaya town, Ethiopia. Methods A cross‐sectional study design was employed
Yirsa T, Galgalo M.
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Gastropod-derived haemocyte extracellular traps entrap metastrongyloid larval stages of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Phagocyte-derived extracellular traps (ETs) were recently demonstrated mainly in vertebrate hosts as an important effector mechanism against invading parasites.
Gärtner, Ulrich, Hermosilla, Carlos, Lange, Malin K., Mejer, Helena, Muñoz-Caro, Tamara, Penagos-Tabares, Felipe, Schaper, Roland, Taubert, Anja   +7 more
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Endoparasites of household and shelter cats in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Endoparasitic infections are associated with morbidity in cats. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of endoparasites among cats of different life stages in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nilcéia de Veiga Ramos, Monique Lourenço e Silva, Marília Senra Barreto, Luciano Antunes Barros, Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida   +4 more
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Bronchopulmonary Nematodes in Alpine Ibex: Shedding of First Stage Larvae Analyzed at the Individual Host Level

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Pneumonia is the most frequent cause of death for Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in Gran Paradiso National Park, (Italy). The etiology of this form of pneumonia is currently unknown and the identification of the primary etiological agent remains difficult due ...
Stefania Zanet, Ezio Ferroglio, Filippo Orlandini, Bruno Bassano, Elena Battisti, Alice Brambilla, Alice Brambilla   +6 more
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