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Infective larvae of Cercopithifilaria spp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from hard ticks (Ixodidae) recovered from the Japanese serow (Bovidae) [PDF]

Parasite, 2013
Hard ticks taken from the Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus, in Yamagata Prefecture, Honshu, harboured infective larvae of onchocercid filariae after incubation from the 22nd to the 158th day. Haemaphysalis flava and H.
Uni Shigehiko, Bain Odile, Fujita Hiromi, Matsubayashi Makoto, Fukuda Masako, Takaoka Hiroyuki   +5 more
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Description and molecular characterisation of Pelecitus copsychi Uni, Mat Udin & Martin n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli) (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) of Pahang, Malaysia

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022
Species of the genus Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910 the most widely distributed avian filariae in Africa and South America. Zoonotic cases in humans were reported in South America.
Shigehiko Uni, Ahmad Syihan Mat Udin, Poai Ean Tan, Jules Rodrigues, Coralie Martin, Kerstin Junker, Takeshi Agatsuma, Van Lun Low, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Weerachai Saijuntha, Hasmahzaiti Omar, Nur Zainuri, Masako Fukuda, Daisuke Kimura, Makoto Matsubayashi, Shoji Uga, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian Azirun, Rosli Ramli   +18 more
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A new filarial nematode, <i>Litomosa vetuni</i> Pikula, Bednarikova & Řehulková n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae), from the parti-coloured bat <i>Vespertilio murinus</i> in Europe: An integrative species description. [PDF]

Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis
A new filarial nematode, Litomosa vetuni n. sp. (Onchocercidae), is described from the parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus, in the Czech Republic. Adult worms were recovered from the abdominal, thoracic and uterine cavities.
Řehulková E, Pikula J, Bednarikova S, Danek O, Mašová Š, Nemcova M, Piacek V, Zukalova K, Zukal J.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Redescription of Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) with histopathological observations [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2013
BACKGROUND: Onchocerca lupi is a dog parasite of increasing zoonotic concern, with new human cases diagnosed in Turkey, Tunisia, Iran, and the United States. Information about the morphology of this nematode is scant and a detailed re-description of this
Alessio Giannelli, Domenico Otranto, Elias Papadopoulos, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Francesca Abramo, Helder Cortes, Luís Cardoso, Yasen Mutafchiev   +7 more
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Pathological findings associated with Dipetalonema spp. (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) infection in two species of Neotropical monkeys from Brazil [PDF]

Parasitology Research, 2023
Among vector-borne helminths, filarioids of the genus Dipetalonema (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) localize in several tissues and body cavities of several animal species, causing mild to moderate lesions.
Luiza Presser Ehlers, Mônica Slaviero, Cíntia De Lorenzo, Renata Fagundes‐Moreira, Viviane Kelin de Souza, Lívia Perles, Vinícius Baggio-Souza, Marcos Antônio Bezerra‐Santos, David Modrý, Michal Benovics, Welden Panziera, David Driemeier, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini, João Fábio Soares, Domenico Otranto, Luciana Sonne   +15 more
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Preliminary study on buffy coat smear and molecular detection of microfilaria in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) raised in Southern Thailand [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Filarial nematode typically produces a larval stage (microfilariae) in the bloodstream of vertebrate hosts, where microfilariae reside in the blood or subcutaneous tissues.
Pornchai Pornpanom, Kanpapat Boonchuay
doaj   +2 more sources

Validation of a High-Throughput Microfluidic Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Vector-Borne Agents in Wild Birds from the Brazilian Pantanal [PDF]

Pathogens
Despite numerous studies on haemosporidians in wild birds from Brazil, the presence of other vector-borne agents (VBA) such as Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., and Onchocercidae filariids in avian hosts remains largely unknown.
Amir Salvador Alabí Córdova, João Batista Pinho, Amanda Garcia Pereira, Clémence Galon, Tiago Valadares Ferreira, Lorena Freitas das Neves, Gabrielly de Oliveira Lopes, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Sara Moutailler, Marcos Rogério André   +9 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Onchocerca fasciata (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran [PDF]

Parasite, 2018
Skin nodules of Onchocerca fasciata Railliet and Henry, 1910 (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are a common finding in dromedary camels, though with a minimal clinical impact.
Mirzaei Mohammad, Ghahvei Younes, Lefoulon Emilie, Lia Riccardo Paolo, Otranto Domenico, Martin Coralie, Sazmand Alireza   +6 more
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New distribution record, morphological and molecular characterization of Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) tenuis (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. [PDF]

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) tenuis is a mosquito-borne subcutaneous parasite of raccoons, regarded as the causative agent of most human dirofilarial infections in North America.
Hernández-Núñez A, Vidal-Martínez VM, Aguirre-Macedo ML.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Phylogenetic and genetic evolutionary analyses of the mitochondrial genome of Mastophorus muris in Neodon fuscus from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
The larvae of the nematode family can infect several animals. Mastophorus muris is a parasitic nematode that infects mammals and has a worldwide distribution. In this study, the phylogenetic relationships and differentiation time of M.
Hongrun Ge, Haining Zhang, Ru Meng, Shengrui Xu, Hailong Zhao, Weishan Lin, Jing Li, Yong Fu   +7 more
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