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Abstract Background The giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica), an invasive species with significant medical, agricultural and economic importance, is abundant in urban areas of Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. The proximity between humans and the snail may increase the risk of pathogen transmission.
Farid Farhan Mohd Nor +4 more
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ABSTRACT Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to food security, small‐scale livelihoods and the sustainability of aquaculture in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). In sub‐Saharan Africa, aquaculture is expanding rapidly but production systems often remain fragile.
Mame Boucar Diouf +18 more
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Background Trematode communities often consist of different species exploiting the same host population, with two or more trematodes sometimes co-occuring in the same host. A commonly used diagnostic method to detect larval trematode infections in snails
Ana Born-Torrijos +3 more
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BackgroundDetailed investigations of multiparasitism are scarce in the Mekong River basin. We assessed helminth (trematode, nematode, and cestode), and intestinal protozoa infections, and multiparasitism in random population samples from three different ...
Somphou Sayasone +7 more
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Presence and species identity of rumen flukes in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands [PDF]
The purpose of the study was to gain knowledge about the prevalence and identity of rumen flukes (RF) in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands. Routine faecal examinations of diagnostic submissions between May 2009 and September 2014 showed a mean annual ...
Ankum, L. +7 more
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The survival function of nine larval wood frog populations and their viral loads when exposed to FV3. The populations were collected as eggs from a range of salt‐polluted ponds. Viral load data are means ±1 SE. The populations are ordered in terms of the saltiness of their natal ponds.
Rick A. Relyea +8 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.
Abigail A. Imasuen +2 more
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High prevalence of zoonotic trematodes in roach (Rutilus rutilus) in the Gulf of Finland
The intention to increase roach (Rutilus rutilus) consumption is in focus for ecological and economic reasons in Finland. However, its safety as food has not been considered comprehensively.
Anu Näreaho +5 more
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The Schistosoma mansoni Cytochrome P450 (CYP3050A1) Is Essential for Worm Survival and Egg Development. [PDF]
Schistosomiasis affects millions of people in developing countries and is responsible for more than 200,000 deaths annually. Because of toxicity and limited spectrum of activity of alternatives, there is effectively only one drug, praziquantel, available
Barnard, Andrew H +6 more
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Leaf Litter Leachate Limits Fungal Pathogen Growth but Not Amphibian Infection
Terrestrial leaf litter can have direct effects on aquatic organisms. We found that leaf litter leachates can have direct negative effects on a fungal amphibian pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), but these effects did not translate to large changes in infection.
Emily L. Martin +5 more
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