A sero-epidemiological survey of Chinese Babesia motasi for small ruminants in China.

abstract：:Chicken coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease caused by Eimeria spp. It is controlled and treated using chemical anticoccidial agents. Development of partial or complete resistance toward these anticoccidials is considered a major problem in poultry industry. Allicin is an organosulfur compound produced as a result...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Alnassan AA,Thabet A,Daugschies A,Bangoura B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With climate warming, malaria in humans and birds at upper elevations is an emerging infectious disease because development of the parasite in the mosquito vector and vector life history are both temperature dependent. An enhanced-mosquito-movement model from climate warming predicts increased transmission of malaria ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Freed LA,Cann RL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii, the agent of toxoplasmosis, is an intracellular parasite that can infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. Toxoplasmosis causes severe damage to immunocompromised hosts and its treatment is mainly based on the combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, which causes relevant side effects primaril...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Portes JA,De Souza W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine trypanosomosisis (CT) is a common disease caused by tsetse- and non-tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes worldwide. The severity of the disease varies from acute, sub-acute to chronic with non-specific clinical signs. Here, we attempt in a cross-sectional study to assess the current situation of CT and the role of d...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mossaad E,Satti RA,Fadul A,Suganuma K,Salim B,Elamin EA,Musinguzi SP,Xuan X,Inoue N

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Infection in dogs and humans with the protozoan parasite Leishmania are widespread in tropical and subtropical countries around the globe. Sand flies of the order Phlebotomus in the Old World and Lutzomyia in the New World function as the vector of this disease. In dogs, skin lesions are the most prominent signs of ca...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mencke N,Volf P,Volfova V,Stanneck D

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental transmission of a recently identified new Theileria (China 1) species pathogenic for sheep and goats in northern China is described. Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis nymphs and adults developed from larvae and nymph engorged on sheep infected with Theileria sp. (China 1) were able to respectively transmit t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li Y,Luo J,Liu Z,Guan G,Gao J,Ma M,Dang Z,Liu A,Ren Q,Lu B,Liu J,Zhao H,Li J,Liu G,Bai Q,Yin H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba and an opportunistic agent of lethal granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in humans and other mammals. Its supposed routes of infection have been largely assumed from what is known about Acanthamoeba spp. and Naegleria fowleri, other free-living amebae and opportunisti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kiderlen AF,Laube U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hysterothylacium zhoushanensis sp. nov. collected from the intestine of the flatfish Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker) (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae) in the East China Sea is described and illustrated by light and scanning electron microscopy. The new species can be easily distinguished from its congeners by the ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li L,Liu YY,Zhang LP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABTRACT:Structure of the helminth community of Megaleporinus obtusidens collected in Lake Guaíba was evaluated, and the results indicated that the diversity of helminth species was probably determined by fish behavior and eating habits. The influence of sex, weight, and standard length of hosts for parasitic indices wa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wendt EW,Monteiro CM,Amato SB

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect on the tegument of adult Fasciola hepatica of incubation in the sodium ionophore monensin, the Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain and ouabain pretreatment followed by monensin has been determined in vitro by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM). With monensin incubation alone (1 x 10(-6) M)...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Skuce PJ,Fairweather I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three juvenile nematode parasites were collected naturally from 90 (75 %) out of 120 specimens of the marine greater lizard fish Saurida undosquamis captured from water coasts at Hurghada City along the Red Sea in Egypt during the period from September 2013 to April 2014. Worms were identified on the basis of light an...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Morsy K,Bashtar AR,Mostafa N,El Deeb S,Thabet S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：: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：:The dog's role as a definitive host for a number of zoonotic parasites has been widely studied and recognized as being a significant public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to report, for the first time, our investigation into the role of dogs as a biological transmitter for Ascaris lumbricoides, via necrops...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Shalaby HA,Abdel-Shafy S,Derbala AA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic enzymes and biochemical parameter values were analysed in the sera of 32 lambs: 12 infected with 1,000 Dicrocoelium dendriticum metacercariae, 12 with 3,000 and eight controls. Blood samples were collected at intervals of 30 days from day 0 post-infection (p.i.). Half the lambs in each group were slaughtered o...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Manga-González MY,Ferreras MC,Campo R,González-Lanza C,Pérez V,García-Marín JF

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method for the extraction of DNA from Ascaris suum muscle has been developed. It combines a standard SDS-based extraction with a plant DNA extraction procedure. The use of SDS and proteinase K allows the elimination of proteins, while CTAB and polyclar AT eliminate glycogen and polyphenols. The DNA thus obtained...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Di Mito C,Betschart B

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis affects more than 240 million people worldwide, an infection which may cause urogenital manifestations including, among others, squamous bladder cancer and prostate involvement. We describe the first case of a prostate adenocarcinoma associated with prostatic Schistosoma haematobium infection occurring...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Figueiredo JC,Richter J,Borja N,Balaca A,Costa S,Belo S,Grácio MA

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Seventy-five previously frozen Northern Lapwings, Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) were dissected and examined for trematodes. The available birds were euthanized after suffering severe injuries from a hail storm. Trematode specimens were found in the air sacs, body cavities and kidneys. They were cleared, stained i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hintzen J,Thielebein J,Daugschies A,Schmäschke R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cystic and alveolar echinococcoses are zoonotic diseases caused by the larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis, respectively. As the diseases are co-endemic in many areas of the world, a simple and rapid test for the differential diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveol...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang JY,Gao CH,Steverding D,Wang X,Shi F,Yang YT

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian savannah-like area, the Cerrado region, covers large areas of the country and provides a habitat for a multitude of different animal species. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is geographically widespread and one of the typical inhabitants of the Cerrado. They are listed as vulnerable by the I...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Frank R,Melaun C,Martins MM,Santos AL,Heukelbach J,Klimpel S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastomys coucha and jirds infected with Acanthocheilonema viteae, a filarial species free of endosymbiontic bacteria of the genus Wolbachia, suffer lethal side effects after effective microfilaricidal therapy with diethylcarbamazine and levamisole, whereas, M. coucha infected with the Wolbachia-infested species Brugia...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Müller HA,Zahner H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the present investigation, alterations in the intrahepatic venous and portal systems in Rattus norvegicus infected with 250, 500, and 1000 Taenia taeniaeformis eggs were studied. The corrosion cast technique was employed, which provides an extrinsic opportunity for study of the three-dimensional orientation of ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Preet S,Prakash S

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amebic cysteine protease 2 (EhCP2) was purified from ethyl ether extracts of axenically grown trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica strain HM1-IMSS. The purification procedure involved molecular filtration and electroelution. Sequence analysis of the purified product revealed EhCP2 and ubiquitin(s). Electrophoretic mi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Olivos-García A,González-Canto A,López-Vancell R,García de León Mdel C,Tello E,Nequiz-Avendaño M,Montfort I,Pérez-Tamayo R

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Stomacher is very widely used in food and medical research for extracting tissues. To determine whether nematode larvae were disrupted by the Stomacher, L3 larvae of Haemonchus contortus were homogenised for up to 40 min at full power but no larval disruption occurred. Therefore, tissue from the mucosa and submuco...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Glover ID,Henry GM,Townsend NB,Coles GC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoscolices of Echinococcus granulosus were incubated in vitro with praziquantel (PZ), albendazole (ABZ), or a combination of both (PZ + ABZ). PZ and ABZ displayed slower protoscolicidal activity when applied separately than when used in combination. Despite the low PZ + ABZ concentrations used, protoscolex viabilit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Urrea-París MA,Moreno MJ,Casado N,Rodriguez-Caabeiro F

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:Schistosomiasis has been incriminated in the significant increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, although the association has not been adequately explained. We hypothesized that the CCR5Δ32 mutation may be involved in the high prevalence of HCV with schistosomiasis. The aim was to explore the association betwe...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： El-Moamly AA,El-Sweify MA,Rashad RM,Abdalla EM,Ragheb MM,Awad MM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a serious public health problem in Latin America. In relation to digestive problems, 4.5% of patients show mega syndromes (megacolon) in the chronic phase. In this article, we evaluated intestinal motility at the acute phase of T. cruzi infection throu...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Oliveira GM,de Melo Medeiros M,da Silva Batista W,Santana R,Araújo-Jorge TC,de Souza AP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00