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The hidden threat: Exploring the parasite burden and feeding habits of invasive raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in central Europe

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Originally from Asia, the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides is an invasive alien species in Europe, listed since 2019 on the List of invasive alien species of Union concern. The raccoon dog is considered to have negative impact on native biodiversity,
Anna V. Schantz, Dorian D. Dörge, Norbert Peter, Sven Klimpel   +3 more
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Avian Haemosporidian blood parasite infections at a migration hotspot in Eilat, Israel [PDF]

, 2016
Haemosporidian blood parasites are frequent amongst passerines. Though they often do not cause detectable  consequences to host health, however, their presence or absence and also their prevalence across host  populations may potentially carry ...
Paperna, Ilan, Rozsa, Lajos, Yosef, Reuven   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal nematodiasis of goats in Somali pastoral areas, Ethiopia

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2023
Livestock, mainly goats, are crucial for animal protein, household income, economic security, and wealth creation in the pastoral areas of eastern Ethiopia. However, gastrointestinal parasitosis poses a substantial challenge in this sector.
Hassan Abdi Hussein, Shaban Mohamed Abdi, Abdullahi Adan Ahad, Abdifetah Mohamed   +3 more
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Influence of transhumance on the spread of Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) in Benin

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2018
Objective: Rhipicephalus microplus is a very invasive tick whose control is a current challenge. Its speed of propagation is favored by specific risk factors whose knowledge is an essential prerequisite for a good rather design of strategies to put in ...
Kossi Justin Adinci, Yao Akpo, Philippe Sessou, Roland Eric Yessinou, Safiou Bienvenu Adehan, Abdou Karim Issaka Youssao, Marc Napoleon Assogba, Souaïbou Farougou   +7 more
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Climate change promotes parasitism in a coral symbiosis. [PDF]

, 2018
Coastal oceans are increasingly eutrophic, warm and acidic through the addition of anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon, respectively. Among the most sensitive taxa to these changes are scleractinian corals, which engineer the most biodiverse ecosystems on ...
AE Douglas, AG Grottoli, AL Tansik, C Chen, Christopher J. Freeman, D Tchernov, D Yellowlees, David M. Baker, DM Baker, DT Pettay, DW Kemp, EC Franklin, EV Kennedy, F Marubini, FA Al-Horani, I Fagoonee, I Nordemar, J Wiedenmann, Jane C.Y. Wong, JR Zaneveld, KB Strychar, L Ezzat, M Stat, Marilyn L. Fogel, ME Warner, MP Lesser, N Knowlton, Nancy Knowlton, NC Johnson, NE Cantin, O Hoegh-Guldberg, PG Falkowski, PJ Ralph, R Cunning, R Cunning, R Grover, R Rowan, RA Aronson, RL Vega Thurber, SA Wooldridge, SA Wooldridge, SA Wooldridge, SA Wooldridge, SA Wooldridge, Shelby E. McIlroy, SL Coles, SW Jeffrey, T LaJeunesse, T Tomasik, TP Hughes, V Grégoire, V Weis, WK Fitt   +52 more
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Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of Theileria annulata schizont surface proteins [PDF]

, 2014
The invasion of Theileria sporozoites into bovine leukocytes is rapidly followed by the destruction of the surrounding host cell membrane, allowing the parasite to establish its niche within the host cell cytoplasm.
Dobbelaere, D A, Heussler, V T, Von Schubert, C, Wastling, J M, Wiens, O, Woods, K L, Xia, D   +6 more
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Diet contributes to urban-induced alterations in gut microbiota : experimental evidence from a wild passerine [PDF]

, 2020
Urban sprawl increasingly affects the ecology of natural populations, including host-microbiota interactions, with observed differences in the gut microbiota between urban and rural hosts.
De Neve, Liesbeth, Lens, Luc, Matthysen, Erik, Salleh Hudin, Noraine, Teyssier, Aimeric, White, Joël   +5 more
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Duality and Complexity Of Allergic Type Inflammatory Mechanisms in Determining The Outcome of Malaria Disease

Frontiers in Immunology, 2011
One of the effector arms of the pathogenesis of severe forms of malaria disease is the development of uncontrolled or excessive inflammatory response. A characteristic inflammatory response may arise from the propensity of some individuals to produce IgE
Ulrich eBlank, Salaheddine eMécheri
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Changes to cholesterol trafficking in macrophages by Leishmania parasites infection [PDF]

, 2017
Leishmania spp. are protozoan parasites that are transmitted by sandfly vectors during blood sucking to vertebrate hosts and cause a spectrum of diseases called leishmaniases.
Anderson, Andrade-Neto, Antoine, Bansal, Berman, Blanchette-Mackie, Burack, Carstea, Carvalho, Chakraborty, Chattopadhyay, Collins, Coombs, Coppens, De Cicco, Desvergne, Duclos, Edwards, Ehrenman, Fernandes, Ghosh, Ghosh, Ghosh, Ginger, Ginger, Goldstein, Groener, Hamid, Hart, Ikonen, Infante, Johndrow, Kima, Kima, Kok, Kwon, Lal, Lecoeur, Lippuner, Livak, Majumder, Maxfield, McIntosh, Misslitz, Naureckiene, Neufeld, Osorio y Fortea, Ovalle-Bracho, Paape, Paape, Pereira, Portugal, Pucadyil, Rabhi, Redgrave, Roberts, Rosenzweig, Rub, Russell, Saunders, Sen, Shamshiev, Soares, Sorensen, Tetley, Tewary, Tontonoz, Weinheber   +67 more
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Development of Onchocerca volvulus in humanized NSG mice and detection of parasite biomarkers in urine and serum. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle infection.
Abraham, David, Bennuru, Sasisekhar, Eberhard, Mark L., Hess Ligas, Jessica A., Lustigman, Sara, Nutman, Thomas B., Patton, John B., Torigian, April R.   +7 more
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