Ndossi, Barakaeli Abdieli Mjingo, Eblate Ernest Mdaki, Maulid Mzinga Zebedayo, Marry Wokusima Choe, Seongjun Bia, Mohammed Mebarek Yang, Heejae Seo, Sungbo Eom, Keeseon S.
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This study was conducted to clarify the host specificity and the geographical distribution of Gasterophilus species (Diptera, Oestridae) in the Serengeti ecosystem. A total of 317 larvae were recovered from two common zebras (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchellii) in Maswa Game Reserve, and 58 larvae were recovered from an African lion (Panthera ...
Zahri, Abderrahmane Ahlamine, Mehdi Abou-Elaaz, Fatima-Zahra Talimi, Hasnaa El Berbri, Ikhlass Balenghien, Thomas Bourquia, Maria
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Blood-feeding arthropods are involved in the transmission of several pathogens that have a major impact on public health. Entomological investigations highlighted the composition, abundance, and diversity of flying hematophagous arthropods at four dog shelters located in central Morocco during an eight-month study, with the aim of discussing their ...
Shan, Fa Meng, Qingda Wang, Fang Zhao, Jinfeng Xu, Huiyan Wang, Nanhao Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Sumei Zhao, Guanghui Zhang, Longxian
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic pathogen prevalent in mammalian and avian hosts across the globe. Wild small mammals, being abundant worldwide, serve as important sources of zoonotic disease transmission to humans. Here, 227 fecal samples were collected from five rodent and shrew species on 34 pig farms in China to investigate the prevalence ...
Autier, Brice Robert-Gangneux, Florence Dion, Sarah
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Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe liver disease due to infection with the Echinococcus multilocularis larval stage, called the metacestode. Management of AE is based on benzimidazole chemotherapy (albendazole or mebendazole), associated with surgery when possible. Benzimidazoles are the only compounds recommended for the treatment of AE; how...
Cajiao-Mora, Kamila Brule, John H. Warren, Micah B. Ksepka, Steven P. Dutton, Haley R. Bullard, Stephen A.
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We propose and describe Alobophora sandrae Cajiao-Mora & Bullard n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Caballerotrematidae) for specimens we collected from arapaima, Arapaima gigas sensu lato (Osteoglossiformes: Arapaimidae) in the Amazon River near Leticia, Colombia. Alobophora differs from Caballerotrema Prudhoe, 1960 by lacking head collar projections and b...
Chaidee, Apisit Charoenram, Naruechar Sengthong, Chatchawan Dangtakot, Rungtiwa Pinlaor, Porntip Pongking, Thatsanapong Pinlaor, Somchai
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A recent study in hamsters showed that infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini in diabetic hosts worsens the severity of hepatobiliary disease. However, the effects of diabetes on the worm’s phenotype and gene expression pattern remain unknown. This study investigated the impact of diabetes on the global gene expression and developmen...
Li, Feng Zhang, Yanli Li, Chunfu Li, Fenqi Gan, Baojiang Yu, Hong Li, Jian Feng, Xinyu Hu, Wei
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Background: Clonorchis sinensis is a zoonotic liver fluke that inhabits the bile ducts of the human liver for prolonged periods, leading to cholangiocarcinoma. Recent research indicates associations between altered biliary microbiota and bile duct disorders. However, the impacts of C. sinensis infection on bile duct epithelium and subsequent effect...
Chen, Jiani Zhou, Liyuting Cao, Wenjie Xu, Junchen Yu, Kuai Zhang, Ting Wang, Yiqing Wang, Jiayan Huang, Huicong Zhao, Wei
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Captive and free-living wildlife serve as significant hosts for Giardia duodenalis. Asiatic black bears, valued for their economic and medicinal importance, are extensively farmed in China and also prevalent in zoos. However, studies on G. duodenalis in these animals in China are limited. Here, 218 feces samples of Asiatic black bears were collecte...
Zhang, Xiaotian Sun, Songying Zhao, Wenchao Wang, Luyang Liang, Guanda Wang, Yuexin Cai, Baiyi Zhang, Longxian Li, Xiaoying Zhang, Sumei
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Cryptosporidium is a globally distributed zoonotic protozoan parasite that can cause severe diarrhea in humans and animals. L-type lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins involved in multiple pathways in animals and plants, including protein transportation, secretion, innate immunity, and the unfolded protein response signaling pathway. However, ...
Peng, Bo Luo, Yulin Xie, Shudong Zhuang, Quan Li, Junhui Zhang, Pengpeng Liu, Kai Zhang, Yu Zhou, Chen Guo, Chen
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Background: Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) is the main species of Schistosoma prevalent in China. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are important immunoregulatory cells and generally expand in parasite infection, but there is little research relating to MDSCs in Schistosoma infection. Methods: Fifty-six S. japonicum-infected patients w...
