abstract：:We investigated patterns of helminth infection in two closely related rodents (social Rhabdomys pumilio occurring mainly in xeric habitats and solitary R. dilectus occurring mainly in mesic habitats) at 20 localities in different biomes of South Africa and asked if between-species differences were mainly caused by dif...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Spickett A,Junker K,Krasnov BR,Haukisalmi V,Matthee S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective and environmentally sustainable control of mosquitoes is a challenge of essential importance. This is due to the fact that some invasive mosquitoes, with special reference to the Aedes genus, are particularly difficult to control, due to their high ecological plasticity. Moreover, the indiscriminate over...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Benelli G,Govindarajan M,Rajeswary M,Senthilmurugan S,Vijayan P,Alharbi NS,Kadaikunnan S,Khaled JM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cystic echinococcosis (CE) is highly endemic in Bulgaria, there is still scarce information about species and/or genotypes of the Echinococcus granulosus complex that infect humans. Our study tackled the genetic diversity of E. granulosus complex in a cohort of 30 Bulgarian CE patients. Ten animal E. granulos...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Marinova I,Spiliotis M,Wang J,Muhtarov M,Chaligiannis I,Sotiraki S,Rainova I,Gottstein B,Boubaker G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albendazole (ABZ), a widely used anthelmintic, attributes its primary metabolite-albendazole sulfoxide (ABZSO)-as an effective agent against helminthes. For a purpose of long-lasting releasing ABZSO in a special lesion, the present study successfully manufactured ABZSO-loaded thermo-sensitive hydrogel, which was prove...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Feng Y,Wang F,Zhang XW,Bhutani H,Ye B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus has undergone a dramatic expansion of its range in the last few decades. Since its first detection in 2007 in Germany at the motorway A5 coming from Italy via Switzerland to Germany, it has been continuously introduced by vehicles, most probably from Italy. After a hint from a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Becker N,Schön S,Klein AM,Ferstl I,Kizgin A,Tannich E,Kuhn C,Pluskota B,Jöst A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been claimed that infectious agents transmitted by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) may have a greater connection to cancer then hitherto supposed and that the immune system struggles to recognize and fight some of these infectious agents. One of the claims made is that there is a connection between human malari...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ward M,Benelli G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a serious vector-borne health problem, and Wuchereria bancrofti (W.b) is the major cause of LF worldwide and is focally endemic in Egypt. Identification of filarial infection using traditional morphologic and immunological criteria can be difficult and lead to misdiagnosis. The aim of the ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Abdel-Shafi IR,Shoieb EY,Attia SS,Rubio JM,Ta-Tang TH,El-Badry AA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in rabbits remains a major veterinary issue. ELISA or immunofluorescence assays are the current reference standards of serological tests. However, these conventional techniques suffer from a lack of accuracy for distinguishing active from past infections, as a positive s...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Desoubeaux G,Pantin A,Peschke R,Joachim A,Cray C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the life cycle of the equid stomach parasite Habronema muscae was disclosed more than 100 years ago, little is known about the effect of the developing nematode larvae in its intermediate host, Musca domestica. In a series of experiments, freshly hatched M. domestica larvae were exposed to H. muscae eggs cont...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Schuster RK,Sivakumar S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinct sequences of Giardia duodenalis assemblages raised the hypothesis that certain assemblages may contribute to its clinical outcome. However, sequences analysis is time consuming, expensive, and needs many manual operations. Nested PCR targeting intergenic spacer (IGS) region was applied successfully to genotyp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hussein EM,Ismail OA,Mokhtar AB,Mohamed SE,Saad RM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-five previously frozen Northern Lapwings, Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) were dissected and examined for trematodes. The available birds were euthanized after suffering severe injuries from a hail storm. Trematode specimens were found in the air sacs, body cavities and kidneys. They were cleared, stained i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hintzen J,Thielebein J,Daugschies A,Schmäschke R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemonchus contortus isolates were evaluated for benzimidazole (BZ) resistance or susceptibility by allele-specific PCR based on β-tubulin isotype 1 gene polymorphisms at the F167Y, E198A, and F200Y sites. Two isolates, one presumed susceptible from wild pronghorn antelope (PH) and one known to be resistant from goats...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Arafa WM,Holman PJ,Craig TM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Naegleria genus are free-living amoebae, and the only pathogenic specie described to date for humans is N. fowleri. However, as the complete genome of this specie has not been reported, non-pathogenic N. gruberi is employed to describe molecular pathways in N. fowleri. Regardless, certain mechanisms, su...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cárdenas-Zúñiga R,Sánchez-Monroy V,Bermúdez-Cruz RM,Rodríguez MA,Serrano-Luna J,Shibayama M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gregarines thrive in the digestive tract of arthropods and may be deleterious to their hosts, especially when present in high densities. The impact of parasites on these invertebrates may affect both the ecosystem equilibrium and human economic activities. However, information available on gregarines in Spain is limit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Criado-Fornelio A,Verdú-Expósito C,Martin-Pérez T,Heredero-Bermejo I,Pérez-Serrano J,Guàrdia-Valle L,Panisello-Panisello M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematophagous leeches express a broad variety of bioactive factors that are released from the salivary gland cells into the wound of a host during feeding. Among these, hirudin is probably the best studied factor and, moreover, the only one that has successfully made the transition from nature to clinical use. Many c...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Müller C,Haase M,Lemke S,Hildebrandt JP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus dirus is a trophically transmitted parasite that modifies both the physiology and behavior of its intermediate host (isopod) prior to transmission to its definitive host (fish). Infected isopods often contain multiple A. dirus individuals and we examined the relationships between ho...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Caddigan SC,Pfenning AC,Sparkes TC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to reveal genomic diversity formed during parthenogenetic reproduction of rediae of the trematode Himasthla elongata in its molluskan host Littorina littorea. We applied amplification fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) to determine the genomic diversity of individual cercariae within the clo...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Galaktionov NK,Podgornaya OI,Strelkov PP,Galaktionov KV

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synoptic data and an understanding of helminth parasite diversity among diverse rodent assemblages across temperate latitudes of North America remain remarkably incomplete. Renewed attention to comprehensive survey and inventory to establish the structure of biodiverse faunas is essential in providing indicators and p...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hoberg EP,Makarikov AA,Tkach VV,Meagher S,Nims TN,Eckerlin RP,Galbreath KE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods and can harbor several bacteria, including the worldwide zoonotic disease Q-fever agent Coxiella burnetii. Recent studies have reported a distinct group of Coxiella mostly associated with Ixodidae ticks, including the primary endosymbionts of Amblyomma americanum. In the present work...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Machado-Ferreira E,Vizzoni VF,Balsemão-Pires E,Moerbeck L,Gazeta GS,Piesman J,Voloch CM,Soares CA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pest management by conventional pesticides has become progressively hindered by developing pest resistance and increase in consumers demand for safe and residue-free foodstuffs. This will create a considerable market opportunity for alternative products, including botanical pesticides. The present study was conducted ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Masoumi F,Youssefi MR,Tabari MA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endemic avifauna of Arabia is unique and characteristic through the whole region. Little is known about these birds and their ectoparasites. The Arabian partridge Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835) and Philby's partridge Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934 are two endemic species which are distributed through the Sa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Nasser MG,Alahmed A,Shobrak M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to identify novel therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of malaria, the present study evaluated the antimalarial effect of the crude hydroalcoholic extract (HCE) from the leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides L. For this purpose, the molecular affinity between the total proteins from erythrocytes infect...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cysne DN,Fortes TS,Reis AS,de Paulo Ribeiro B,Dos Santos Ferreira A,do Amaral FM,Guerra RN,Marinho CR,Nicolete R,Nascimento FR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free living amoebae (FLA) are protists ubiquitously present in the environment. Aspergillus fumigatus is a mould responsible for severe deep-seated infections, and that can be recovered in the same habitats as the FLA. By conducting coculture experiments and fungal incubation with amoebal supernatants, we report herei...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Maisonneuve E,Cateau E,Kaaki S,Rodier MH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascaris lumbricoides is responsible for a highly disseminated helminth parasitic disease, ascariosis, a relevant parasitosis that responds for great financial burden on the public health system of developing countries. In this work, metabolic fingerprinting using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) was employed t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Melo CF,Esteves CZ,de Oliveira RN,Guerreiro TM,de Oliveira DN,Lima EO,Miné JC,Allegretti SM,Catharino RR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Because the methods of diagnosis and treatment for cystic echinococcosis were limited, it is still necessary to screen target proteins for the development of new anti-hydatidosis vaccine. In this study, the triosephosphate isomerase gene ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang F,Ye B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) is an emerging food-borne parasitic disease, which refers basically to eosinophilic meningitis. Chitinase-like protein 3 (Chil3), a member of chitinase-like protein family which has chemotactic activity for eosinophils, is reported to be highly ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wu F,Wei J,Liu Z,Zeng X,Yu Z,Lv Z,Sun X,Wu Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the study, we screened a total of 399 adult sheep keds (Melophagus ovinus) for the presence of RNA and DNA specific for arboviral, bacterial, and protozoan vector-borne pathogens. All investigated keds were negative for flaviviruses, phleboviruses, bunyaviruses, Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phag...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rudolf I,Betášová L,Bischof V,Venclíková K,Blažejová H,Mendel J,Hubálek Z,Kosoy M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several rhoptry proteins (ROPs) have been confirmed to be critical virulence factors of Toxoplasma gondii strains from North America and Europe. The two active kinases ROP17 and ROP18, and pseudokinase ROP5 were thought to be the key determinants of parasites' virulence in laboratory mice. Given the genetic diversity ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zhang W,Li L,Xia N,Zhou Y,Fang R,He L,Hu M,Shen B,Zhao J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary findings of a high prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis in wild-caught fish in a North Vietnam reservoir (Thac Ba reservoir, Yen Bai Province) prompted a longitudinal epidemiological study of fish infections. Monthly collections of fish from September 2014 to August 2015 were processed for recovery of metacer...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bui TN,Pham TT,Nguyen NT,Nguyen HV,Murrell D,Phan VT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii uses a unique mechanism to fulfill its asexual life cycles by which the parasite can infect all the warm-blooded animals including humans. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway widely existed in eukaryotic cells mediates the conversion of envir...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li ZY,Wang ZD,Huang SY,Zhu XQ,Liu Q

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely spread in the environment and known to cause rare but often serious infections. Besides this, FLA may serve as vehicles for bacterial pathogens. In particular, Legionella pneumophila is known to replicate within FLA thereby also gaining enhanced infectivity. Cooling towers have bee...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Scheikl U,Tsao HF,Horn M,Indra A,Walochnik J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation between viable and non-viable hookworm ova in environmental samples is necessary in order to implement strategies to mitigate re-infections in endemic regions. In this study, an untargeted metabolic profiling method was developed that utilised gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to in...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Gyawali P,Beale DJ,Ahmed W,Karpe AV,Magalhaes RJ,Morrison PD,Palombo EA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxocara canis is an intestinal nematode of canids with a worldwide distribution, causing an important but neglected parasitic zoonosis in humans. Aquaporins (AQP) are a family of water channel proteins, which function as membrane channels to regulate water homeostasis. In this study, the coding sequence of aquaporin-...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Luo YF,Hu L,Ma GX,Luo YL,Yin SS,Xiong Y,Zhu XQ,Zhou RQ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In several studies, different antigenic preparations and diverse immunological tests were applied for serodiagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infections. Most of these preparations showed cross-reactivity with proteins of other parasites. Application of purified antigens might reduce these cross-reactivities. Here, we used...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mokhtarian K,Akhlaghi L,Meamar AR,Razmjou E,Manouchehri Naeini K,Gholami S,Najafi Samei M,Falak R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of lemon oil (Citrus limon) on Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The mite samples were collected from naturally infected rabbits. The lemon oil was prepared in six concentrations by dilution with distilled water (2.5, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 %). In vitro application was done...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Aboelhadid SM,Mahrous LN,Hashem SA,Abdel-Kafy EM,Miller RJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:A molecular phylogenetic hypothesis is presented for the genus Trichuris based on sequence data from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (cox1) and cytochrome b (cob). The taxa consisted of nine populations of whipworm from five species of Sigmodontinae rodents from Argentina. Bayesian Inference, Maximum Parsimony, a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Callejón R,Robles Mdel R,Panei CJ,Cutillas C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinostomum complanatum is an important trematode in fishes, birds of the family Ardeidae, and humans. Until now, limited knowledge is available regarding its molecular epidemiology, ecology, and phylogenetic study. Knowledge of the full mitochondrial genome of C. complanatum will provide important information for the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chen L,Feng Y,Chen HM,Wang LX,Feng HL,Yang X,Mughal MN,Fang R

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Sarcocystis sarcocysts are common in muscles of herbivores but are rare in muscles of carnivores. Here, we report sarcocysts in the muscles of a gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Alaska, USA, for the first time. Sarcocysts extracted from the tongue of the wolf were up to 900 μm long and slender and appeared to have a relat...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Calero-Bernal R,Cerqueira-Cézar CK,Verma SK,Mowery J,Carmena D,Beckmen K,Dubey JP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00