abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening vector borne disease caused by the Leishmania donovani species complex. In Nepal, it is transmitted to humans by L donovani infected Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies [12]. The pathogenesis of VL is complex, and the clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic infect...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Basnyat S,Banjara MR,Ghimire P,Matlashewski G,Singh A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult specimens of Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 were recorded from the intestines of California sea lions, Zalophus californianus (Lesson), from Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, whereas larval forms were collected from two fish species on the Argentinian coast. Adult specimens of C. australe were morphological...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： García-Varela M,Masper A,Crespo EA,Hernández-Orts JS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine hepatozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon canis is a worldwide distributed tick-borne disease of domestic and wild canids that is transmitted by ingestion of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l.) ticks. The present study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Hepatozoon infections in 80 stray dogs from Havana ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Díaz-Sánchez AA,Hofmann-Lehmann R,Meli ML,Roblejo-Arias L,Fonseca-Rodríguez O,Castillo AP,Cañizares EV,Rivero EL,Chilton NB,Corona-González B

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of sixteen benzoylthioureas derivatives were initially evaluated in vitro against the epimastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi. All of the tested compounds inhibited the growth of this form of the parasite, and due to the promising anti-epimastigote activity from three of these compounds, they were also assayed...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Pereira PML,Camargo PG,Fernandes BT,Flores-Junior LAP,Dias LRS,Lima CHS,Pinge-Filho P,Lioni LMY,Yamada-Ogatta SF,Bispo MLF,Macedo F Jr

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dientamoeba fragilis is an intestinal protozoan, an inhabitant of the human gastrointestinal tract, with a worldwide distribution. The reported prevalence of D. fragilis varies worldwide in different populations between 0.3% and 82.9%, and its role as a pathogen is still unclear. The parasite has been identified in th...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Clemente L,Pasut M,Carlet R,Ruscio M,Fontana F

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioctophymosis is the disease caused by the nematode Dioctophyme renale, normally found parasitizing the right kidney of dogs. The absence of symptoms is frequent in parasitized animals. The surgical procedures are commonly performed to treat this disease. This work describes a case involving a canine with renal and e...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Caye P,Perera SC,Mendes CBM,Sanches MC,Salame JP,Robaldo GF,Brun MV,Rappeti JCDS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniases are a complex of sand fly-borne diseases that are considered a public health issue in several countries. Brazil presents high leishmaniases rates. The South of Ceará State, known as Cariri region, shows worrying statistics mainly on American tegumentary leishmaniasis. In Barbalha, which is one of the mun...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Amorim RDF,de Lima MAP,da Silva Souza RO,da Silva UM,Dos Santos AP,Tavares AP,Vieira Gadelha MDS,da Silva CGL

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extralymphatic filariasis is an uncommon phenomenon that can be caused by several lymphatic filarial species, including zoonotic filaria of animal origins. In this study, we report a case of a 64-year-old Thai woman who presented with a lump in her left breast that was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. At the ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Thongpiya J,Sa-Nguanraksa D,Samarnthai N,Sarasombath PT

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Acanthocephala infection in a 5-year-old female rehabilitated and released black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), which was part of a post-release monitoring program of a pangolin research operation in the Central African Republic, is described. This represents the first report of Acanthocephala i...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Sist B,Basso W,Hemphill A,Cassidy T,Cassidy R,Gudehus M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acanthocephalans of the order Echinorhynchida are one of the most diverse groups in their phylum, with approximately 470 species classified into 11 families that largely consist of parasites of freshwater, brackish and marine fishes and, sporadically, reptiles and amphibians distributed worldwide. Previous phylogenies...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： García-Varela M,Andrade-Gómez L

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is a great diversity of techniques and antigens used in the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), total sensitivity and specificity have not yet been found. Since the use of amastigote forms in the indirect immunofluorescence assay has shown an improvement in the specificity of the test ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： da Silva TBF,Silveira FT,Tomokane TY,Batista LFDS,Nunes JB,da Matta VLR,Passero LFD,Laurenti MD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The studies on Cryptosporidium infections of animals in Turkey mostly rely on microscopic observation. Few data are available regarding the prevalence of Cryptosporidium genotypes and subtypes infection. The aim of this study is to analyse the detection of Cryptosporidium genotypes and subtypes from young ruminants. A...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Kabir MHB,Ceylan O,Ceylan C,Shehata AA,Bando H,Essa MI,Xuan X,Sevinc F,Kato K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on specimens from the gill cavities of one Platichthys stellatus individual collected in the Sea of Japan, we investigated the taxonomic status of the enigmatic caligid genus Pseudolepeophtheirus and its type species, Pseudolepeophtheirus longicauda. In a maximum likelihood (ML) tree based on 18S rRNA gene seque...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Homma R,Uyeno D,Kakui K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strongyloides stercoralis is a parasitic nematode and a major pathogen responsible for human strongyloidiasis. The presence of this species in the dog population has led to an interest in studying the phylogenetic relationships among Strongyloides spp. in carnivore hosts. In the present study, Strongyloides spp. from ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Ko PP,Suzuki K,Canales-Ramos M,Aung MPPTHH,Htike WW,Yoshida A,Montes M,Morishita K,Gotuzzo E,Maruyama H,Nagayasu E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Miamiensis avidus causes scuticociliatosis in cultured olive flounders (Paralichthys olivaceus), leading to economic losses in aquaculture in Korea. Quantitative evaluation of the viability of M. avidus is important to develop an effective vaccine or chemotherapeutic agent against it. We used a colorimetric assay base...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Shin SP,Sohn HC,Jin CN,Lee J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited knowledge about parasites of the endangered Ryukyu long-furred rat, Diplothrix legata (Murinae, Rodentia) endemic to Okinawa, Tokunoshima, and Amami-Oshima Islands in Japan. In the present study, postmortem histopathological examination of an individual found on Amami-Oshima Island revealed a mixed he...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Tokiwa T,Yoshimura H,Ito K,Chou S,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The necropsy of an adult male leopard, Panthera pardus, shot in the Kruger National Park, revealed the presence of large numbers of Armillifer armillatus nymphs in the intestine, liver, spleen, mesentery, peritoneal fold, mediastinum and lungs. The animal had been observed to be blind in the right eye and severely deb...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Junker K,de Klerk-Lorist LM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazilian sardine is emerging as a promising species in Aquaculture. This study describes for the first time a case of parasitic infestation by Amyloodinium in Brazilian sardines Sardinella brasiliensis obtained from natural spawning in captivity. The sardines kept in nurseries were naturally parasitized by the amylod...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Owatari MS,Sterzelecki FC,da Silva CS,Magnotti C,Mouriño JLP,Cerqueira VR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three species of the genus Allocreadium were collected from cyprinid fish in the territory of the Russian Far East: Allocreadium khankaiensis sp.nov; Allocreadium hemibarbi Roitman, 1963, and Allocreadium sp. 1. It is established that, according to morphometric values, the species A. khankaiensis sp.nov. has high morp...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Vainutis KS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii takes two different life cycle stages within intermediate hosts including humans. Tachyzoites proliferate during the acute stage, and they transform into cysts to establish a chronic infection preferentially in the brain. IFN-γ production by infiltrated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is required for the preve...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Suzuki Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stomach bot fly species in Asian elephants has long been known as Cobboldia elephantis. However, there is no genetic information available for this species to date. Here, we report that a third-instar fly larva was excreted from a captive Asian elephant four months after export from an elephant camp in Myanmar to ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Chel HM,Nakao R,Ohsawa N,Oo ZM,Nonaka N,Katakura K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are two closely related protozoan parasites which can cause abortion and significant economic losses in sheep and goats. However, it is yet to know whether black-bone sheep and goats are infected with T. gondii and N. caninum in China. In the present investigation, the seropreval...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Sun LX,Liang QL,Nie LB,Hu XH,Li Z,Yang JF,Zou FC,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moniezia expansa and M. benedeni are two common tapeworm species of domestic ruminants over the world. However, their morphological and molecular data are available for limited specimens from a few countries. In the present study, we compared morphological characteristics of these two species collected from goats and ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Tam TT,Lan NTK,Doanh PN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we genetically characterised Monogenea found on common carp in Iran. In total, 5603 parasites were recovered from 112 fish. The parasites were first identified morphologically as Dactylogyrus extensus, D. anchoratus, D. vastator, D. minutus, D. achmerowi and Gyrodactylus sprostonae. Representative sampl...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Roohi JD,Dalimi Asl A,Pourkazemi M,Shamsi S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal parasites including Eimeria spp. are known to affect domestic animal productivity causing watery or lethal bloody diarrhea. However, there are few reports on the detailed distribution of bovine Eimeria spp. in cattle, particularly in developing tropical and sub-tropical areas. Using a total of 289 fec...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Ekawasti F,Nurcahyo W,Wardhana AH,Shibahara T,Tokoro M,Sasai K,Matsubayashi M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many reports have been published on the suspected vertical transmission of Encephalitozoon cuniculi; however, prior to 2003, these reports were based on circumstantial evidence, such as histopathological, immunohistochemical, or serological diagnosis of the infection. In 2003, vertical transmission of the parasite was...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Ozkan O,Karagoz A,Kocak N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Henneguya guanduensis was originally described as a gill parasite of the Hoplosternum litoralle, a siluriform fish belonging to the Callichthyidae family. A study was undertaken with 58 specimens of H. litoralle taken from Batalha River in the state of São Paulo. The fish were collected and examined searching for lesi...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Vieira DHMD,Pelegrini LS,Abdallah VD,de Azevedo RK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoplasmosis caused by Mycoplasma spp. have been associated with major economic losses in the global dairy production. Hemoplasma studies in the Philippines are limited despite its potential impact. This study mainly aimed to detect the presence of hemoplasma species in dairy water buffaloes and cattle and know their...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Ybañez AP,Ybañez RHD,Armonia RKM,Chico JKE,Ferraren KJV,Tapdasan EP,Salces CB,Maurillo BCA,Galon EMS,Macalanda AMC,Moumouni PFA,Xuan X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine trypanosomosis is a problem in the livestock industry in Nigeria. A longitudinal survey of cattle sampled during the wet and dry seasons was conducted from April 2016 to March 2017. Blood samples were collected by random sampling from 745 cattle in southwest Nigeria and screened for trypanosomes by internal tra...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Odeniran PO,Macleod ET,Ademola IO,Welburn SC

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gyrodactylus medaka n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) is described from the skin, fins, and gills of medaka Oryzias latipes (Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae) from Japan. This new species was collected from wild medaka in Hiroshima, Aichi, Saga, and Kumamoto prefectures, and laboratory-reared medaka in Chiba and Aichi ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Nitta M,Nagasawa K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The asexual blood stages of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite are responsible for inducing the clinical symptoms and the most severe presentations of malaria infection that causes frequent mortality and morbidity in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, making the blood stages of infection a key target of new ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Tougan T,Arisue N,Itagaki S,Katakai Y,Yasutomi Y,Horii T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of morbidity associated with schistosomiasis via chemotherapy largely relies on the drug praziquantel. Repeated therapy with praziquantel has created concerns about the possible selection of resistant worms and necessitated the search for novel drugs to treat schistosomiasis. Here, a murine model was infected ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Blay EA,Kumagai T,Yamabe M,Hino A,Shimogawara R,Kim HS,Sato A,Ichimura K,Ayi I,Iwanaga S,Ohta N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hyperapolytic species of Acanthobothrium Blanchard, 1848 have been collected from Discopyge tschudii Heckel, 1846 and Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller et Henle) along the coast of Argentina. Acanthobothrium stefaniae sp. n. from D. tschudii is a category one species (i.e., it is less than 15 mm in total length, posse...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Franzese S,Ivanov VA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neospora caninum is an intracellular protozoan that infects many domestic and wild animals. Domestic dogs and other canids function as definitive hosts, while other mammals serve as natural intermediate hosts. In the present study, the brain tissues of bats collected in Yunnan Province, Southern China were tested by N...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Wang X,Li J,Gong P,Li X,Zhang L,He B,Xu L,Yang Z,Liu Q,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is caused by five species of Plasmodium in humans. Microscopy is currently used for pathogen detection, requiring considerable training and technical expertise as the parasites are often difficult to differentiate morphologically. Rapid diagnostic tests are as reliable as microscopy and offer faster diagnoses ...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Saito T,Kikuchi A,Kaneko A,Isozumi R,Teramoto I,Kimura M,Hirasawa N,Hiratsuka M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals living in malaria endemic areas become clinically immune after multiple re-infections over time and remain infected without apparent symptoms. However, it is unclear why a long period is required to gain clinical immunity to malaria, and how such immunity is maintained. Although malaria infection is report...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Kijogi C,Kimura D,Bao LQ,Nakamura R,Chadeka EA,Cheruiyot NB,Bahati F,Yahata K,Kaneko O,Njenga SM,Ichinose Y,Hamano S,Yui K

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alleviating morbidity due to lymphatic filariasis (LF)-especially in elderly patients who are rather ignorant-is presently the biggest challenge for the national filariasis campaign. We introduced two follow-up schemes and compared each other to address three key programmatic issues (1) locating patients, (2) educatin...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Yahathugoda TC,Weerasooriya MV,Samarawickrema WA,Kimura E,Itoh M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial diseases are a major threat to livestock in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. In this study we investigated the presence and distribution of Theileria spp., Babesia ovis, Anaplasma ovis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia ruminantium and SFG Rickettsia in sheep and goa...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Ringo AE,Adjou Moumouni PF,Taioe M,Jirapattharasate C,Liu M,Wang G,Gao Y,Guo H,Lee SH,Zheng W,Efstratiou A,Li J,Inoue N,Suzuki H,Thekisoe O,Xuan X

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasite exposed to several environmental stressors inside its invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. Although stress conditions are involved in its differentiation processes, little information is available about the stress response proteins engaged in these activities. This work repo...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Schmidt JC,Manhães L,Fragoso SP,Pavoni DP,Krieger MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that affects hundreds of millions of people. Plasmodium proteases are involved in invasion, erythrocyte egress and degradation of host proteins. Falcipains are well-studied cysteine peptidases located in P. falciparum food vacuoles that participate in hemoglobin degr...

journal_title：Parasitology international

authors： Melo PMS,El Chamy Maluf S,Azevedo MF,Paschoalin T,Budu A,Bagnaresi P,Henrique-Silva F,Soares-Costa A,Gazarini ML,Carmona AK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00