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Parasites and Parasitic Diseases in Small Animals

Animals
Parasites and parasitic diseases in small animals pose a significant challenge to public health, animal health, and environmental sustainability, and this Special Issue is particularly relevant within the context of the One Health approach, which recognizes their interconnectedness [...]
Angela M. García-Sánchez, Rocío Callejón   +1 more
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Investigating the burden of parasitic zoonotic diseases [PDF]

, 2010
Although the global burden for most parasitic zoonoses is not yet known, it is clear that collectively parasitic zoonoses have a similar human disease burden to any one of the big three human infectious diseases: malaria, tuberculosis or HIV. In addition
Torgerson, P R, Craig, P
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Effect of Dietary Curcuma, Capsicum, and Lentinus, on Enhancing Local Immunity against Eimeria acervulina Infection

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2010
The protective effect of orally administered Curcuma longa (turmeric), Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (hot pepper), and Lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) on avian coccidiosis was evaluated in young broilers.
Sung Hyen Lee, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Seung Ik. Jang, Duk Kyung Kim, Catherine Ionescu, David Bravo   +5 more
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Administering Eimeria maxima oocysts through drinking water improves coccidiosis vaccine uptake in broiler chickens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2023
SUMMARY: Vaccination against avian coccidiosis is increasingly being used by the poultry industry to prevent outbreaks of this parasitic disease, but problems with nonuniform administration of Eimeria oocysts by spray vaccination at the hatchery is ...
M.C. Jenkins, J. Cline, C. Parker, C. O'Brien, M. Burleson, J. Schaeffer   +5 more
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Identification of protective peptides of Fasciola hepatica-derived cathepsin L1 (FhCL1) in vaccinated sheep by a linear B-cell epitope mapping approach

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Fasciolosis is one of the most important parasitic diseases of livestock. The need for better control strategies gave rise to the identification of various vaccine candidates.
Leandro Buffoni, Laura Garza-Cuartero, Raúl Pérez-Caballero, Rafael Zafra, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Verónica Molina-Hernández, José Pérez, Álvaro Martínez-Moreno, Grace Mulcahy   +8 more
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Differential Correlation of Transcriptome Data Reveals Gene Pairs and Pathways Involved in Treatment of Citrobacter rodentium Infection with Bioactive Punicalagin

Molecules, 2023
This study is part of the work investigating bioactive fruit enzymes as sustainable alternatives to parasite anthelmintics that can help reverse the trend of lost efficacy. The study looked to define biological and molecular interactions that demonstrate
Damarius S. Fleming, Fang Liu, Robert W. Li   +2 more
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Expression of free radicals by peritoneal cells of sheep during the early stages of Fasciola hepatica infection

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The majority of vaccination studies against infection with F. hepatica in a natural host have been conducted at the late stage of the infection when the host's immune response is already immunomodulated by the parasite towards a Th2 non ...
Raúl Pérez-Caballero, Leandro Buffoni, F. Javier Martínez-Moreno, Rafael Zafra, Verónica Molina-Hernández, José Pérez, Álvaro Martínez-Moreno   +6 more
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Imaging of parasitic diseases of the hepatobiliary tract, pancreas, and spleen

, 2008
The objective of this chapter is to increase the awareness and knowledge of tropical and especially nontropical radiologists and physicians with regard to the imaging findings of parasitic diseases that can affect the hepatobiliary system, spleen, and ...
Al Awar G.N., Haddad M.
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Direct-Fed Microbials and Their Impact on the Intestinal Microflora and Immune System of Chickens

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2010
Direct-fed microbials (DFMs) are live microorganisms which confer a health benefit to the host. The mode of action of DFMs involves multiple mechanisms, including direct inhibition of enteric pathogens and indirectly through competitive exclusion of ...
Kyungwoo Lee, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Gregory R. Siragusa   +2 more
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Eimeria tenella isolate:APU2 Genome sequencing

, 2023
Coccidia in the genus Eimeria cause economically important disease of poultry and livestock throughout the world. Our laboratory has developed chromosomal level scaffolding of Eimeria tenella (E.
USDA-ARS Animal Parasitic Diseases Lab (17857535)
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