Host-feeding pattern of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in heterogeneous landscapes of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

abstract：:We examined four species of Plectropomus Oken, 1817 (Serranidae: Epinephelinae), Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell), Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède), Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède) and Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch) from sites off Heron Island and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (GBR), and the Gambi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bott NJ,Miller TL,Cribb TH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was designed to investigate the role of different Cryptosporidium spp. in Swedish dairy herds with and without calf diarrhoeal problems. Faecal samples were collected from preweaned calves, young stock and cows. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected by sodium chloride flotation and epifluorescence...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Silverlås C,de Verdier K,Emanuelson U,Mattsson JG,Björkman C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The giant thorny-headed worm Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus is a zoonotic acanthocephalan species with a worldwide distribution. Its natural definitive hosts are primarily pigs and wild boars (Sus scrofa), and scarabaeid beetles serve as the intermediate host. To date, there has only been one record of this acanthoc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kamimura K,Yonemitsu K,Maeda K,Sakaguchi S,Setsuda A,Varcasia A,Sato H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vitellarium of the invasive caryophyllidean tapeworm Khawia sinensis Hsü, 1935 from carp Cyprinus carpio L. was examined by means of transmission electron microscopy and cytochemical staining for glycogen with periodic acid-thiosemicarbazide-silver proteinate (PA-TSC-SP). A vitellarium consists of numerous follicl...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bruňanská M,Drobníková P,Mackiewicz JS,Nebesářová J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoreactivity of Taenia saginata and T. crassiceps metacestode neutral glyco(sphingo)lipids towards IgG antibodies derived from the sera of calves with experimental cysticercosis has been established. The glyco(sphingo)lipids are separable by normal-phase HPTLC (high-performance thin-layer chromatography) into ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Baumeister S,Schuh C,Dennis RD,Walther M,Pfister K,Geyer E

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the morphology and morphometric characterization of Thelohanellus niloticus sp. nov., a new myxozoan belonging to genus Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933 (Myxosporea, Bivalvulida) infecting the gills of Labeo niloticus (Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae), were described for the first time from the River Nile at El...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Abdel-Ghaffar F,Morsy K,Bashtar AR,El-Ganainy S,Gamal S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：:Two French populations of Galba truncatula were subjected to experimental infections with Egyptian and French isolates of Fasciola sp. miracidia, originating from cattle and sheep, to compare characteristics of snail infections in allopatric and sympatric groups. All sampled Egyptian isolates were identified as Fascio...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Dar Y,Lounnas M,Djuikwo Teukeng FF,Mouzet R,Courtioux B,Hurtrez-Boussès S,Vignoles P,Dreyfuss G,Rondelaud D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To contribute to the knowledge of the role of small mammals in the transmission cycle of tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis, we studied the small mammal community and its temporal and spatial association with phlebotominae, as well as small mammal infection by Leishmania spp. by PCR-RFLP analy...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fernández MS,Fraschina J,Acardi S,Liotta DJ,Lestani E,Giuliani M,Busch M,Salomón OD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taenia species of domestic dogs can cause cysticercosis and coenurosis in a wide range of intermediate hosts including humans. Most taeniids of dogs are globally distributed, but some wildlife-transmitted species can be specific for certain regions. Generally, little information exists on the species composition and f...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mulinge E,Odongo D,Magambo J,Njenga SM,Zeyhle E,Mbae C,Kagendo D,Addy F,Ebi D,Wassermann M,Kern P,Romig T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the ultrastructure of Protonaegleria westphali has been carried out by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electronmicroscopy (TEM). SEM investigation demonstrated much enlarged trophozoites, flagellates and cysts corresponding to those under light microscopical observation. I...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Michel R,Raether W,Schupp E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the adult worms and migrating L1 larvae of Trichinella spiralis on the production of specific IgE antibodies was determined in BCF1 mice. To achieve this, we combined the effect of two anthelminthics: thiabendazole, to produce chemosterilization of adult females, and napthalophos, to expel adult worms fr...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Santamarina MT,Leiro J,Garrido MJ,Sanmartin Durán ML,Ubeira FM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental taeniid strobilae from Taenia solium and T. crassiceps (WFU strain) were incubated for 0-72 h in 0, 5 or 20 mM glucose solutions and further exposed for 15 min to the gap junction fluorochrome Lucifer Yellow. Frozen sections were obtained from each worm and observed under an epifluorescent microscope. Wor...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Willms K,Presas AM,Jiménez JA,Landa A,Zurabián R,Ugarte ME,Robert L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate morphologically the tongue of individuals with chronic Chagas disease (CD) in comparison to the non-chagasic ones. Twenty-four protocol cases of autopsies were selected. They were subdivided into CD patients (10 cases) and non-chagasic ones (14 cases). The morphometric analysi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Lima Pereira SA,Rodrigues DB,da Fonseca Ferraz ML,da Cunha Castro EC,dos Reis MA,de Paula Antunes Teixeira V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thelohania montirivulorum sp. nov., a new species of microsporidian parasite, was found in a highland population of the Australian yabby, Cherax destructor. Data are presented on fine ultrastructure, developmental morphology and DNA sequence of the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) and internal transcribed spacer...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moodie EG,Le Jambre LF,Katz ME

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2001, an international surveillance initiative was established, utilising a validated larval development inhibition assay to track the susceptibility of cat flea isolates to imidacloprid. In 2009, an Australian node was incorporated into the programme, joining laboratories in the United States and Europe. Field iso...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kopp S,Blagburn B,Coleman G,Davis W,Denholm I,Field C,Hostetler J,Mencke N,Rees R,Rust M,Schroeder I,Tetzner K,Williamson M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a highly conserved cytokine that has a well-known regulatory role in immunity, but also in organ development of most animal species including helminths. Homologous tgf-b genes and mRNA have been detected in the filaria Brugia malayi. The in situ protein expression is unkno...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Korten S,Büttner DW,Schmetz C,Hoerauf A,Mand S,Brattig N

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Tick-borne intracellular protozoan parasites of the Theileria genus infect a wide range of both domestic and wild animals. In the present study, we describe the first PCR detection of Theileria luwenshuni in the blood of goats in Myanmar. Nested PCR targeting the Theileria 18S rRNA gene resulted in seven positive goat...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bawm S,Kakisaka K,Thu MJ,Chel HM,Oo YMN,Soe NC,Win SY,Htun LL,Win MM,Suzuki H,Nakao R,Katakura K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli are kinetoplastid parasites which are able to infect humans in Central and South America. Misdiagnosis between these trypanosomes can be avoided by targeting barcoding sequences or genes of each organism. This work aims to analyze the feasibility of using species-specific mark...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ferreira KA,Fajardo EF,Baptista RP,Macedo AM,Lages-Silva E,Ramírez LE,Pedrosa AL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadectomized male laboratory rats were given 0.06 mg/kg estradiol benzoate daily for 14 days before being inoculated with 50 third-stage larvae of Parastrongylus malaysiensis. Hormone treatment was continued until the rats were killed. The numbers of larvae in the brain and of adult worms in the pulmonary area of th...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kamis AB,Ahmad RA,Badrul-Munir MZ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In schistosomiasis a systemic hyperplasia of the monomacrophagic cell lineage is associated with its mild modifications in myelograms and hemograms. We monitored the in vitro proliferation of myeloid precursors obtained from bone marrow, blood, spleen, and liver. The macrophage colony-forming unit (M-CFU) numbers were...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Dutra HS,El-Cheikh MC,Azevedo SP,Rossi MI,Borojevic R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nervous system of Cysticercus cellulosae, the metacestode stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium, was delineated using histochemical methods for the localization of the enzyme markers; nonspecific esterase and acetylcholinesterase. The main features of the nervous system include a pair of cerebral ganglia, a circumce...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vasantha S,Kumar BV,Roopashree SD,Das S,Shankar SK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides are increasingly being explored as alternative agents for therapy against the parasitic protozoan Leishmania. Previously, we reported that the synthetic magainin analog, pexiganan, induced apoptosis of surface protease-deficient Leishmania. Here, we report the development of an arginine-rich var...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kulkarni MM,Karafova A,Kamysz W,McGwire BS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent resurgence of the common bed bug Cimex lectularius L. throughout western industrialized nations has been facilitated in part by the insect becoming pesticide-resistant. Novel control strategies, including xenointoxication, should be considered to combat C. lectularius. Ivermectin, a U.S. Food and Drug Admin...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sheele JM,Ridge GE

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of amino acids is mediated by active transporters located on the basolateral and brush border membranes of intestinal epithelial cells. The current study investigated the expression of amino acid transporters (AAT) and other genes in the intestine of chicks infected with Eimeria maxima. At 7-day postinfecti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fetterer RH,Miska KB,Jenkins MC,Wong EA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before and after a stress treatment, larval stages and adult worms of Haemonchus contortus were tested for the induction and expression of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) using immunoblot analysis with HSP70-and HSP65-specific monoclonal antibodies. Stress treatment or heat shock did not alter the signals obtained with the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： van Leeuwen MA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to investigate the efficiency of liposomal albendazole (L-ABZ) for the treatment of complex alveolar echinococcosis (CAE) using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT. Twelve patients with CAE admitted to our hospital between June 2000 and J...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li H,Song T,Qin Y,Liu W,Li X,Shao Y,Wen H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phalloidin fluorescence technique, enzyme cytochemistry and immunocytochemistry in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy have been used for the first time to describe the nervous and muscle systems of the viviparous monogenean gill parasite, Macrogyrodactylus clarii. The gross spatial arrangement of musc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： El-Naggar MM,Arafa SZ,El-Abbassy SA,Stewart MT,Halton DW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of redial burden and cercarial shedding were studied in two groups of Lymnaea truncatula subjected to successive cross-exposures to one miracidium of Paramphistomum daubneyi and one of Fasciola hepatica per snail, or vice versa. The results were compared with those obtained in controls subjected to two...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Augot D,Abrous M,Rondelaud D,Dreyfuss G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00