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Dogs are popular pets that live closely with humans. However, this cohabitation allows for the transmission of zoonotic parasites to humans. In Ghana, very little is known about zoonotic parasites in dogs. We examined excrements of 154 dogs for intestinal helminthes using saturated sodium chloride as a floatation medium and further interviewed 100 dog ...
Papa Kofi Amissah-Reynolds +4 more
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Anurans from the rainforest (Okomu National Park) and derived savanna (Agbede) locations in Nigeria were investigated for their role either as intermediate or paratenic hosts of helminth infections. A total of 269 anuran specimens (157 from the Okomu National Park and 112 from Agbede) were examined.
Abigail A. Imasuen +3 more
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Application of Autofluorescence for Confocal Microscopy to Aid in Archaeoparasitological Analyses [PDF]
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to examine archaeoparasitological specimens from coprolites associated with La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos (CMC) located near present-day Durango, Mexico.
Elowsky, Christian, Morrow, Johnica Jo
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The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), the largest canid in South America, inhabits grasslands and dry forests in several countries, including Paraguay, where it faces threats such as habitat loss and fragmentation, roadkill, hunting, diseases transmitted by domestic animals, and fires.
Joerg Richard Vetter +8 more
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PARASITES OF STRAY CATS IN BAGHDAD AREA
In a survey of 26 stray cats collected from different areas in Baghdad. Each cat examined for ectoparasites and gastrointestinal parasites. All cats examined were harbouring one or more species.
F. S. Kadhim, F. K. Jassim, M. H. Kawan
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Origin of the Helminth Community of an Exotic Invasive Lizard, the Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Polychrotidae), in Southwestern Taiwan [PDF]
v. ill. 23 cm.Also available through BioOne: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2984/65.3.383QuarterlyComposition of the helminth community of the brown anole, Anolis sagrei, an exotic invasive species in Taiwan, was studied to identify the emigration ...
Bursey, Charles R. +4 more
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Performance of Cerrado lizards: a test of the center–periphery hypothesis
The center–periphery hypothesis (CPH) states that species' demographic performance declines from the center towards the periphery of their geographic range due to increasingly suboptimal environmental conditions. We tested the predictions under the CPH using two lizard lineages with different activity patterns and distributions, taking lizard body ...
Ticiane de Lima Costa +2 more
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Studies into cytauxzoon and helminth infections of bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis and gastrointestinal helminth infections in bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas, an area known to have numerous cases of cytaux in domestic cats.
Hickman, Emily +5 more
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Evidence of rare human helminthiasis in paleoparasitological records is scarce. we report here the finding of Physaloptera spp. eggs in a soil sample collected in the pelvic and sacrum bones area of a skeleton excavated from a grave of Shahr-e Sukhteh ...
Makki Mahsasadat +10 more
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Nonhuman primates (NHPs) are threatened globally, with infectious diseases ranking among the major threat factors. NHPs may also harbor zoonotic pathogens that may spillover to humans, making the surveillance of infectious diseases and parasite infestations in NHPs of conservation and public health important.
Benjamin Y. Ofori +5 more
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