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Host Switching of Zoonotic Broad Fish Tapeworm (Dibothriocephalus latus) to Salmonids, Patagonia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Diphyllobothriosis is a reemerging zoonotic disease because of global trade and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We present molecular evidence of host switching of a human-infecting broad fish tapeworm, Dibothriocephalus latus, and use of ...
Roman Kuchta, Alžbeta Radačovská, Eva Bazsalovicsová, Gustavo Viozzi, Liliana Semenas, Marina Arbetman, Tomáš Scholz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The white grunt, Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801) as paratenic and definitive host of two acanthocephalan species, with the description of a new species of Dollfusentis (Palaeacanthocephala: Leptohynchoididae) from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Journal of Helminthology
Acanthocephalans are a group of obligate endoparasites that alternate between vertebrates and invertebrates to complete their life cycles. Occasionally, the same individual host acts as a definitive or paratenic host for different acanthocephalan species.
M. García-Varela, A. L. Sereno-Uribe, B. Solórzano-García, G. Pérez‐Ponce de León   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The wild world of Guinea Worms: A review of the genus Dracunculus in wildlife

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018
Nematodes are an extremely diverse and speciose group of parasites. Adult dracunculoid nematodes (Superfamily Dracunculoidea) occur in the tissues and serous cavities of mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds.
Christopher A. Cleveland, Kayla B. Garrett, Rebecca A. Cozad, Brianna M. Williams, Maureen H. Murray, Michael J. Yabsley   +5 more
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Nodular Lesions in the Pyloric Caeca of Sardinella aurita (Teleostei) Associated With the Cestode Anthobothrium sp. 1 Larvae (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda) Off Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Examination of round sardinella Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 (Clupeidae) from the Gulf of Tunis (Tunisia) revealed the first local and Mediterranean record of Anthobothrium sp. 1 sensu Jensen & Bullard, 2010 (Tetraphyllidea incertae sedis, Anthobothrium).
Chiraz Ben Saad, Jean‐Lou Justine, Jihene Jouini, Delphine Gey, Stefan Theisen, Harry W. Palm, Lamia Gargouri   +6 more
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In vitro culture of the zoonotic nematode Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda, Anisakidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Anisakiasis is a foodborne disease caused by the third-stage larvae (L3) of two species belonging to the genus Anisakis: Anisakis pegreffii and Anisakis simplex sensu stricto.
Ivona Mladineo, Artemis Charouli, Filip Jelić, Anand Chakroborty, Jerko Hrabar   +4 more
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The Greenland–Scotland Ridge in a Changing Ocean: Time to Act?

Marine Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Greenland–Scotland Ridge is a submarine mountain that rises up to 500 m below the sea surface and extends from the east coast of Greenland to the continental shelf of Iceland and across the Faroe Islands to Scotland. The ridge not only separates deeper ocean basins on either side, that is, the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, but also ...
Christophe Pampoulie, Saskia Brix, Haseeb S. Randhawa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Review of Parasite Diversity in Wild Freshwater Fishes and Their Host‐Locality Interactions in Türkiye

Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This systematic review documented a taxonomically diverse parasite fauna of freshwater fishes across seven geographical regions of Türkiye, encompassing 11 phyla: Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Choanozoa, Ciliophora, Cnidaria, Euglenozoa, Mollusca, Myzozoa, Nematoda, and Platyhelminthes.
Canan Hamurkaroğlu, Ahmet Özer, Nazan Danacıoğlu, Ayten Yiğiter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Known hosts of the nematode endoparasite (Ascarididae: Hexametra angusticaecoides), including the Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Lamprophiidae: Langaha madagascariensis) [PDF]

Management of Biological Invasions, 2012
The nematode endoparasite, Hexametra angusticaecoides Chabaud and Brygoo, is an intestinal and coelomic nematode known only fromlizards and snakes. Herein, we provide a list of all known hosts to date, and document a new host, the Madagascar leaf-nosed ...
J. John Morton, Kenneth L. Krysko
doaj   +1 more source

First Report on the Diet of the Angolan Flying Squid (Todarodes angolensis) in New Zealand Waters

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 3, September 2026.
The Angolan flying squid (Todarodes angolensis) is a southerly distributed, large‐bodied ommastrephid preyed upon by many large marine vertebrates such as the southern elephant seal and deep‐sea squalid sharks. Here, we report its diet in New Zealand waters for the first time, identifying prey items from the stomach contents of 58 adults using ...
Samuel Clough, Emily Fitzgerald, Darren Stevens, Jerusha Bennett, Heather Braid, Kathrin Bolstad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Parasites of Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Kathmandu, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Gastrointestinal parasites in ducks raised on smallholder farms in Kathmandu, Nepal, are investigated using copromicroscopic examination. A diverse range of protozoa and helminth parasites are detected including the first records of Entamoeba spp., Cryptosporidium sp. and Tyzzeria sp. in ducks in Nepal.
Priyanka Mandal, Roshan Babu Adhikari, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source