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Liver flukes may cause significant pathological changes in domestic and wild ruminants. One such parasite, Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha, reported in European moose (Alces alces), still requires detailed investigation to better understand its pathogenesis and impact on host health.
Baiba Bergmane +4 more
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Seasonal variation of lungworm infestation of ewes at Sidi Bouzid slaughterhouse (Central Tunisia)
Respiratory strongyloses are among the most important diseases affecting sheep reared in various farming systems in many countries. In Tunisia, farmers without any scientific background carry out the control of these parasites.
Khawla Elati +4 more
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Moose Survival and Habitat‐Associated Risk of Endoparasites
We observed high rates of adult and calf moose survival in New York State, with mortality primarily due to disease associated with giant liver fluke infections. Calf mortality risk increased with increasing use of wetlands, where they can acquire giant liver fluke infections, and decreased with higher amounts of nutritional energy available.
Jennifer A. Grauer +5 more
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Prevalence of Protostrongylus sp. in ruminants in a semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil
L.O. Macedo +4 more
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The immunological and pathological consequences of parasite infection can be more rigorously assessed from experimental manipulation than from correlational studies of natural infections.
Patrick B. Finnerty +3 more
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Objectives Angiostrongylus vasorum (AV) is a metastrongylid parasite that has been associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in dogs. The objectives of the study were to describe the clinical presentation of dogs with AV and PH, document changes in tricuspid regurgitation maximum pressure gradient (TR Max PG) in subsequent months and years, record ...
R. Turner +3 more
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Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are frequently infected with the lungworms Otostrongylus circumlitus and Parafilaroides gymnurus. The infection is often accompanied by secondary bacterial infections and can cause severe bronchopneumonia and even death in ...
Sophia Arlena Ulrich +5 more
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New records of protostrongylid lungworms from wild ruminants in Bulgaria
A necropsy of lungs from mouflons, chamois, red deerand fallow deer from Bulgariawas performed aiming at determining the species composition of protostrongylids. For the first time in the country Muellerius capillaris, Cystocaulus ocreatus, Neostrongylus
M.S. Panayotova-Pencheva
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Background Understanding parasite diversity in wild and captive animal populations has critical implications for both individual animal health and ecosystem dynamics in a broader sense.
Mina Cansu Karaer +5 more
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Mycoplasma bovis-associated verminous pneumonia in alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
Pneumonia is a common disease affecting Alpine chamois. However, little is known concerning the etiological agents involved. We investigated whether Mycoplasma spp.
Michela Bullone +8 more
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