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Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 90, Issue 12, Page 2744-2754, December 2021., 2021 Building on syndemic theory in medical anthropology, the authors propose the term synzootics to describe co‐occurring enzootic or epizootic processes that produce worse health outcomes in wild animals. Using framing from syndemic theory, they describe how the synzootic concept would offer new insights into the ecology and evolution of infectious ...
Amy R. Sweeny +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2014 Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona are related apicomplexan parasites that cause reproductive and neurological disorders in a wide range of domestic and wild animals.
Selma Samiko Miyazaki Onuma +7 more
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The genome of the protozoan parasite Cystoisospora suis and a reverse vaccinology approach to identify vaccine candidates [PDF]
, 2017 Vaccine development targeting protozoan parasites remains challenging, partly due to the complex interactions between these eukaryotes and the host immune system.
Aliaga-Leyton +88 more
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Accipiter hawks and Common Woodpigeon in Germany [PDF]
, 2018 The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis calchasi (S. calchasi) triggers pigeon protozoal encephalitis, a neurologic disease in columbids. Accipiter hawks have been identified as the final host, and Columbidae and Psittaciformes as intermediate hosts.
Enderlein, Dirk +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2014 Sarcocystis neurona is the major agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. It infects several mammalian species in the Americas, where the definitive hosts, marsupials of the genus Didelphis (D. virginiana and D. albiventris) are found.
Iris Daniela Santos de Meneses +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among horses in Tunisia [PDF]
, 2011 International audienceBACKGROUND: The present study was conducted to investigate the serological survey of Toxoplasma antibodies in local.horses from three major regions: a neighbourhood of a city in the North (Sidi Thabet), a neighbourhood of a city on ...
Sonia Boughattas +4 more
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The importance of vertical transmission of Neospora sp. in naturally infected horses [PDF]
, 2012 Neospora spp. is a intracellular protozoan phylogenetically closely related to Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona, and it can infect horses leading to the development of reproductive or neurological diseases.
Ana Maria Antonello +31 more
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Molecular detection of Apicomplexa protozoa in tissues from Alouatta guariba clamitans [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021 : The brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans) is a primate species widely distributed in South America. Infections by protozoa are common in primates.
Aline Ludwig +5 more
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Health evaluation of free-ranging and captive pichis (Zaedyus Pichiy; Mammalia, Dasypodidae), in Mendoza province, Argentina [PDF]
, 2009 The health of free-ranging and captive pichis (Zaedyus pichiy) was assessed in Mendoza Province, Argentina, between November 2001 and December 2006. Postmortem examinations of 150 confiscated and vehicle-killed pichis and clinical examinations of 139 ...
Aguilar, Roberto F. +2 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2017 Background Equine besnoitiosis, caused by Besnoitia bennetti, and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are relevant equine diseases in the Americas that have been scarcely studied in Europe. Thus, a
Daniel Gutiérrez-Expósito +7 more
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