Two new Dactylogyrus species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) D. angorae and D. turcicus from Capoeta angorae and C. mauricii endemic fishes in Turkey.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a new genus and a new species of an ectoparasitic ergasilid (Copepoda, Ergasilidae) parasite of the red-tailed lambari, Astyanax fasciatus, from Jurumirim Reservoir (Upper Paranapanema River), São Paulo State, Brazil. METHODS:The host fish were collected using multi-panel gill nets. The gill of eac...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Narciso RB,Brandão H,Perbiche-Neves G,da Silva RJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maritrema formicae sp. nov. is described from the Patagonian coast, Argentina, based on adults obtained from the kelp gull, Larus dominicanus. The new species fits with the "eroliae complex" and can be distinguished from other related species mainly in shape and size of body, shape, size, and pattern of distribution o...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Diaz JI,Gilardoni C,Cremonte F

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the morphology of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pintoi (Kohn et Fernandes, 1988), isolated from the intestine of Corydoras micracanthus Regan, 1912 and C. paleatus (Jenyns, 1842) (both Callichthyidae, Siluriformes) from Bermejo and Juramento River basins, respectively, province of Salta, Argenti...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Ailán-Choke LG,Ramallo G,Davies D

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of zoonotic parasites in feral cats have been widely considered all over the world. In Gran Canaria (Macaronesian archipelago, Canary Islands, Spain) the number of feral cats has grown out of control in urban and rural areas. 48 of Felis catus captured in different Gran Canaria areas were studied. Animals...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Rodríguez-Ponce E,González JF,de Felipe MC,Hernández JN,Raduan Jaber J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main drug used against Hymenolepis nana is praziquantel (PZQ), which causes side effects and toxicity. In contrast, natural extracts have limited side effects and are safer. Past researches have proved that pumpkin seeds are effective as natural antimicrobial and antiparasitic treatment. The present study...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Alhawiti AO,Toulah FH,Wakid MH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perumytilus purpuratus is an abundant bivalve located in the intertidal rocky zone of South America that has been considered as a key species of the ecosystem. There are few studies of the host-parasite relationship of this bivalve; thus, this research aims to analyse the spatial and temporal variation in the prevalen...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Muñoz G,Torres P,Valdés J,Rodríguez A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera collected from healthy individuals from the general population in the Czech Republic during repeated cross-sectional surveys were analyzed. Samples collected in the same six districts in two time periods, 1978-1989 and 2001, were compared. The study subjects were divided into six age categories between 10 and 59 ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Kříž B,Malý M,Balátová P,Kodym P,Kurzová Z,Daniel M,Kybicová K

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasitism is a complex problem that is often ignored in companion animals, including birds, unless it develops into a severe clinical disorder. The present study was, therefore, aimed to investigate the presence of the gastrointestinal nematode infecting the domestic pigeon and provide a complete morphologi...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Al Quraishy S,Abdel-Gaber R,Dkhil MA,Alzuabi K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pachysentis comprises 10 species, which have been reported parasitizing mammals in Africa and the American continent. However, species of Pachysentis have not been described in brow-nosed coatis. Pachysentis lauroi n. sp. (Oligacanthorhynchidae: Acanthocephala) is described from the brown-nosed coati Nasua...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Gomes APN,Amin OM,Olifiers N,Bianchi RC,Souza JGR,Barbosa HS,Maldonado A Jr

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During July 2011, a single Cordillera striped shrew-rat (Chrotomys whiteheadi) was collected from the Philippines and its faeces examined for coccidian parasites. It harboured an eimerian that we describe here as new. Oocysts of Eimeria macarthuri sp. n. were spheroidal to subspheroidal with a bi-layered wall and meas...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： McAllister CT,Seville RS,Duszynski DW,Bush SE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the best examples of rapid displacement of native species by an invader is the eradication of native Artemia salina and A. parthenogenetica in the Mediterranean by the introduced American A. franciscana. Previous studies based on sampling from limited time periods suggest that the success of the American specie...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Georgiev BB,Angelov A,Vasileva GP,Sánchez MI,Hortas F,Mutafchiev Y,Pankov P,Green AJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of dajid isopod in the genus Aspidophryxus G.O. Sars, 1883 is described from three females and one male found infesting the lateral carapace of Heteromysis (Olivemysis) actiniae Clarke, 1955 (Mysidae: Heteromysinae) associated with the corkscrew anemone Bartholomea annulata (Lesuer, 1817) (Anthozoa: Aipt...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Boyko CB,Williams JD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Theileria annulata, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale infections in bovines. The assay was developed using parasites specific genomic DNA and three sets of PCR primers targeting the Tams1, 18S rRNA and 16S rRN...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Kundave VR,Ram H,Banerjee PS,Garg R,Mahendran K,Ravikumar GVPPS,Tiwari AK

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Opportunistic infections such as cryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis are commonly encountered in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We investigated the existence of opportunistic protozoans that significantly affect the quality of life in HIV-1 infected patients using conventional and molecular ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Uysal HK,Adas GT,Atalik K,Altiparmak S,Akgul O,Saribas S,Gurcan M,Yuksel P,Yildirmak T,Kocazeybek B,Ziver T,Oner YA

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper characterizes the pattern of ectoparasite and endoparasite communities in an assemblage of 35 sympatric fish from different trophic levels in a tributary from the Amazon River system, northern Brazil. In detritivorous, carnivorous, omnivorous and piscivorous hosts, the species richness consisted of 82 ectop...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Baia RRJ,Florentino AC,Silva LMA,Tavares-Dias M

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of the global economic significance of sheep production, little is known about the prevalence of various Sarcocystis spp. infecting the domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Egypt. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Muscle samples were collected from 175 sheep (> 2 years) slaughtered at El-Mahalla El-Kubra abattoir, G...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： El-Morsey A,Abdo W,Sultan K,Elhawary NM,AbouZaid AA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Larval stages of trombiculid mites infest a wide variety of wild and domestic animals. The most common clinical signs related with the presence of these parasites are alopecia, crusts, erythema, excoriation, erosion, papules, pustules and vesicles. Most of trombiculid infestations may not be perceived by the cl...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Ramilo DW,Costa P,Stekolnikov AA,Cláudio JM,Lourenço AM,Pereira da Fonseca I,Cardoso L

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of Coronocestus Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta and Ivanov, 2013 is described from Iago omanensis (Norman) from the Gulf of Oman. Coronocestus ehsanentezarii sp. nov. differs from C. musteli (Pintner, 1889) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta and Ivanov, 2013 in that its ovary is H- rather than U-shape. The ne...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Haseli M,Azad S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study concerns a new neogregarine parasitic in the great spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Curculionidae, Scolytinae). The rate of infection was high, reaching 27.3%. There was no difference in the rate of infection of male and female beetles. The life-cycle stages of the pathogen were described ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Yaman M,Radek R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We define a fluid library as a library of samples of different biological fluids (from humans, animals or vectors) collected and properly stored on filter paper, which allows retrospective studies, especially of diagnosis or detection of infectious agents in these samples, using different techniques. The o...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： López M,Herrera L,Morocoima A,Rivera MG,Viettri M,Lares M,Ferrer E

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Due to mass population movements driven by internal conflicts and wars, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is becoming increasingly important in Turkey. This study is aimed at determining the clinical aspects, diagnosis and genotyping of CL patients coming to Turkey from abroad. METHODS:In our study, the clinical ma...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Özbilgin A,Gencoglan G,Tunali V,Çavuş İ,Yıldırım A,Gündüz C,Harman M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endoparasitic nematodes of six harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena and four grey seals Halichoerus grypus, stranded at the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Germany in winter 2019, were analysed in order to identify nematode parasites and to compare with recent studies from the same area. METHODS:Endoparasiti...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Gabel M,Theisen S,Palm HW,Dähne M,Unger P

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leishmaniasis, as one of the most important vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, can be seen in different forms and is more prevalent in developing countries worldwide. Due to the absence of effective strategies in its prevention, treatment, and control, investigation of effective control strategies against the ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Namavari M,Namazi F,Asadi-Manesh R,Hosseini MH,Nazifi S,Asadpour M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present paper represented the third installment on the monogenoidean parasites collected during a workshop exploring the diversity of the parasites of fishes in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Previous reports on monogenoids collected during the workshop included species parasitizing beloniform and g...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Kritsky DC

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi (Tc), the causative agent of Chagas disease, affects millions of people worldwide. One of the major characteristics of T. cruzi is related to its heterogeneity due to the variability of its biological properties, parasite growth rates, infectivity, tissue tropism, morbidity and virulence among differ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Sales-Campos H,Kappel HB,Andrade CP,Lima TP,de Castilho A,Giraldo LE,Lages-Silva E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is wide spread in poor world and its burden has been assessed by the enumeration of malarial parasites in blood of patients. This study was designed to find a relationship between social structure, and spread of malaria in Khyber agency. The average parasite density was 2050 parasite/μl in Khyber Agency. Due t...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Khatoon L,Jan MI,Khan IU,Ullah F,Malik SA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Felids are the only definitive hosts of Toxoplasma gondii. To lay a foundation for screening the T. gondii-felids interaction factors, we have developed a reproducible primary culture method for cat intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). The primary IECs were isolated from a new born cat's small intestine jejunum region ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Zhao GH,Liu Y,Cheng YT,Zhao QS,Qiu X,Xu C,Xiao T,Zhu S,Liu GZ,Yin K

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isosporoid coccidian species (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is reported from the southern house wren Troglodytes musculus, a very well distributed species in South and Central America. Isospora corruirae sp. nov. oocysts are subspherical to ovoidal, 24.1 × 21.4 μm, with smooth, bilayered wall. Micropyle and...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： doBomfim Lopes B,Rodrigues MB,da Silva LM,Berto BP,Luz HR,Ferreira I,Lopes CW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new feather mite species, Tyrannidectes pteroptochi sp. n. (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae: Pterodectinae), is described from the Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz, 1830 (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae) in Chile. This is the first record of mites of the genus Tyrannidectes Mironov 2008 from this family ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Mironov SV,González-Acuña DA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larval trematodes infecting Biomphalaria tenagophila and B. occidentalis were surveyed in a suburban and semipermanent pond of Corrientes province, Northeastern Argentina. A total of 1,409 snails were examined between spring 2011 to winter 2013, and 8 different larval trematodes were studied morphologically. Three of ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Fernández MV,Hamann MI,de Núñez MO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00