Annulotrema (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of African tetras (Characiformes: Alestidae) in Lake Turkana, Kenya, with descriptions of four new species and a redescription of A. elongata Paperna and Thurston, 1969.

abstract：:Hookworm infection is still prevalent in southern Thailand despite control measures. Hookworm eggs submerged for an extended period under water from rainfall or in latrines may not survive, but they may recover their ability to develop into infective larvae when exposed to atmospheric air. This study examined the surv...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Na-Ek P,Sanpool O,Jongthawin J,Anamnart W,Intapan PM,Chamavit P,Maleewong W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gray mullet (Mugilidae) occur in all seas and are farmed widely around the world, and thus, the risk of their parasites spreading through transport of aquaculture seed is a serious concern. Among others, gray mullets typically host a diversity of myxosporeans, a group in which spore morphometrics of genera has been co...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sharon G,Ucko M,Tamir B,Diamant A

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:In April 2000, we collected and analyzed for parasites 174 feces belonging to 48 different and identified Cantabrian capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus cantabricus) from 39 lek sites in the Cantabrian Mountains (North Spain) and determined the factors related with prevalence and abundance of propagule excretion: (1) inte...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Millán J,Gortazar C,Ballesteros F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetramicra brevifilum, a microsporidian parasite of Scophthalmus maximus, was found in Lophius budegassa for the first time. This parasite was detected in 5 of 199 hosts captured in the coastal waters of Barcelona (Northwest Mediterranean), which enlarges the geographic distribution of this microsporidian. Affected fi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Maíllo PA,Amigó JM,Baena R,Salvadó H,Gracia MP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diversity in parasite virulence is one of the factors that contribute to the clinical outcome of malaria infections. The association between the severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the number of distinct parasite populations infecting the host (multiplicity of infection) or polymorphism within any of the spe...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kiwuwa MS,Ribacke U,Moll K,Byarugaba J,Lundblom K,Färnert A,Fred K,Wahlgren M

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：: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：:Isometamidium chloride (ISM) is an effective trypanocide with curative and prophylactive activity in husbandry animals. The mode of action of ISM against pathogenic trypanosomes is not fully understood, but there is evidence in the literature that kinetoplastic topoisomerase type II is selectively inhibited by the dru...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kaminsky R,Schmid C,Lun ZR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey study on the macroscopic species of Sarcocystis infecting domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and cattle (Bos taurus) in Egypt, the macrosarcocysts of Sarcocystis gigantea and Sarcocystis medusiformis were detected in the carcasses of 33 domestic sheep out of a total of 250 (13.20%), whereas Sarcocystis hirsuta ma...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： El-Morsey A,Abdo W,Zaid AAA,Sorour SSG

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole sequencing of protozoan trypanosomatid genomes revealed the presence of several predicted unknown genes coding for hypothetical proteins. Pairwise, alignment-based, computational methods available online are unable to identify the function of these sequences. To detect clues to identify the function of hypotheti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cestari IS,Haver NJ,Barbosa-Silva A,Ramirez MI

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An arbitrary-primed RNA PCR differential display strategy was used to identify midgut genes of the reduviid bug Triatoma infestans that were differentially expressed after a blood meal. From interesting bands, 33 distinct cDNAs were cloned and sequenced. Although many had long open reading frames, most of the transcri...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kollien AH,Billingsley PF

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacies of 20 mg/kg body weight (BW) of toltrazuril (Toltra) 2 days post-infection (dpi), 2 mg/kg BW of diclazuril 2 and 3 dpi and 200 mg/kg BW of sulphadimidine 2, 3 and 4 dpi were compared in a model for piglet isosporosis. Weight gain (first 4 weeks of life) and diarrhoea and oocyst excretion from 4 to 11 dp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mundt HC,Mundt-Wüstenberg S,Daugschies A,Joachim A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existing armament of drugs for the treatment and prevention of malaria is inadequate due to development of resistance. In addition to this due to lack of economic enticement the rate of new drug development and new drug discovery in the segment of parasitic diseases is very low as compared to the other segments. T...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Aditya NP,Patankar S,Madhusudhan B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eimeria spp. multiply within the intestinal tract causing severe inflammatory responses. Chitosan (CS), meanwhile, has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory activities in different experimental models. Here, we investigated the effect of CS on the outcome of inflammation caused by Eimeria papillata in the mouse inte...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Abdel-Latif M,Abdel-Haleem HM,Abdel-Baki AA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There appear to be few reports in the literature regarding the host-poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) immunological relationship, despite the negative impact D. gallinae can have on both bird welfare and egg production, as well as its potential to act as a reservoir of zoonotic infections. The current study inve...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Harrington DW,Robinson K,Sparagano OA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito adults usually need to ingest sugar from nectar host plants to sustain their metabolic needs. Mosquitoes could be differentially attracted by various flowering plant species, and the volatiles were thought to be important factors attributed to the differential attractiveness. However, whether mosquitoes' pref...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yu BT,Hu Y,Ding YM,Tian JX,Mo JC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella were detected with the direct DNA extraction method, Legionella culture method, and free-living amoebae (FLA) culture method from weak alkaline carbonate spring water in Taiwan. Moreover, we also investigated the existence of Acanthamoeba, Hartmannella, and Naegleria, ubiquitous FLA in aquatic environments,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Huang SW,Hsu BM,Chen NH,Huang CC,Huang KH,Chen JS,Kao PM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hookworm infection is still a public health problem in developing countries. Aspartic protease plays an important role in parasite invasion and migration in the host. Aspartic protease gene from Ancylostoma caninum has been reported (Biochem Biophys Res Commun 227:294-302, 1996), but the activity of Acasp in eggs and ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yang Y,Wei H,Qin W,Zheng J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphology of capsules surrounding acanthocephalan Corynosoma strumosum in paratenic hosts (sea fishes of three species from the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk) was studied. A thick layer of glycocalyx is formed on the surface of acanthocephalan's tegument in smelts Osmerus mordax dentex and Hypomesus olidus; the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Skorobrechova EM,Nikishin VP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physicochemical properties of four N-halomethylated and one non-halomethylated ammonium salts, with proven in vitro antileishmanial activity, were determined according to pharmaceutical standard procedures. The effectiveness and toxicity of these compounds were assessed in hamsters infected with Leishmania (Vianni...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fernandez M,Murillo J,Ríos-Vásquez LA,Ocampo-Cardona R,Cedeño DL,Jones MA,Velez ID,Robledo SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inexpensive and simple method using acid-phenol was developed for the isolation of total RNA from eimerian oocysts. This procedure provides a pure preparation of undegraded RNA in high yield and can be completed in under 2 h. ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Johnston DA,Bratty J,Fernando MA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While Gobioidei comprises showcases of (adaptive) radiation, the scientific interest they yielded did not ensure full understanding of goby biodiversity. Even in a well-studied region like Europe, wide knowledge gaps remain. Sand gobies represent one of the few clades whose monogenean parasites have been thoroughly st...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vanhove MP,Economou AN,Zogaris S,Giakoumi S,Zanella D,Volckaert FA,Huyse T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa that can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals. The parasite can exist as the interconvertible tachyzoite or bradyzoite forms, leading to acute or latent infection, respectively. No drug has been reported to penetrate the cyst wall and red...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Song X,Lin M,Li M,Yang X,Liu J,Liu Q

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify tick species and to determine their relationship with the Theileria parva seroprevalence in cattle raised under an extensive farming system in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo in two agro-ecological zones namely medium (1,000-1,850 m) and high (>1,850 m) altitude. Among th...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kalume MK,Saegerman C,Mbahikyavolo DK,Makumyaviri AM,Marcotty T,Madder M,Caron Y,Lempereur L,Losson B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a facultative ectoparasite that causes myiasis in both man and animals, leading to serious human health problems and economic losses in the livestock industry. Like other insects, olfaction of this species plays an important role in host location and is presumab...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang X,Zhong M,Wen J,Cai J,Jiang H,Liu Y,Aly SM,Xiong F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzimidazole anthelmintics are widely used against nematode, cestode and trematode parasites. The drugs undergo several enzyme-mediated reactions within the host animal that produce a number of metabolites. Although it has been shown that certain helminths, including Fasciola hepatica, can metabolise albendazole, not...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Robinson MW,Lawson J,Trudgett A,Hoey EM,Fairweather I

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water buffalo is important livestock in several countries in the Latin American and Caribbean regions. This buffalo species can be infected by tick-borne hemoparasites and remains a carrier of these pathogens which represent a risk of infection for more susceptible species like cattle. Therefore, studies on the epidem...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Obregón D,Cabezas-Cruz A,Armas Y,Silva JB,Fonseca AH,André MR,Alfonso P,Oliveira MCS,Machado RZ,Corona-González B

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study deals with investigation of larvicidal activity and their chemical constituents of the essential oil from the seeds of Nigella sativa L. (Ranunculaceae). Totally, 18 chemical compounds were identified by GC and GC-MS analysis. Thymol (19.13 %) and α-phellandrene (14.9 %) were identified as major chem...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Raj GA,Chandrasekaran M,Krishnamoorthy S,Jayaraman M,Venkatesalu V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; EC 1. 1. 1. 27) activity have been detected in the filarial worm Molinema dessetae. The two major LDH isoenzymes (LDH1 and LDH2) from female worms were purified by successive chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-Sepharose, carboxymethyl (CM)-Sepharose, and hydroxyapatit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Marchat L,Loiseau PM,Petek F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00