A new isosporoid coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae)from the southern house wren Troglodytes musculus Naumann, 1823 (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) from Brazil.

abstract：:High performance thin-layer chromatography was used to determine the concentration of β-carotene and lutein in the whole body and digestive gland-gonad complex (DGG) of uninfected Biomphalaria glabrata snails and those infected with Schistosoma mansoni for 6 and 8 weeks. Pigments were extracted from the snails using a...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Dieterich N,Fried B,Sherma J

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：:Intestinal coccidian parasites are intracellular protozoa most frequently transmitted during food-borne and water-borne infections. This group of parasites is responsible for acute diarrhoeal illnesses especially among immunocompromised patients. However, they are more frequently detected in immunocompetent individual...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Kłudkowska M,Pielok Ł,Frąckowiak K,Paul M

更新日期：2017-09-26 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：BACKGROUND:Current understanding of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) depends upon the experimental model. Different species of mouse and hamster have been used as model for VL. It is already evident that the mouse model of VL is not a true reflection of the pathology of human visceral leishmaniasis (HuVL). On the other hand...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Saini S,Dube A,Sahasrabuddhe AA,Thakur CP,Joshi S,Rawat K,Rai AK

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic hydatidosis is a re-emerging parasitic zoonosis with worldwide distribution. The current study was carried out to investigate the possible role of rats in the epidemiology of such disease in urban and suburban areas. For this purpose, a total of 50 feral Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) were collected from urban...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Abdel-Moein KA,Hamza DA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro study has been carried out to monitor changes to the female reproductive system in adult triclabendazole (TCBZ)-resistant Fasciola hepatica following treatment with a commercial preparation of myrrh ("Mirazid"). Flukes were immersed for 6 h and 24 h in myrrh extract at a concentration of 200 µg/ml, then pr...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Abdelaal MMO,Brennan GP,Hanna REB,Abdel-Aziz A,Fairweather I

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdias stomatica sp. nov. from the lungs of Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lutken, 1864) from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India is described and illustrated. Rhabdias stomatica sp. nov. is the 16th species described from the Oriental biogeographical region and the 8th species from India. The new species is differentiated from ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Maity P,Rizvi AN,Bursey CR

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Trematode genus Diplostomum comprises of parasitic species which cause diplostomiasis, the 'white eye' disease in fish and heavy infection can result in mortality. The increasing availability of DNA sequences of accurately identified Diplostomum species on public data base presently enables the rapid identification of...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Enabulele EE,Awharitoma AO,Lawton SP,Kirk RS

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of parasitic mites, Myocoptes (Comyocoptes) nesokia sp. nov. (Acariformes: Myocoptidae) is described from Nesokia indica (Gray, 1830) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Pakistan. Females of this species differ from the morphologically similar species, Myocoptes (Comyocoptes) striatus Fain, 1970, by the presence of...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Bochkov AV,Oconnor BM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dirofilariasis caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens is mainly a disease of dogs and other carnivores. Also, humans can be accidentally infected with this parasite. The infective third-stage filariform larvae are transmitted by various species of mosquitoes. Until this day, a total of 17 human case...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Boldiš V,Ondriska F,Bošák V,Hajdúk O,Antolová D,Miterpáková M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of anti-Sarcocystis spp. specific IgG antibodies in serum samples from precolostral lambs to determine the occurrence of transplacental transmission of Sarcocystis spp. in sheep. METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 80 ewes and their respective...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Minuzzi CE,de Souza Rodrigues F,Marques CB,Gallina T,Dos Santos TC,Portella LP,Bräunig P,Döhler AR,Sangioni LA,Vogel FSF

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongylid nematode that has a heteroxenous cycle, where snails act as intermediate hosts and the rodents Rattus rattus and Rattus novergicus are the definitive hosts. However, humans may act as accidental hosts presenting an atypical form of parasitism. This fact has mot...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Tunholi-Alves VM,Tunholi VM,Amaral LS,da Silva Garcia J,Lima MG,DaMatta RA,Pinheiro J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A parasitological investigation was performed on a total of 5380 Atlantic cod larvae, post-larvae and small juveniles sampled from the North Sea during a period of five years. The copepod Caligus elongatus (Von Nordmann, 1832) and the nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum (Rudolphi, 1802) were found at a relatively high p...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Mehrdana F,Bahlool QZ,Skovgaard A,Kuhn JA,Kania PW,Munk P,Buchmann K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is not clear that Blastocystis remains without damage to the digestive tract or has a pathogenic effect in relation to subtypes in immunocompromised people, such as cancer patients. The present study aimed to investigate the frequency and subtype distribution of Blastocystis in cancer patients who were follo...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Mülayim S,Aykur M,Dağcı H,Dalkılıç S,Aksoy A,Kaplan M

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the parasitism of Echinococcus multilocularis larvae in the intermediate host or the final host. This study aims to identify and analyze the B-cell and T-cell (Th1, Th2 and Th17) epitopes of E. multilocularis antigen Emy162. METHODS:(1) The seco...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Pang MQ,Tang F,Wang HJ,Zhou Y,Ren L,Li RL,Zhou H,Wan CF,Liu CC,Yangdan CR,Fan HN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mascarene grass frog Ptychadena cf. mascareniensis is a species of frog with a vast area of distribution in Africa. A total of 300 frog specimens were collected from different localities at El-Giza province, Egypt; then dissected and examined for the presence of parasitic infection. Only eighty six (28.66%) specim...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Abdel-Gaber R,Abdel-Ghaffar F,Kamel R,Maher S,El Deeb N,Al Quraishy S,Mehlhorn H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the world's most dangerous zoonosis and an emerging disease with growing incidence in humans. The disease has been reported in new areas and host species in the last two decades, and the primary hosts of the parasite - red fox, gold...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Sindičić M,Bujanić M,Štimac I,Martinković F,Tuškan N,Špehar M,Konjević D

更新日期：2018-09-25 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：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：:The effects of 5, 20, and 40 miracidia dose exposures of Echinostoma caproni on the amino acid contents of Biomphalaria glabrata were studied using high performance thin-layer chromatography-densitometry. Amino acids were identified and quantified in whole bodies of exposed snails and in the uninfected matched control...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Nguyen M,Fried B,Sherma J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric DNA vaccines co-expressing Eimeria acervulina macrophage migration inhibitory factor (E.MIF) and chicken IL-2 (IL-2) or interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were constructed and their efficacies against E. acervulina were evaluated. The open reading frame (ORF) of E.MIF was cloned from E. acervulina merozoites and subcloned ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Song X,Zhang R,Xu L,Yan R,Li X

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the dominant zoonotic species of microsporidia, has been reported in various animals and humans. However, relatively little information is available concerning the worldwide prevalence and genotypes of E. bieneusi in ruminants, such as sheep and goats. The present study was conducted...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Li WC,Wang K,Gu YF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about cryptosporidiosis in turtles of invasive alien species (IAS) inhabiting European bodies of fresh water. In this article, we report an occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum in a red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) captured in a rural aquatic ecosystem in eastern Poland. METH...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Rzeżutka A,Kaupke A,Gorzkowski B

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Giardia duodenalis is a widespread protozoan parasite affecting humans and many species of animals, including dogs and cats. Due to its zoonotic potential, it is important to know the frequency of this parasite in companion animals. The aim of this study was to determine current epidemiological status of G. ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Piekara-Stępińska A,Piekarska J,Gorczykowski M,Bania J

更新日期：2020-10-11 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