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The effects of parasitism and body length on positioning within wild fish shoals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The influence of body length and parasitism on the positioning behaviour of individuals in wild fish shoals was investigated by a novel means of capturing entire shoals of the banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus, Lesueur) using a grid-net that ...
A. J. W. Ward   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

The spread of non‐native species

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1197-1234, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fascioliasis: An Ongoing Zoonotic Trematode Infection [PDF]

open access: yesBioMed Research International, 2015
Zoonotic trematode infections are an area of the neglected tropical diseases that have become of major interest to global and public health due to their associated morbidity. Human fascioliasis is a trematode zoonosis of interest in public health. It affects approximately 50 million people worldwide and over 180 million are at risk of infection in both
Nyindo, Mramba, Lukambagire, Abdul-Hamid
openaire   +3 more sources

Rickettsiales in South America: A Systematic Review of Their Molecular Detection and Distribution in Arthropods and Vertebrates

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Bacteria of the order Rickettsiales comprise a diverse group of obligate intracellular microorganisms that are globally distributed and highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In South America, these bacteria have been associated with arthropod vectors, such as ticks, fleas, mites, lice, and certain dipterans, as well as with a ...
Cristian J. Zamorano‐Gómez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Degree Trematoda Infection in Dairy Cattle Friesian Holstein at Koperasi Usaha Tani Ternak Suka Makmur Pasuruan

open access: yesJournal of Parasite Science
Trematode worm infections in dairy cattle have not been widely reported in various regions in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the prevalence and degree of trematode worm infection in Friesian Holstein dairy cattle at KUTT Suka Makmur, Pasuruan ...
Miftahur Rohmah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two Species of Canine Babesia in Australia: Detection and Characterization by PCR [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The haemoprotozoan Babesia canis has been recognized in Australia for many years, and a second, smaller species has recently been discovered. Amplification and sequencing of a partial region of the 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene enabled ...
Irwin, P.J.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Intestinal Parasites in a Rural Highland Tourist Community of Nepal: Diversity, Prevalence, and Associated Factors in Humans and Livestock

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This cross‑sectional observational study assessed the prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and livestock in a rural highland community of Nepal. Intestinal parasites were detected in 22% of human participants and 73% of livestock, with overlapping parasite genera observed within the same households.
Kishor Pandey   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aosta Valley animal cancer registry: A collaborative initiative for monitoring cancer burden in animals

open access: yesVeterinary Record Open, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Background Animal cancer registry data are important for monitoring animal health, for prevention and research in veterinary medicine, and for comparative oncology. Since people and animals share the same environment and are exposed to many common risk factors, cancer patterns in animals may have a sentinel function for human health.
Claudio Trentin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trematode Parasite Infections in Freshwater Leeches from the Central Region of Lithuania: First Record of Posthodiplostomum (Dubois, 1936) in a Leech Host

open access: yesDiversity
Leeches play a critical role in the transmission of digenean trematodes, yet their parasitic infections remain understudied in the Baltic region. This study investigates the diversity, prevalence, and molecular identification of trematode infections in ...
Jurgita Rutkauskaitė-Sucilienė   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reinfection of dogs with fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in northern Vietnam following a single treatment with praziquantel. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND: Fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT) infections including liver- and minute intestinal flukes are common in Southeast Asia in both humans and domestic animals eating raw fish and since 2010, the liver flukes are recognised as neglected ...
Sofie Nissen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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