Philometra spicarae sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the abdominal cavity of the marine fish (picarel) Spicara smaris (Centracanthidae) off Sicily, Italy.

abstract：:Supplementary feeding is widely used in game management but may aid the transmission of parasites. Firstly, feeding sites attract animals and may be regarded as high-risk areas for parasite transmission. Secondly, high host population densities resulting from and supported by supplementary feeding, as well as accumula...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Oja R,Velström K,Moks E,Jokelainen P,Lassen B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of lemon oil (Citrus limon) on Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The mite samples were collected from naturally infected rabbits. The lemon oil was prepared in six concentrations by dilution with distilled water (2.5, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 %). In vitro application was done...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Aboelhadid SM,Mahrous LN,Hashem SA,Abdel-Kafy EM,Miller RJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 4-year period, we analyzed 128 fecal samples from free-living elk (Alces alces L., 1758) to determine the prevalence of Eimeria infections and identify the species present. Two eimerian species were isolated including Eimeria alces and a morphotype resembling Eimeria catubrina. Overall, two samples from 128 sam...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Pyziel AM,Demiaszkiewicz AW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been a recognized public health problem in Greece, molecular data are lacking regarding the types and prevalences of infecting strains of the etiological agent Echinococcus granulosus. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of CE and determined the infecting genotypes in shee...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Varcasia A,Canu S,Kogkos A,Pipia AP,Scala A,Garippa G,Seimenis A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 20 decamer primers were used to generate random applied polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers from 5 isolates of Trypanosoma fallisi, 3 isolates of T. ranarum, 2 isolates of T. rotatorium, and 2 isolates of T. rotatorium-like trypanosomes in addition to 2 species from the American Type Culture Collection, T. chatt...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lun ZR,Desser SS

更新日期：1996-01-01 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

abstract：:The narrow Andean-Patagonian temperate rainforest strip in the west of southern South America is inhabited by two endemic species of cervids, the southern pudu (Pudu puda) and the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), both cataloged as near threatened and threatened species, respectively. One of the possible causes of their...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Beltrame MO,Tietze E,Pérez AE,Bellusci A,Sardella NH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated patterns of helminth infection in two closely related rodents (social Rhabdomys pumilio occurring mainly in xeric habitats and solitary R. dilectus occurring mainly in mesic habitats) at 20 localities in different biomes of South Africa and asked if between-species differences were mainly caused by dif...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Spickett A,Junker K,Krasnov BR,Haukisalmi V,Matthee S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two thousand four hundred fifty-eight fish comprised of 53 species were captured in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, in the northwestern part of Hubei Province, central China during 2004, to examine Camallanus cotti infections. We found that 19 cypriniform, 3 siluriforme, and 4 perciforme fishes were infected by the nematod...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wu S,Wang G,Gao D,Xi B,Yao W,Liu M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study shows that head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are killed by suffocation when submersed into the anti-louse shampoo Licener®, which contains a mild shampoo component and an extract of neem seeds after their oil components had been pressed off. It is shown that the inner tracheal system becomes comp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Al-Quraishy S,Abdel-Ghaffar F,Mehlhorn H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the larvicidal activity of an enriched fraction of the major lipophilic phenolic compounds from Hypericum carinatum Griseb. (Clusiaceae) was investigated against larvae of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the main vector of dengue virus in Brazil. The larval mortality rate ranged 37.33 to 72.00 % at ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： da Silva FC,de Barros FM,Prophiro JS,da Silva OS,Pereira TN,de Loreto Bordignon SA,Eifler-Lima VL,von Poser GL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is an endemic disease and one of the major health problems in Sanliurfa province located in the southeastern region of Turkey. Leishmania tropica is confirmed as the causative agent of ACL in this region. In Sanliurfa city alone, the recorded total cases of ACL were 6,817 bet...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Akkafa F,Dilmec F,Alpua Z

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesiosis is a protozoal disease caused by Babesia spp. in mammals and humans worldwide. It is one of the most important tick-borne diseases, which affects livestock productions, reproductions, and accordingly failing economy. In this, systematic review and meta-analysis, study, the prevalence of babesiosis among dom...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Haghi MM,Etemadifar F,Fakhar M,Teshnizi SH,Soosaraei M,Shokri A,Hajihasani A,Mashhadi H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks spend most of their life cycle in the environment, and all tick life cycle stages are dependent on a complex combination of climate variables. Furthermore, host availability and vegetation significantly modulate the dynamics of tick populations. Tick recruitment is dependent on successful reproduction, which in ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Estrada-Peña A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous results have shown frequent movements of crevice-dwelling bats between different shelters. Low roost fidelity of some dwelling bat species reduces the reproductive success of ectoparasites. The question of whether high densities of bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelli) represent a cost for crevice-dwelling bats (Pipis...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bartonicka T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains a serious health problem in many parts of the world. It causes high morbidity and claims many lives in developing countries each year. Humans are generally infected by four species of malaria parasites. However, malaria infection caused by Plasmodium malariae or P. falciparum is recognized as an import...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Elsheikha HM,Sheashaa HA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larvae of the eye fluke, Diplostomum, emerge from snails and infect fish by penetrating skin or gills, then move to the lens where they may impair the vision of the fish. For the fluke to reproduce, a bird must eat the infected fish, and it has been suggested that they therefore actively manipulate the fish's behaviou...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Flink H,Behrens JW,Svensson PA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaf extract of Acalypha alnifolia with different solvents - hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol - were tested for larvicidal activity against three important mosquitoes such as malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi, dengue vector, Aedes aegypti and Bancroftian filariasis vector, Culex quinquefa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kovendan K,Murugan K,Vincent S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial distribution of parasite communities from teleost fishes (Diplodus vulgaris, Mullus surmuletus, Pagellus erythrinus, Phycis phycis, Scorpaena scrofa and Symphodus tinca) was studied in the Bonifacio Strait Marine Reserve (Corsica Island) with different protection levels. Canonical correspondence analysis w...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ternengo S,Levron C,Mouillot D,Marchand B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4(+) T-helper (Th) cell is widely recognized to be capable of influencing worm development and egg granuloma formation after schistosome infection. Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-4 play key roles in regulation of Th cell differentiation. In the present study, we subcutaneously inoculated mice with hybridoma cells secret...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cheng YL,Song WJ,Liu WQ,Lei JH,Kong Z,Li YL

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Limited information exists on serum biochemistry and haematology of the European wild boar, and few correlations have been found between parasitic burden and clinical parameters in this species. Naturally infected wild boars were experimentally treated to study the effect of nematode parasites and ivermectin treatment...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： López-Olvera JR,Höfle U,Vicente J,Fernández-de-Mera IG,Gortázar C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that toxoplasmosis can be life threatening to immunocompromised individuals such as AIDS and organ transplantation patients. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used in the clinic for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and organ transplantation resulting in acute toxoplasmosis in these patients. Howeve...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang T,Gao JM,Yi SQ,Geng GQ,Gao XJ,Shen JL,Lu FL,Wen YZ,Hide G,Lun ZR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The localisation and distribution of the cytoskeletal protein tubulin in the adult liver fluke Fasciola hepatica have been determined by an indirect immunofluorescence technique using a monoclonal antibody raised against beta-tubulin. Tubulin was demonstrated in the tegumental syncytium and in the tegumental cell bodi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Stitt AW,Fairweather I,Trudgett AG,Johnston CF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is a disease with a worldwide distribution that affects a wide variety of animal species, though with rare descriptions in chickens. We describe the clinical, epidemiological, pathological, and molecular aspects of a toxoplasmosis outbreak in domestic chickens and guinea fowl in southern Brazil. The floc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vielmo A,Pena HFJ,Panziera W,Bianchi RM,De Lorenzo C,Oliveira S,Alves BF,Gennari SM,Pavarini SP,de Barros CSL,Driemeier D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nature, parasitic infections must be addressed as complex systems involving parasite-host relationships on a temporal and spatial scale. Since the parasites cover a great biological diversity, we can expect that wildlife are exposed simultaneously to different parasites. In this sense, the objective of this work wa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Santos FM,de Sousa KCM,Sano NY,Nantes WAG,Liberal SC,Machado RZ,André MR,Herrera HM

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis of the monozoic cestode Khawia armeniaca (Cholodkovski, 1915), a parasite of Capoeta capoeta sevangi (De Filippi, 1865) (Pisces: Cyprinidae), has been investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy for the first time. The present results show that the type of spermiogenesis in K. armeniaca sh...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Brunanská M,Poddubnaya LG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiasis refers to the infestation of living humans and vertebrates with fly larvae that feed on necrotic or vital tissue of the host. Since the invasion of new fly species in Europe is currently being observed, which live obligatorily parasitically or are close relatives of such species, the aim of this study is to ob...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bernhardt V,Finkelmeier F,Verhoff MA,Amendt J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synoptic data and an understanding of helminth parasite diversity among diverse rodent assemblages across temperate latitudes of North America remain remarkably incomplete. Renewed attention to comprehensive survey and inventory to establish the structure of biodiverse faunas is essential in providing indicators and p...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hoberg EP,Makarikov AA,Tkach VV,Meagher S,Nims TN,Eckerlin RP,Galbreath KE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insect growth regulator, Lufenuron, at concentrations of even multiples of LC(90) (determined under laboratory conditions) was tested against the III instar larvae of Aedes aegypti under simulated field conditions. For all concentrations tested, 100 % mortality of the larvae was observed within 24 h of exposure to...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Salokhe SG,Deshpande SG,Mukherjee SN

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00