Micro-CT imaging of Onchocerca infection of Simulium damnosum s.l. blackflies and comparison of the peritrophic membrane thickness of forest and savannah flies. [PDF]
Med Vet Entomol, 2021 Micro‐computed tomography was used to visualize in 3D an L1 larva of an Onchocerca species within the thoracic musculature of a blackfly, Simulium damnosum s.l., naturally infected in Ghana. There were no statistically significant differences between the mean thicknesses of the peritrophic membranes of forest and savannah blackflies killed 34–48 min ...
Hall MJR +9 more
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Imported Asymptomatic Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered from a Plasmodium vivax Infected Patient: A Case Report from Singapore. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect Dis, 2017 Human lymphatic filariasis is a vector‐borne disease mainly caused by the parasitic nematode Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted worldwide within the tropical and subtropical regions. Singapore was once endemic for bancroftian filariasis but recent reports are scarce and the disease is nearly forgotten.
Chavatte JM, Jureen R.
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Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2018 The study presents species composition and abundance of nematodes of the family Capillariidae (Nematoda, Trichocephalida), parasitizing the domestic goose (Anser anser dom. Linnaeus, 1758) in Poltava region, Ukraine.
V. А. Yevstafieva +3 more
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Hiding in the swamp: new capillariid nematode parasitizing New Zealand brown mudfish [PDF]
, 2018 The extent of New Zealand's freshwater fish-parasite diversity has yet to be fully revealed, with host–parasite relationships still to be described from nearly half the known fish community.
Jorge, F. +2 more
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A case of a dog refractory to different treatments for pulmonary capillariasis [PDF]
, 2021 open9siPulmonary capillariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode Eucoleus aerophilus which affects wild and domestic carnivores. Currently, there are no anthelmintics approved for use in the treatment of dogs infected with E. aerophilus.
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Harnessing the Helminth Secretome for Therapeutic Immunomodulators
BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Helminths are the largest and most complex pathogens to invade and live within the human body. Since they are not able to outpace the immune system by rapid antigen variation or faster cell division or retreat into protective niches not accessible to immune effector mechanisms, their long‐term survival depends on influencing and regulating the immune ...
Dana Ditgen +6 more
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Prevalence and Intensity of Parasitic Worms on Free-Range Chickens and Egg-Laying Chickens in Muara Badak sub-District, Kutai Kartanegara [PDF]
, 2021 One of the diseases often threatens the health of free-range chickens and egg-laying chickens are worm parasites (endoparasites). Parasites can be transmitted through food, drinks and the cage environment.
Hariani, Nova, Simanjuntak, Imilia
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Review of pulmonary nematodoses of domestic cats with description of the first case of aelurostrongylosis in a cat in Russia [PDF]
, 2022 The purpose of the research is to outline the current state of the problem of pulmonary nematodoses of domestic cats, to draw the attention of veterinarians to it, to raise their awareness of the peculiarities of methods for diagnosing these helminthoses.
A. V. Khrustalev +2 more
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Gastrointestinal parasites in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus): A review focusing on Fennoscandia [PDF]
, 2019 Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) are known to host a wide variety of parasites, including those in the gastrointestinal system. Here, we review the current knowledge of the main gastrointestinal parasites of reindeer focusing on northern ...
Hoberg, Eric +4 more
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Ecto- and Endoparasites of the Texas Deermouse, Peromyscus attwateri and Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Polk County, Arkansas [PDF]
, 2020 In Arkansas, the Texas deermouse (Peromyscus attwateri) occurs in the western part of the state where it is restricted to the uplands of the Interior Highlands.
Durden, Lance A, +3 more
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