abstract：:Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) continue to pose an insidious and ever-present threat to livestock and livelihoods across the globe. Two of the most significant TBDs of cattle in Africa are heartwater and babesioisis, caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina respectively. Both pathogens are endemic in...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hector E,Elelu N,Ferrolho J,Couto J,Sanches G,Antunes S,Domingos A,Eisler M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A free-living soil amoeba Thecamoeba quadrilineata (Carter, 1856) Lepşi, 1960 (Amoebozoa: Thecamoebidae) was isolated from endozoic conditions for the first time. Presence of amoebae was detected after 4 days following inoculation of the gut of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris on agar plate with Escherichia coli. On...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Borovičková T,Mrva M,Garajová M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is a disease with a worldwide distribution that affects a wide variety of animal species, though with rare descriptions in chickens. We describe the clinical, epidemiological, pathological, and molecular aspects of a toxoplasmosis outbreak in domestic chickens and guinea fowl in southern Brazil. The floc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vielmo A,Pena HFJ,Panziera W,Bianchi RM,De Lorenzo C,Oliveira S,Alves BF,Gennari SM,Pavarini SP,de Barros CSL,Driemeier D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxonomy and classification of the family Opisthorchiidae have been revised by several authors with the exclusion or synonymization of some genera. The genus Hepatiarius Feizullaev, 1961 accommodated two species: Hepatiarius sudarikovi Feizullaev, 1961 and H. longissimus Linstow, 1883. Recently, some experts have ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Suleman,Ma J,Khan MS,Sun MM,Muhammad N,He JJ,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are key vectors in the spread of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika. Triatoma rubrofasciata is an "assassin bug" whose populations and association with humans have dramatically increased and may represent a serious health concern. Control of insect vectors ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Satyal P,Hieu HV,Chuong NTH,Hung NH,Sinh LH,Van The P,Tai TA,Hien VT,Setzer WN

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Gametocyte proteins are being explored as potential vaccine candidates against Eimeria sp. in chicken since they are the components of the resilient oocyst wall. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunoprophylactic efficacy of recombinant Eimeria tenella gametocyte antigen 22 (EtGam22) in chickens against h...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rafiqi SI,Garg R,Ram H,Reena KK,Asari M,Kumari P,Kundave VR,Singh M,Banerjee PS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiasis refers to the infestation of living humans and vertebrates with fly larvae that feed on necrotic or vital tissue of the host. Since the invasion of new fly species in Europe is currently being observed, which live obligatorily parasitically or are close relatives of such species, the aim of this study is to ob...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bernhardt V,Finkelmeier F,Verhoff MA,Amendt J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasites of managed bees can disrupt the colony success of the host, but also influence local bee-parasite dynamics, which is regarded as a threat for wild bees. Therapeutic measures have been suggested to improve the health of managed bees, for instance, exploiting the bees' RNA interference (RNAi) pathway to treat ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Sousa Pereira K,Piot N,Smagghe G,Meeus I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocystis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with global distribution. However, limited data exist on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Blastocystis in the USA and in food animals. We conducted the first large-scale molecular investigation of Blastocystis in the USA by testing 2539 fecal samples from dairy heif...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Maloney JG,Lombard JE,Urie NJ,Shivley CB,Santin M

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:This study investigates the occurrence of anisakids and raphidascarids in commercial fish from Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean). A total of 335 fish including 19 black anglerfish (Lophius budegassa), 33 white anglerfish (L. piscatorius), 129 European hake (Merluccius merluccius), 30 red mullet (Mullus barbatus), a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Barcala E,Ramilo A,Ortega N,Picó G,Abollo E,Pascual S,Muñoz P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is part of an effort to document the diversity of avian schistosomes in ducks and snails in Northern Iran, a major flyway (Black Sea/Mediterranean) for migratory birds and where cercarial dermatitis (CD) is prevalent in rice growing areas. CD is an allergic skin reaction from schistosome trematodes that eme...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ashrafi K,Nouroosta A,Sharifdini M,Mahmoudi MR,Rahmati B,Brant SV

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis seriously affects human health in tropical regions. Its prevention is more important than treatment, raising the need for effective control methods. Recently, the role of nanomaterials in medical science has been growing. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of silver (Ag) and gold...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moustafa MA,Mossalem HS,Sarhan RM,Abdel-Rahman AA,Hassan EM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In freshwater ecosystems, snails can significantly influence the competition between primary producers through grazing of periphyton. This activity can potentially be modified by trematodes, a large group of parasites which mostly use molluscs as the first intermediate host. Available studies, however, show contradict...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vivas Muñoz JC,Hilt S,Horák P,Knopf K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcocystis sarcocysts are common in many species of domestic and wild animals. Here, we report sarcocystosis in muscles from 91 free range elk (Cervus elaphus) from Pennsylvania, USA, tested by histopathology, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and DNA sequencing. Sarcocysts were detected in hematoxylin and eosi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cerqueira-Cézar CK,Thompson PC,Murata FHA,Mowery J,Brown JD,Banfield J,Rosenthal BM,Dubey JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatozoon aegypti Bashtar, Boulos & Mehlhorn, 1984 was first described from the blood of the diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema) in Egypt. During an investigation of the diversity of reptilian haemogregarines in Saudi Arabia, seven diadem snakes (100% of the sample) were found to be highly parasitised by H. aegypti,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Abdel-Haleem HM,Mansour L,Holal M,Qasem MAA,Al-Quraishy S,Abdel-Baki AS

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Introduced Siberian chipmunks Eutamias sibiricus have been reported to be important reservoirs for human Lyme disease, as they may host high numbers of hard ticks carrying Borrelia spp. and other pathogens. In the present study, we assessed the prevalence of Borrelia spp. and other pathogenic bacteria in ectoparasite ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mori E,Pisanu B,Zozzoli R,Solano E,Olivieri E,Sassera D,Montagna M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa ubiquitously found in nature. As some species or strains of these FLA are pathogenic for humans and animals, they represent objects of medical and parasitological research worldwide. Storage of valuable FLA strains in laboratories is often time- and energy-consuming and expensive...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Balczun C,Scheid PL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-month-old brown wood owlet (Strix leptogrammica) purchased from a wholesaler and housed as a companion bird by an individual owner in Japan showed severe dehydration and anorexia following a week of vomiting and severe diarrhea. A great number of approximately 5 × 4-μm-sized Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Makino I,Inumaru M,Abe N,Sato Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania (L.) tropica is a causative agent of cutaneous and occasionally visceral or viscerotropic leishmaniasis in humans. The dose of parasites influences the course and outcome of disease in some Leishmania species. The effect of parasite dose on L. tropica infection in an experimental model was studied in the cu...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rostamian M,Jafari D,Abolghazi M,Farahani H,Niknam HM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered to be a multifactorial disease associated with host and parasite genetics, which influence clinical aspects of the disease and other host conditions. In order to understand better the evolution of the disease, this study intended to evaluation of...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lima APB,de Oliveira MT,Silva RR,Torres RM,Veloso VM,de Lana M,da Silva GN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABTRACT:Structure of the helminth community of Megaleporinus obtusidens collected in Lake Guaíba was evaluated, and the results indicated that the diversity of helminth species was probably determined by fish behavior and eating habits. The influence of sex, weight, and standard length of hosts for parasitic indices wa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wendt EW,Monteiro CM,Amato SB

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fine structure of the infective hexacanths of Echinococcus multilocularis was examined with particular emphasis on the functional ultrastructure of penetration glands and nerve cells directly involved in the mechanism of initial host infection. The oncosphere contains two types of penetration glands, PG1 and PG2, ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Świderski Z,Miquel J,Azzouz-Maache S,Pétavy AF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the metacestode stages of Arostrilepis microtis (Eucestoda: Hymenolepididae) studied on the basis of an experimental infection of springtails (Collembola: Entomobryidae) is described for the first time. A complete description of the ontogeny from oncosphere to fully a developed metacestode is given....

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ishigenova LA,Berezina OG,Makarikov AA

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease of equids caused by Babesia caballi and/or Theileria equi, which is endemic in many tropical and temperate areas of the world. However, clinical outbreaks of EP in Romania during the last decades have not been reported Therefore, the aim of this paper is (i) to describ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ionita M,Nicorescu IM,Pfister K,Mitrea IL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host susceptibility to parasites is likely to be influenced by intrinsic factors, such as host oxidative status determined by the balance between pro-oxidant production and antioxidant defences. As a result, host oxidative status acts as an environmental factor for parasites and may constrain parasite development. We ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Delhaye J,Glaizot O,Christe P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the fourth larval stage (L4) of Anisakis physeteris was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), comparing it with third larval stage (L3) recently obtained from the host fish, blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), from the western Mediterranean Sea (east coast of Spain, zone FAO 37.1.1)...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Molina-Fernández D,Adroher FJ,Benítez R

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors recognized a mistake in Abstract and in the Discussion section. ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Possamai CO,Loss AC,Costa AO,Falqueto A,Furst C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidium and Giardia are ubiquitous parasites that infect humans and animals. Few reports are available on the prevalence of these two protozoan parasites in yaks (Bos grunniens). In this study, 344 faecal samples were collected from yaks with diarrhoea in the Chenduo and Nangqian counties of Qinghai Province, ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang G,Wang G,Li X,Zhang X,Karanis G,Jian Y,Ma L,Karanis P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the topics related to invasion science, the least studied are parasite co-introduction and spillback. This leads to an uncertainty in invasion ecology theories and applications to management. Therefore, the present study brings a systematic review of published information on the metazoan parasite fauna of Microp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Costa APL,Takemoto RM,Vitule JRS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current laboratory study, 14 essential oils (EOs) derived from 12 Lamiaceae plant species and their major components were screened for their larvicidal and repellent properties against Aedes albopictus, an invasive mosquito species of great medical importance. The results of toxicity bioassays revealed that the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Giatropoulos A,Kimbaris A,Michaelakis Α,Papachristos DP,Polissiou MG,Emmanouel N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnivores usually act as definitive hosts of Sarcocystis species. However, the number of reports on sarcocyst formation in musculature of predators is on the increase. In the present study, muscle samples of 68 mustelids collected in Lithuania were examined for sarcocysts of Sarcocystis species. Sarcocysts were detec...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Prakas P,Strazdaitė-Žielienė Ž,Rudaitytė-Lukošienė E,Servienė E,Butkauskas D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two of the three vector species of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 in Brazil occur in the state of Maranhão: Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) and Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848). For the implementation of effective measures to combat schistosomiasis, it is necessary to identify the spatial and seasonal dynamic...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： David NF,Cantanhede SPD,Monroe NB,Pereira LPLA,Silva-Souza N,Abreu-Silva AL,de Oliveira VM,Tchaicka L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal specimens from 432 pre-weaned calves younger than 35 days were collected over a 2-year period (2010-2012) from 74 dairy cattle farms in the central area of Colombia. These samples were microscopically examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts, and positive specimens were selected for molecular examina...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Avendaño C,Ramo A,Vergara-Castiblanco C,Sánchez-Acedo C,Quílez J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work investigated the anti-amoebic activity of two samarium (Sm) complexes, the acyclic complex [bis(picrato)(pentaethylene glycol)samarium(III)] picrate-referred to as [Sm(Pic)2(EO5)](Pic)-and the cyclic complex [bis(picrato)(18-crown-6)samarium(III)] picrate-referred to as [Sm(Pic)2(18C6)](Pic). Both Sm complex...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kusrini E,Hashim F,Gunawan C,Mann R,Azmi WNNWN,Amin NM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light, electron microscopy and DNA analyses were performed to characterize a microsporidium infecting Rachiplusia nu larvae from a laboratory rearing in Argentina. Diplokaryotic spores were oval and measured 3.61 ± 0.29 × 1.61 ± 0.14 μM (fresh). The spore wall was composed of an electron-dense exospore and an electron...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Arneodo JD,Sciocco-Cap A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructure of Fibrillaspora is highly similar to that of Berwaldia but the former is phylogenetically distant from the taxon annotated as Berwaldia schaefernai (Genbank accession # AY090042). It was shown recently, however, that the latter sequence was not derived from Berwaldia, and correct nucleotide sequence da...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Simakova AV,Tokarev YS,Issi IV

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00