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Release of Lungworm Larvae from Snails in the Environment: Potential for Alternative Transmission Pathways [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +51 more
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Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic pathogen that is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. This parasite is regarded as an emerging pathogen with a global range expansion out of southeastern Asia post ...
Criscione, Charles D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Various evolutionary avenues of Nematoda to parasitism in Gastropoda

open access: yesSoil Organisms, 2018
The various associations between nematodes and gastropods, which range from random transportation to endophoresis, necromeny, larval parasitism and an entire parasitic or parasitoidic life-style with and without intermediate or paratenic hosts, are ...
Walter Sudhaus
doaj   +1 more source

Lungworm infections in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German Wadden Sea between 2006 and 2018, and serodiagnostic tests

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Pseudaliid lungworm (Metastrongyloidea) infections and associated secondary bacterial infections may severely affect the health status of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters. The presented retrospective analysis including data from 259
Anja Reckendorf   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infectivity of nematode parasites of the common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) Frost et al., 2006 (Anura: Bufonidae) from different localities of Aurangabad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Schneider, 1799) Frost et al., 2006 from Aurangabad was found to harbor three species of nematodes; Oswaldocruzia goezei (Skrjabin and Schulz, 1952), Trichuris globusa (V.
Hiware, C. J.   +2 more
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Validity of genus Perostrongylus Schlegel, 1934 with new data on Perostrongylus falciformis (Schlegel, 1933) in European badgers, Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758): distribution, life-cycle and pathology

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Background A century of debates on the taxonomy of members of the Metastrongyloidea Molin, 1861 led to many reclassifications. Considering the inconstant genus assignation and lack of genetic data, the main aim of this study was to support the validity ...
Georgiana Deak   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Susceptibility and morbidity between male and female Swiss mice infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis: Susceptibilidade e morbidade entre camundongos Swiss machos e fêmeas infectados com Angiostrongylus costaricensis

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010
The gender of vertebrate hosts may affect the outcome of parasitic infections. An experimental murine infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis was followed with determinations of body weight, fecal larval elimination, number and length of adult worms,
Márcia B. Mentz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abundant variation in microsatellites of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis and linkage to a tandem repeat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
An understanding of how genes move between and within populations of parasitic nematodes is important in combating the evolution and spread of anthelmintic resistance.
Adam, A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Procyonostrongylus muelleri gen. et sp. n. (Metastrongyloidea: Angiostrongylidae) from the Raccoon (Procyon l. lotor)

open access: hybridThe Journal of Parasitology, 1979
Procyonostrongylus muelleri gen. et sp. n. from under the epithelium of the epiglottis of Procyon l. lotor is distinguished by 1) the absence of lips; 2) a highly developed reinforced bursa with a deep terminal incision; 3) highly developed toothlike dorsal rays; 1) greatly reduced externodorsal rays; and 5) the terminal or subterminal anus and vulva ...
Roy C. Anderson   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

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