Four new species of Ceratomyxa Thelohan 1892 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) infecting the gallbladder of some Red Sea fishes.

abstract：:In temperate regions, some avian haemosporidian parasites have evolved seasonal transmission strategies, with chronic infections relapsing during spring and transmission peaking during the hosts' breeding season. Because lineages with seasonal transmission strategies are unlikely to produce gametocytes in winter, we p...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Soares L,Young EI,Ricklefs RE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free-living amoebae, Acanthamoeba, can act as opportunistic parasites on a wide range of vertebrates and are becoming a serious threat to human health due to the resistance of their cysts to harsh environmental conditions, disinfectants, some water treatment practices, and their ubiquitous distribution. Subgenus c...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Magnet A,Henriques-Gil N,Galván-Diaz AL,Izquiedo F,Fenoy S,del Aguila C

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saliva has been suggested as an easily accessible and a noninvasive diagnostic alternative for detection of antibodies. To identify and characterize Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) antigens that are recognized by saliva of infected host, we have used a pool of saliva from infected patients to immunoscreen an egg ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zhou YP,Wu ZD,Yang LL,Sun X,You X,Yu XB,Hu W,Zheng HQ,Lv ZY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overall 44% transplacental transmission rate was observed in 221 rats fed cysts of 12 Toxoplasma strains at 15 days of pregnancy, with a range of 0-90% transmission. Considerable variability in the transmission rate was seen among different groups of rats that received similar Toxoplasma inocula; this is attributed...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Freyre A,Correa O,Falcón J,Mendez J,González M,Venzal JM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypersaline lagoons located in evaporation basins or salars (salt flats) in the Atacama Desert are extreme environments harbouring a specialised biota able to survive harsh conditions for life. The knowledge of the parasitic biodiversity of these extreme habitats is still scarce despite their functional importance...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Redón S,Vasileva GP,Georgiev BB,Gajardo G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gregarines thrive in the digestive tract of arthropods and may be deleterious to their hosts, especially when present in high densities. The impact of parasites on these invertebrates may affect both the ecosystem equilibrium and human economic activities. However, information available on gregarines in Spain is limit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Criado-Fornelio A,Verdú-Expósito C,Martin-Pérez T,Heredero-Bermejo I,Pérez-Serrano J,Guàrdia-Valle L,Panisello-Panisello M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades, drug resistance has been the major obstacle in the fight against malaria, and the search for new drugs together with the combination therapy constitutes the major approach in responding to this situation. The present study aims at assessing the in vitro antimalarial activity of four compounds isolated fro...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zofou D,Tene M,Tane P,Titanji VP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1), 5.8S rDNA, and ITS2 region of the ribosomal DNA and a 390-bp region of the 16S rDNA gene from five taxa belonging to Rhinonyssus (Rhinonyssus vanellus, Rhinonyssus tringae, Rhinonyssus neglectus, Rhinonyssus echinipes from Kentish plover, and Rhinonyssus echinipes fro...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Rojas M,Ubeda JM,Cutillas C,Mora MD,Ariza C,Guevara D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic and protective efficacy of ivermectin and permethrin against wound myiasis induced by fleshflies in Riyadh region in sheep. Three different protocols were planned to evaluate efficacy of the selected drugs in addition to recording the myiasis incidence and prevalen...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Al-Eissa GS,Gammaz HA,Mohamed Hassan MF,Abdel-Fattah AM,Al-Kholany KM,Halami MY

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven proprietary repellent formulations (3 hydro-alcoholic spray solutions and 4 skin lotions) with active ingredient IR3,535 (ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate, EBAAP) or Picaridin (hydroxyethyl isobutyl piperidine carboxylate, KBR 3,023, Bayrepel) were tested in a field study on 10 test persons over a period of 10 h...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Naucke TJ,Kröpke R,Benner G,Schulz J,Wittern KP,Rose A,Kröckel U,Grünewald HW

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of endoparasites and their association with diarrhea, a survey was conducted in the Southern Province of Zambia that used conventional and molecular techniques applied to stool and urine samples from school-age children (n = 93). Almost half of the stools (49.5%) were diarrhetic. The overal...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Graczyk TK,Shiff CK,Tamang L,Munsaka F,Beitin AM,Moss WJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were undertaken to develop a serum-free medium for the in vitro cultivation of Babesia caballi, a tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasite, one of the causative agents of equine piroplasmosis. A modified HL-1 medium supplemented with horse serum, L-glutamine, antibiotics, and hypoxanthine was used. B. caballi org...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zweygarth E,van Niekerk CJ,de Waal DT

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histopathological examination of 11 mesenteric lymph nodes from adult sheep infected with immature stages of Linguatula serrata revealed acute and chronic lesions with the presence of bacterial colonies and yeast cells. Bacteria were mainly present in acute, hemorrhagic, or necrotic lesions while yeast cells were ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Miclăuş V,Mihalca AD,Negrea O,Oană L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo efficacies of chemotherapy employing albendazole liposome (L-ABZ), Huaier aqueous extract, and a Huaier aqueous extract/L-ABZ combination against Echinococcus granulosus. Protoscolices of E. granulosus were incubated in vitro with the two drugs, either ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lv H,Jiang Y,Liao M,Sun H,Zhang S,Peng X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease of equids caused by Babesia caballi and/or Theileria equi, which is endemic in many tropical and temperate areas of the world. However, clinical outbreaks of EP in Romania during the last decades have not been reported Therefore, the aim of this paper is (i) to describ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ionita M,Nicorescu IM,Pfister K,Mitrea IL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the damages of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to transplanted hydatid cysts in abdominal cavities of rabbits with aids of ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) alone or in combination. A rabbit model with transplanted hydatid cyst was established by i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu AB,Cai H,Ye B,Chen LL,Wang MY,Zhang J,Zhao YF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to identify novel therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of malaria, the present study evaluated the antimalarial effect of the crude hydroalcoholic extract (HCE) from the leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides L. For this purpose, the molecular affinity between the total proteins from erythrocytes infect...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cysne DN,Fortes TS,Reis AS,de Paulo Ribeiro B,Dos Santos Ferreira A,do Amaral FM,Guerra RN,Marinho CR,Nicolete R,Nascimento FR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are key vectors in the spread of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika. Triatoma rubrofasciata is an "assassin bug" whose populations and association with humans have dramatically increased and may represent a serious health concern. Control of insect vectors ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Satyal P,Hieu HV,Chuong NTH,Hung NH,Sinh LH,Van The P,Tai TA,Hien VT,Setzer WN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe, mosquito-related public health concerns are growing due to the increasing spread of invasive mosquito species and the recent emergence of mosquito-borne arboviruses. A vital backbone in the assessment of these issues is detailed knowledge of the mosquito fauna, i.e. regional mosquito inventories. It was the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Krüger A,Börstler J,Badusche M,Lühken R,Garms R,Tannich E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is the second widespread tropical disease that affects the health of over 240 million people of 78 countries. Questionnaires have been commonly used to diagnose schistosomiasis, while no meta-analysis of their efficacy had been reported previously. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess their diagn...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yang F,Tan XD,Liu B,Yang C,Ni ZL,Gao XD,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the gastrointestinal mucosa, mucus produced by goblet cells plays an important role in the defense against various pathogens. It is well known that some helminth parasites are able to up-regulate goblet cell numbers and alter the mucus components. However, the nature of the interactions between the protozoan parasi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Linh BK,Hayashi T,Horii Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report describes the radioactive labeling of polar lipids in in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum as well as their extraction with organic solvents and their partial characterization by chemical and enzymatic methods. All substances detected could be cleaved by alkali, suggesting that they were ester...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Dieckmann-Schuppert A,Bender S,Holder AA,Haldar K,Schwarz RT

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been claimed that infectious agents transmitted by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) may have a greater connection to cancer then hitherto supposed and that the immune system struggles to recognize and fight some of these infectious agents. One of the claims made is that there is a connection between human malari...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ward M,Benelli G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-month-old brown wood owlet (Strix leptogrammica) purchased from a wholesaler and housed as a companion bird by an individual owner in Japan showed severe dehydration and anorexia following a week of vomiting and severe diarrhea. A great number of approximately 5 × 4-μm-sized Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Makino I,Inumaru M,Abe N,Sato Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nematodes of the family Aspidoderidae (Nematoda: Heterakoidea) Freitas 1956 are widely distributed from Americas. The species of the genus Aspidodera Railliet and Henry 1912 are parasites of mammals of the orders Edentata, Marsupialia, and Rodentia. In the present work, Aspidodera raillieti (L. Travassos, Mem Inst Osw...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chagas-Moutinho VA,Oliveira-Menezes A,Cárdenas MQ,Lanfredi RM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 37 juvenile Etmopterus spinax from the Norwegian Deep were examined for stomach contents and metazoan ecto- and endoparasites. These squaliform elasmobranchs were caught by benthopelagic net in May 2001 at a depth of 194-214 m. The euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica and the teleost Maurolicus muelleri wer...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Klimpel S,Palm HW,Seehagen A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological importance of increasing reports worldwide on Cryptosporidium contamination of oysters remains unknown in relation to foodborne cryptosporidiosis. Thirty market-size oysters (Crassostrea virginica), collected from each of 53 commercial harvesting sites in Chesapeake Bay, MD, were quantitatively tes...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Graczyk TK,Lewis EJ,Glass G,Dasilva AJ,Tamang L,Girouard AS,Curriero FC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new Eimeria species is described from a common bronzewing pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera) (Latham, 1790) in Western Australia. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria chalcoptereae n. sp. (n = 30) are subspheroidal, 22-25 × 21-24 (23.5 × 22.6) μm; length/width (L/W) ratio 1.0-1.1 (1.04) μm. Wall bi-layered, 1.0-1.4 (1.2) μm thick,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yang R,Brice B,Berto BP,Ryan UM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date classification and differentiation of Alaria spp. are based largely on external characteristics and comparative morphology of adult flukes. The accurate differentiation between various Alaria spp. mesocercariae is indeed difficult because there are only few data on morphological and morphometrical features of ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Riehn K,Hamedy A,Alter T,Lücker E

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a widespread zoonosis. For treating single echinococcal cysts during the last decades, therapeutic puncture of the cyst, aspiration, injection of a scolicide, and re-aspiration (PAIR) has been established as a minimal-invasive alternative method to surgery. A recent review on the complica...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Richter J,Profis E,Holtfreter MC,Orhun A,Müller-Stöver I,Dedelen H,Kubitz R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00