A new species of myocoptid mites Myocoptes (Comyocoptes) nesokia sp. nov. (Acariformes: Myocoptidae) parasitizing Nesokia indica (Rodentia: Muridae) in Pakistan.

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：:The aim of this retrospective, population-based study was to characterize demographically and clinically cystic-echinococcosis (CE) in southern Israel, between 2005 and 2012. Newly-diagnosed (nd-CE) and past-diagnosed (pd-CE, diagnosed before the study) cases were defined. Two populations live in southern-Israel, rece...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Ben-Shimol S,Sagi O,Houri O,Bazarsky E,Berkowitz A,Bulkowstein S,Barrett C,Greenberg D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, two pairs of oligonucleotide primers were designed according to the nucleotide sequence of the internal transcribed spacers (ITSs) of Babesia bigemina and B. bovis isolates from China. The primers were used in a multiplex PCR to detect parasite DNA in blood samples from cattle. There was no cross reacti...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Liu J,Guan G,Liu A,Li Y,Yin H,Luo J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of propolis against Ligictaluridus floridanus on Ictalurus punctatus gills. METHODS:This study used an ethanol extract of propolis at a concentration of 300 mg mL-1, with a total polyphenol concentration of 2.77 mg mL-1 as determined by ch...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： de la Cruz-Cervantes JA,Sánchez-Martínez JG,Ruíz-Uribe AJ,Vázquez-Sauceda ML,Rábago-Castro JL,Pérez-Castañeda R,Blanco-Martínez Z,Garrido-Olvera L,Benavides-González F

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Members of the genus Mymarothecium Kritsky, Boeger & Jégu, 1996 infect characiform fish in the Amazon River Basin. Although the Peruvian Amazon hosts rich fauna of fish, the taxonomic diversity of parasitic organisms such as Mymarothecium has been few explored. A new species of Mymarothecium in Colossoma m...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Cayulla-Quispe D,Mondragón-Martínez A,Rojas-De-Los-Santos E,Garcia-Candela E,Babilonia-Medina J,Martínez-Rojas R

更新日期：2020-07-12 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：INTRODUCTION:Trichinellosis is a severe zoonosis involving the activation of inflammatory cells, accompanied by the prominent expressions of proinflammatory cytokines in the host. Semen vaccariae, the seeds of Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke. ex Asch. (Caryophyllaceae), is a famous traditional herb that is rich in va...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Xu F,Hou B,Zhu X,Liu Y,Shi X,Li S,Li Z,Cai W,Zhou Y,Qiu L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Theileria equi is an intra-erythrocytic apicomplexean protozoa that infect equines. Protein kinases (PK), key molecules of the apicomplexean life cycle, have been implicated as significant drug targets. The growth inhibitory efficacy of PK inhibitors against Theileria/Babesia animal parasites have not been...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Yadav J,Goel P,Mandal KD,Yadav R,Kumar N,Kumar R,Tripathi BN,Kumar S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：PURPOSE:Propolis (bee glue) is a resinous mixture of different plant exudates that possesses a wide range of biological and antimicrobial activities and has been used as a food supplement and in complementary medicine for centuries. Some researchers have proposed that propolis could be a potential curative compound aga...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Asfaram S,Fakhar M,Keighobadi M,Akhtari J

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of gamonts and sporulated oocysts of Goussia metchnikovi in the spleen of gudgeon, Gobio gobio from the river Lee, England is described. In developing microgamonts, small amylopectin granules were grouped centrally and nuclei were often arranged peripherally, close to the surface membrane. Nuclear c...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Ball SJ,Daszak P,Davies AJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Rhabdias paraensis Santos, Melo, Nascimento, Nascimento, Giese et Furtado, 2011 was described based on fully gravid worms. Further investigations on the free-living stages, immature worms and young individuals were facilitated by cultivation in the laboratory, which allowed us to add new information about the morpholo...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Melo FT,do Nascimento Lde C,Macedo LC,dos Santos JN,Kuzmin Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:A high infestation of the monogenean Gussevia tucunarense in a cultivation of bujurqui-tucunare was reported. The prevalence was 100%. The mean intensity and abundance of the parasite was 164.4 of parasites per individual. This is the first report of a high infestation by G. tucunarense in C. semifasciatus cultured fr...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Mathews PD,Mertins O,Mathews JP,Orbe RI

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND : Tetraonchidae is a small and relatively monomorphic family of dactylogyroid monogeneans. Since the morphology of sclerites of the attachment organ (haptor) is one of the primary criteria in tetraonchid taxonomy, the confocal study of sclerites and associated musculature may provide valuable taxonomic info...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Petrov AA,Gerasev PI

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Two new species of Oswaldocruzia, O. manuensis sp. nov., and O. urubambaensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Peru, these are parasites of the cane toad Rhinella marina. O. manuensis is characterized by having cervical alae which are not well developed, ridges without chitinous supports, caudal bursa type ...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Guerrero R

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Angiogenesis is one of the pillars of neoplasia. Lymphangiogenesis in context of granulomas is not yet understood. This study aimed to evaluate the role of praziquantel (PZQ) and artemether (ART) as anti-angiogenic and anti-lymphangiogenic drugs in Schistosoma mansoni induced experimental hepatic model through immunoh...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Abd El-Aal NF,Hamza RS,Magdy M

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Haemaphysalis longicornis is an important ectoparasite of domestic and wild animals that can transmit many pathogens including viruses, fungi, bacteria and protozoa. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this study, we examined genetic variation and population genetics in three mitochondrial (mt) genes [cox1 (cytochro...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Li ZB,Fu YT,Cheng TY,Yao GM,Hou QH,Li F,Zhao Y,Zou FC,Liu GH

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Two species of parasitic nematodes, Heliconema ahiri Karve, 1941 (Physalopteridae) and Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) anguillae Moravec et al., 2006 (Camallanidae), were recorded from the Indonesian shortfin eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor Mc-Clelland in the Chalakkudi River and Veli Lake, respectively, both Kerala, Ind...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Moravec F,Sheeba S,Kumar AB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hookworms, a group to which Ancylostoma ceylanicum belongs, are gastrointestinal nematodes that infect more than 700 million people around the world. They are a leading cause of anemia in developing countries. In order to effectively prevent hookworm infections research is conducted to develop an effective vaccine usi...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Wiśniewski M,Łapiński M,Daniłowicz-Luebert E,Jaros S,Długosz E,Wędrychowicz H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of canine babesiosis and hepatozoonosis in the south of Romania as well as to assess if there are differences in the prevalence between regions in that area. METHODS:Blood samples from 300 dogs from the south of Romania were screened for the...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Cimpan AA,Nachum-Biala Y,Ben-Shitrit B,Miron L,Baneth G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a hemoprotozoan tick-borne disease with worldwide distribution that is caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi. There are studies reporting the presence of equine piroplasmosis in Turkey but the situation in Erzurum is unknown. The aim of the current study was to determine the situati...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Guven E,Avcioglu H,Deniz A,Balkaya İ,Abay U,Yavuz Ş,Akyüz M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the development of anthelmintic resistance of parastic nematodes, it is necessary to isolate and study nematophagous fungi to screen out the native isolates for their potential in the biocontrol of domestic animal nematodosis. This study aimed to isolate the Arthrobotrys sinense (Monacrosporium sinense) of nemato...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Xue YJ,Li EL,Jing CX,Ma L,Cai KZ

更新日期：2018-06-26 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：:Falcaustra tintlwini sp. nov. (Ascaridida, Kathlaniidae) from the large intestine of Batagur trivittata (Testudines, Geoemydidae) is described and illustrated. Falcaustra tintlwini represents the 20th Oriental species assigned to the genus and is distinguished from other Oriental species by the distribution pattern of...

journal_title：Acta parasitologica

authors： Bursey CR,Platt SG

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00