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Can predators stabilize host–parasite interactions? Changes in aquatic predator identity alter amphibian responses and parasite abundance across life stages

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The role of parasites can change depending on the food web community. Predators, for instance, can amplify or dilute parasite effects on their hosts.
Miranda Strasburg, Michelle D. Boone
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First Record of Trichobilharzia physellae (Talbot, 1936) in Europe, a Possible Causative Agent of Cercarial Dermatitis

Pathogens, 2021
Several species of avian schistosomes are known to cause dermatitis in humans worldwide. In Europe, this applies above all to species of the genus Trichobilharzia.
Nikolaus Helmer, Hubert Blatterer, Christoph Hörweg, Susanne Reier, Helmut Sattmann, Julia Schindelar, Nikolaus U. Szucsich, Elisabeth Haring   +7 more
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Helminths in Invasive Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Southwest Germany

Pathogens, 2023
As hosts of numerous zoonotic pathogens, the role of raccoons needs to be considered in the One Health context. Raccoons progressively expand their range as invasive alien species in Europe.
Nico P. Reinhardt, Marion Wassermann, Jessica Härle, Thomas Romig, Lina Kurzrock, Janosch Arnold, Ernst Großmann, Ute Mackenstedt, Reinhard K. Straubinger   +8 more
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Features of the Distribution of Trematodes of the Family Prosthogonimidae (Nicoll, 1924) in Birds in North-Eastern Kazakhstan

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2019
The purpose of the research is study of the distribution of trematodes of the family Prosthogonimidae (Nicoll, 1924) among various species of game birds in north-eastern Kazakhstan.Materials and methods. Helminths have been collected using the K.
D. G. Maralbayeva, K. K. Akhmetov
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Helminths of domestic and wild chicken birds (Aves: Galliformes) of Uzbekistan

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2021
The purpose of the research is studying existing fauna and ecology of Galliform helminths in biogeocenoses of Uzbekistan.Materials and methods. Parasitic worms were collected from chicken-like birds of the terrestrial cenoses of Karakalpakstan and North ...
F. D. Akramova, U. A. Shakarbaev, A. S. Zhangabaev, I. M. Arepbaev, S. Sh. Rabbimov, D. A. Azimov   +5 more
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Serotonin and neuropeptide FMRFamide in the attachment organs of trematodes

Helminthologia, 2018
The serotoninergic and FMRFamidergic nervous system of the attachment organs of trematodes were examined using immunocytochemical techniques and confocal scanning laser microscopy.
Terenina N. B., Kreshchenko N. D., Mochalova N. B., Movsesyan S. O.   +3 more
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Trematodes of Genera Gyrabascus and Parabascus from Bats in European Russia: Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny

Biology, 2022
Morphological variability of trematodes from bats (Chiroptera) is poorly studied. Since the variability of adult digenean specimens may be rather high, morphological features are often insufficient for the identification of closely related species, and ...
Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova, Sergei V. Shchenkov, Alexander A. Kirillov, Alexander B. Ruchin   +3 more
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Geographical distribution of the giant liver fluke (Fascioloides magna) in the Czech Republic and potential risk of its further spread

Veterinární Medicína, 2012
The giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, is of interest to wild-life managers, veterinarians and researchers, due to its unusual body size (3-10 cm), high pathogenic potential and because it is continuously spreading to new areas, especially in Europe.
M. Kasny, L. Beran, V. Siegelova, T. Siegel, R. Leontovyc, K. Berankova, J. Pankrac, M. Kostakova, P. Horak   +8 more
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Ecological analysis of the fish trematode fauna of the Lower Kura

Вісник Харківського Національного Університету Імені В.Н. Каразіна: Серія Біологія
In 2007-2022, in three sections of the lower reaches of the Kura River, 933 cyclostomes and fish belonging to 38 species were subjected to complete parasitological dissections, and 40 species of trematodes were discovered.
Y.V. Shakaraliyeva
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Saccocoelioides godoyi n.sp. (Haploporidae) and other trematodes parasites of fishes from the Guaiba estuary, RS, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1986
One hundred and fourteen specimens of eleven different species of freshwater fishes from the Guaiba estuary, were examined for digenetic flukes. Saccocoelioides godoyi n.sp. proposed herein, is closest to S. magniovatus and to S. szidati; S.
Anna Kohn, Oscar Miranda Fróes
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