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Assessing the Health Impacts of Contaminants on Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Along the Southern Coast of Brazil

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical pollutants pose a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Among these contaminants are trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Green turtles can be employed to evaluate the oceans' health due to their coastal habitats and exposure to multiple threats.
Camila Roberta da Silva Ribeiro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Merlucciotrema praeclarum from Caesio lunaris (Perciformes: Caesionidae) and Cyatholecithochirium sp. from Epinephelus tauvina (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Red Sea in Egypt

open access: yesSVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2021
This study examined Red Sea fishes at Hurghada and Safaga, Egypt, for the presence of trematodes of the superfamily Hemiuridae Looss, 1899. Merlucciotrema praeclarum Manter, 1934 was detected from Caesio lunaris (Perciformes: Caesionidae) and ...
Nermean Moamen Hussein   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Larval trematodes infecting the snail Heleobia australis (Cochliopidae) from the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina were surveyed for two years. A total of 7,504 snail specimens was dissected and the larval stages of 15 different trematodes were recovered ...
Alda, Maria del Pilar   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) Under Siege: Main Infectious Diseases and Their Role in Aquaculture and Wild Populations Amidst Environmental Change

open access: yesJournal of Fish Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) is a key species for recreational and commercial fisheries in Argentina and holds significant aquaculture potential. It has been introduced to various countries worldwide, including Japan, where intensive aquaculture has developed.
Aarón Torres‐Martínez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Zoonotic Helminth Parasite Fasciola hepatica: Virulence-Associated Cathepsin B and Cathepsin L Cysteine Peptidases Secreted by Infective Newly Excysted Juveniles (NEJ)

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola hepatica is a major global disease of livestock and an important neglected helminthiasis of humans. Infection arises when encysted metacercariae are ingested by the mammalian host. Within the intestine, the parasite excysts
Tara Barbour   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection with the Neorickettsial Organism Stellantchasmus falcatus Agent in an Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)

open access: yesVeterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 1‐year‐old female‐intact arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) presented for diarrhea, lethargy, severe thrombocytopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia. Blood film evaluation revealed intracytoplasmic coccoid bacteria within moderate numbers of leukocytes consistent with infection by a rickettsial organism.
Jeremy P. Bessett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on the interactions between larval stages of digenetic flukes and their molluscan hosts [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Snails of the species Thais (Nucella) lapillus (L) were collected from Scarborough South Bay, and Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire. The presence of the rediae of Parorchia acanthus NICOLL (Digenea: PHILOPHTHALMIDAE) in T.lapillus individuals was ...
Price, Michael Antony
core  

Intestinal Trematode Infections

open access: yes, 2019
Intestinal trematodes are among the most common types of parasitic worms. About 76 species belonging to 14 families have been recorded infecting humans. Infection commonly occurs when humans eat raw or undercooked foods that contain the infective metacercariae.
Toledo, Rafael   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1120-1142, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity and Phylogeography of Schistosoma mansoni from Guinea

open access: yesDiversity
Human schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by six Schistosoma species, the most widespread of which is S. mansoni. Despite its high prevalence in Africa, molecular data on the parasite remain scarce in many regions, including the ...
Ekaterina Vodiasova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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