The complete mitochondrial genome of the rodent intra-arterial nematodes Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis [PDF]
The two rodent intra-arterial nematodes, Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis, can cause human ill-health. The present study aimed to characterize and compare the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of these two species, and clarify their
Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos +10 more
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First Report of Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) in Wolves in Italy [PDF]
Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) infects the eyes of humans and rabbits as well of domestic and wild carnivores (i.e., dogs, cats, and foxes). The first three cases of infection by T. callipaeda eyeworms in wolves (Canis lupus) are here described with up to 96 nematodes collected from a single animal.
Domenico, Otranto +3 more
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This study aimed to investigate the species of felids that inhabit the Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Parnaso) and gastrointestinal parasites at various stages of their life cycles in the feces of these animals.
Laís Verdan Dib +7 more
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Local transmission of the eye worm Thelazia callipaeda in southern Germany [PDF]
This report describes the first assumed locally transmitted case of the eye worm Thelazia callipaeda in a dog living in southern Germany. A 4-year-old male golden retriever from the town of Bühl in north eastern Baden-Württemberg, about 10km from the ...
Deplazes, Peter +4 more
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Larval Spirurida (Nematoda) from the crab Macrophthalmus hirtipes in New Zealand [PDF]
Previously undescribed third-stage larvae of two species of Spirurida were found in the haemocoel of the stalk-eyed mud crab Macrophthalmus hirtipes (Heller) (Ocypodidae) in New Zealand. Examinations by light and scanning electron microscopy showed that the larger larvae (about 7 mm long) belonged to a species of Ascarophis van Beneden, 1871 ...
Moravec, Frantisek +3 more
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Endoparasites of wild animals from three biomes in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil
The population of wild animals is regulated by many biotic and abiotic factors, and parasites are a biotic factor that affects the dynamic and density of host populations. From 2002 to 2014, 62 wild animals from the biomes Pantanal, Amazon, and "Cerrado"
D.G.S. Ramos +10 more
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The effect of some factors on the helminth parasiteinfracommunities of Podarcis lizards in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) [PDF]
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Roca, Vicente
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Verme subconjuntival da espécie Loa loa: primeiro caso no Brasil [PDF]
We report the first case of ocular infestation by Loa loa in Brazil. Loiasis is caused by infestation with Loa loa, a filarial parasite originally found in the rainforests of western and central Africa.
Almeida, Juliana de Souza +4 more
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Detection and Phylogenetic Affiliation of Wolbachia Endosymbiont from Drosophila Melanogaster (India) [PDF]
The cellular endosymbiont Wolbachia causes reproductive alterations in arthropod and nematode species. The presence of Wolbachia in natural populations of arthropods is made possible by their ability to manipulate the physiology of their host. This study
Puttaraju, H.P. +2 more
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Habronematinae (Nematoda: Spiruridae) from Australian birds
A list is given of all habroneme species recorded from Australian birds, as well as a key to all known genera of Habronematinae. New species described are: Cyrnea (Procyrnea) dollfusi from Ninox novaeseelandiae; Cyrnea (Procyrnea) falco from Falco longipennis and F.
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