Bazgir, E. Naghavi, A. Zolfaghari, Z.
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Helminthologia
Three species of mononchids belonging to the Prionchulus Cobb, 1916 genus, one new and two previously known species collected from natural ecosystem of Khorramabad county, Lorestan province, south west of Iran, are described. Prionchulus girchi sp. nov. is morphologically characterized by its 2.1 – 2.2 mm body length, numerous cuticular pores, slig...
Šimeková, K. Rosoľanka, R. Szilágyová, M. Antolová, D. Nováková, E. Novák, M. Laca, Ľ. Sadloňová, J. Šoltys, J.
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Helminthologia
Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a silently-progressing disorder that has become a threat in many countries. Since 2000, when the first case was recorded, the number of human AE patients in Slovakia is on continuous raise. The article presents a rare case of alveolar echinococcosis with infiltration in the adrenal gland and discusses the probl...
Tonev, A. S. Kirkova, Z. Iliev, P. T. Roussenov, A. Chaprazov, T. Roydev, R. Pirovski, N.
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Helminthologia
The present report describes the first clinically manifested and serologically proven case of Dirofilaria immitis infection in a cat in Bulgaria. A 10-year-old intact male cat was referred to the Small Animal Clinic, Trakia University with a history of anorexia, weight loss, intermittent coughing and itching skin lesions on the head and neck. Physi...
Faixová, D. Hrčková, G. Mačák Kubašková, T. Mudroňová, D.
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Helminthologia
Medicinal plants have been successfully used in the ethno medicine for a wide range of diseases since ancient times. The research on natural products has allowed the discovery of biologically relevant compounds inspired by plant secondary metabolites, what contributed to the development of many chemotherapeutic drugs. Flavonoids represent a group o...
Celik, F. Gunyakti Kilinc, S. Kaya Kesik, H. Ahmed, H. Simsek, S.
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Helminthologia
Taenia hydatigena is a tapeworm that affects herbivores in different regions of the world. Cysticercus tenuicollis (larvae of T. hydatigena), is prevalent in ruminants and pigs. In the current study, phylogenetic analysis of the published mt-CO1 gene of C. tenuicollis sheep isolates was analyzed using in-silico method and vertical and horizontal tr...
Hailu, T. Nibret, E. Amor, A. Munshea, A.
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Helminthologia
Strongyloides stercoralis is a helminthic intestinal parasite that causes the disease strongyloidiasis. Its prevalence is high in tropics and sub-tropics due to poor sanitation and hygiene. However, its true prevalence is not well known in Ethiopia as most health institutions use low sensitive diagnostic methods. This review aimed to determine the ...
Santos, E. C. Silva, I. L. Da Rosa, R. O. Oliveira, C. M. G. Buonicontro, D. S.
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Helminthologia
Aphelenchoides pseudogoodeyi has recently been reported in association with seeds of forage grasses and rice in Brazil and senescent strawberry plants, in the United States. This nematode is likely a mycophagous species; however, so far, its pathogenicity potential to plants is unclear. This study aimed to verify the pathogenicity of A. pseudogoode...
Abdullah, Y. S. Abdullah, S. M. A. Hussein, R. H.
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Helminthologia
A total of 1134 freshwater fishes belonging to Cyprinidae (Acanthobrama marmid (n=20), Alburnus caeruleus (n=7), Alburnus mossulensis (n=62), Arabibarbus grypus (n=123), Barbus lacerta (n=7), Capoeta trutta (n=222), C. umbla (n=161), Carasobarbus kosswigi (n=5), C. luteus (n=89), Carassius auratus (n=54), Chondrostoma regium (n=52), Cyprinion kais ...
Jablonski, D. Bursey, C. R. Basit, A. Farooqi, J. Masroor, R. Goldberg, S. R.
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Helminthologia
Information on the recent herpetological and related parasitological collections are very rarely available for Afghanistan. We examined two species of the family Agamidae, Laudakia nuristanica and Paralaudakia caucasia for the presence of the intestinal helminth fauna. Overall, we examined 13 specimens of these lizards and found three species of he...
Gomes Assenço, R. A. Alves Mota, E. De Oliveira, V. F. De Castro Borges, W. Guerra-Sá, R.
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Helminthologia
It is important to consider the use of the epigenome as source of complementary data for genome knowledge, which is suitable for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis. Usually, a laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis is performed by means of 1. Egg detection in the stool or urine by microscopy remains with limited sensitivity; 2. Immunological screeni...
