Medical and Biomedical Researches

PLANT VERMICIDES OF HAITIAN VODOU SHOW IN VITRO ACTIVITY AGAINST LARVAL HOOKWORM.

June 27th, 2008
PLANT VERMICIDES OF HAITIAN VODOU SHOW IN VITRO ACTIVITY AGAINST LARVAL HOOKWORM. Haitian Vodou priests (houngans) and priestesses (mambos) use plant remedies to treat many illnesses, including intestinal parasite infections. The present study screens 12 plants used in Vodou treatments for intestinal parasites to detect in ...

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TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN STRAY DOGS:A TAIPEI STUDY.

June 27th, 2008
TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN STRAY DOGS:A TAIPEI STUDY. From October, 2005, through September, 2006, 1412768 male, 644 femaleblood samples were periodically collected randomly from stray dogs1 year and olderin Taipei City12127\'-12140\'N and 2513\'-2408\'E. Analysis of the samples revealed a 20.1%284/1412prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection. The West ...

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ISOLATION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII FROM BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS).

June 27th, 2008
ISOLATION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII FROM BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS). Toxoplasma gondii infection in marine mammals is intriguing and indicative of contamination of the ocean environment and coastal waters with oocysts. In previous serological surveys > 90% of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the coasts of Florida, ...

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Morphology of Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae)

June 27th, 2008
Morphology of Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae) collected from an ashy red colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles (Elliot, 1907) (Primates: Cercopithecidae: Colobinae) in Uganda. Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) is redescribed based on males and females collected from an ashy red colobus, ...

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IN VITRO SUPPRESSED IMMUNE RESPONSE IN HORSES EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA.

June 27th, 2008
IN VITRO SUPPRESSED IMMUNE RESPONSE IN HORSES EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA. Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, due to Sarcocystis neurona infection, is one of the most common neurologic diseases in horses in the United States. The mechanisms by which most horses resist disease, as well as the ...

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COPROLOGICAL STUDY ON HELMINTH FAUNA IN EURASIAN LYNX (LYNX LYNX) FROM THE BIAŁOWIEZA PRIMEVAL FORE

June 27th, 2008
COPROLOGICAL STUDY ON HELMINTH FAUNA IN EURASIAN LYNX (LYNX LYNX) FROM THE BIAŁOWIEZA PRIMEVAL FOREST IN EASTERN POLAND. One hundred fecal samples were collected during research on Eurasian lynx ecology and food habits in Polish part of the Białowieza Primeval Forest (BPF) from 2001 to 2006. ...

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APTORCHIS GLANDULARIS N. SP. (DIGENEA: PLAGIORCHIOIDEA) FROM THE NORTHWESTERN RED-FACED TURTLE, EMYD

June 27th, 2008
APTORCHIS GLANDULARIS N. SP. (DIGENEA: PLAGIORCHIOIDEA) FROM THE NORTHWESTERN RED-FACED TURTLE, EMYDURA AUSTRALIS, (PLEURODIRA: CHELIDAE) IN THE KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Aptorchis glandularis n. sp. is described from the intestine of the northwestern red-faced turtle, Emydura australis (Pleurodira: Chelidae), in the Kimberley, Western Australia. This digenean is ...

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DISCOVERY OF A NEW GENUS OF DACTYLOGYRIDAE (MONOGENOIDEA) AND FOUR NEW SPECIES OF UROCLEIDOIDES (MIZ

June 27th, 2008
DISCOVERY OF A NEW GENUS OF DACTYLOGYRIDAE (MONOGENOIDEA) AND FOUR NEW SPECIES OF UROCLEIDOIDES (MIZELLE AND PRICE 1964) KRITSKY, THATCHER AND BOEGER, 1986 PARASITIZING THE GILLS OF PANAMANIAN FRESHWATER FISHES. During an investigation of gill monogenoidean parasites from freshwater fishes in Central Panama 4 new species ...

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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and risk factors associated with seropositivity of pre

June 27th, 2008
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and risk factors associated with seropositivity of pregnant women in Korea. A total of 351 serum samples was examined for anti-T. gondii antibody titers, and the overall seroprevalence was 3.7%. The Sabin-Feldman dye test (DT), latex agglutination test (LAT), and IgG ...

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SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN WILD WATERFOWL IN CHUKOTKA, KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA AND HOKKAID

June 27th, 2008
SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN WILD WATERFOWL IN CHUKOTKA, KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA AND HOKKAIDO, JAPAN. Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were assayed by ELISA in 22 domestic ducks experimentally inoculated with parasites. In addition, a serological assay was carried out on 221 wild ducks of 5 species, ...

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BLOOD PARASITES OF TWO COSTA RICAN AMPHIBIANS WITH COMMENTS ON DETECTION AND MICROFILARIAL DENSITY A

June 27th, 2008
BLOOD PARASITES OF TWO COSTA RICAN AMPHIBIANS WITH COMMENTS ON DETECTION AND MICROFILARIAL DENSITY ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT FILARIAL WORM INTENSITY. The two objectives of this study were: (1) to compare parasite detectability in blood smears from amphibian hosts obtained from toe-clips versus the heart, and (2) ...

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NEW SPECIES OF PRODISTOMUM LINTON, 1910 (DIGENEA: LEPOCREADIIDAE) FROM THE LONGTAIL BASS, HEMANTHIAS

June 27th, 2008
NEW SPECIES OF PRODISTOMUM LINTON, 1910 (DIGENEA: LEPOCREADIIDAE) FROM THE LONGTAIL BASS, HEMANTHIAS LEPTUS (GINSBURG, 1952), FROM THE BAY OF CAMPECHE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. Prodistomum lichtenfelsi n. sp. (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) is described from the intestine of the longtail bass, Hemanthias leptus (Ginsburg), collected from ...

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DESCRIPTION OF MYXOBOLUS AMPULLICAPSULUS N. SP. (MYXOZOA: MYXOBOLIDAE) BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND MO

June 27th, 2008
DESCRIPTION OF MYXOBOLUS AMPULLICAPSULUS N. SP. (MYXOZOA: MYXOBOLIDAE) BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DATA. Myxobolus ampullicapsulus sp. n. was isolated from the gills of Carassius auratus auratus (L., 1758) in Chongqing, China. Myxospores are pyriform, measuring 16.5-19.5 um long x 8.5-10.0 um wide x 7.0 um ...

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GRACILIOXYURIS AGILISIS N.G., N.SP.(NEMATODA: OXYURIDAE) FROM GRACILINANUS AGILIS (MARSUPIALIA:DIDEL

June 27th, 2008
GRACILIOXYURIS AGILISIS N.G., N.SP.(NEMATODA: OXYURIDAE) FROM GRACILINANUS AGILIS (MARSUPIALIA:DIDELPHIDAE) IN BRAZIL. Description of Gracilioxyuris agilisis n.g.,n.sp. recovered from the ceacum of Gracilinanus agilis Burmeister, 1854 (Gardner, 2005) (MAMMALIA: DIDELPHIDAE) in Brazilian Pantanal. The new species can be distinguished from his closest pinworm of South America marsupials ...

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A NEW TRIAENOPHORID TAPEWORM, MILANELLA FAMILIARIS N. GEN. AND N. SP. (CESTODA: BOTHRIOCEPHALIDEA),

June 27th, 2008
A NEW TRIAENOPHORID TAPEWORM, MILANELLA FAMILIARIS N. GEN. AND N. SP. (CESTODA: BOTHRIOCEPHALIDEA), FROM BLACKFISH CENTROLOPHUS NIGER. Milanella familiaris n. gen. and n. sp. (Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae) is proposed to accommodate a new cestode from blackfish Centrolophus niger (Gmelin) (Perciformes: Centrolophidae). Milanella is characterized by: trapeziform, markedly ...

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ENDOPARASITES OF MARMOSAS FROM NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA AND SOUTHERN BOLIVIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF

June 27th, 2008
ENDOPARASITES OF MARMOSAS FROM NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA AND SOUTHERN BOLIVIA, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES. The parasite fauna of two species of fat-tailed mouse opossums from northwestern Argentina is herein presented. Five species of helminths were found, Didelphoxyuris thylamisis, Pterygodermatites kozeki, Hoineffia simplispicula, Oligacanthorhynchus sp., ...

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A REVIEW OF SPECIES IN THE GENUS RHOPALIAS (RUDOLPHI, 1819).

June 27th, 2008
A REVIEW OF SPECIES IN THE GENUS RHOPALIAS (RUDOLPHI, 1819). Currently, there are 6 recognized species in the genus Rhopalias. These parasites are found in the small intestines of numerous species of marsupials throughout North and South America. Small mistakes in various classical taxonomic works have ...

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NEW SPECIES OF APLECTANA (ASCARIDIDA: COSMOCERCIDAE) IN THE TOADS, RHINELLA GRANULOSA AND RHINELLA S

June 27th, 2008
NEW SPECIES OF APLECTANA (ASCARIDIDA: COSMOCERCIDAE) IN THE TOADS, RHINELLA GRANULOSA AND RHINELLA SCHNEIDERI (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) FROM NORTHERN ARGENTINA. Aplectana adaechevarriae n.sp. from the large intestine of Rhinella granulosa, and Rhinella schneideri is described and illustrated. Of the 43 nominal species of Aplectana, A. adaechevarriae n. ...

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DEVELOPMENTAL AND FUNCTIONAL ULTRASTRUCTURE OF ORNITHODIPLOSTOMUM PTYCHOCHEILUS DIPLOSTOMULA (TREMAT

June 27th, 2008
DEVELOPMENTAL AND FUNCTIONAL ULTRASTRUCTURE OF ORNITHODIPLOSTOMUM PTYCHOCHEILUS DIPLOSTOMULA (TREMATODA: STRIGEOIDEA) DURING INVASION OF THE BRAIN OF THE FISH INTERMEDIATE HOST, PIMEPHALES PROMELAS. We examined tegumental development of the diplostomulum of Ornithodiplostomum ptychocheilus, with respect to structural transformations that have functional relevance to the invasion, migration and ...

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THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF LEPTORHYNCHOIDES (KOSTYLEW, 1924) AND PSEUDOLEPTORHYNCHOIDES (SALGADO-MAL

June 27th, 2008
THE SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF LEPTORHYNCHOIDES (KOSTYLEW, 1924) AND PSEUDOLEPTORHYNCHOIDES (SALGADO-MALDONADO, 1976), INFERRED FROM NUCLEAR AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA GENE SEQUENCES. The systematic relationships of acanthocephalans, including Leptorhynchoides and Pseudoleptorhynchoides, from Neartic and Neotropical regions that occur in freshwater and marine fishes are enigmatic. Leptorhynchoides (3 spp.) and ...

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REDESCRIPTION OF CYSTIDICOLOIDES FISCHERI BASED ON SPECIMENS FROM PIRANHAS IN BRAZIL, AND ERECTION O

June 27th, 2008
REDESCRIPTION OF CYSTIDICOLOIDES FISCHERI BASED ON SPECIMENS FROM PIRANHAS IN BRAZIL, AND ERECTION OF A NEW GENUS (NEMATODA: CYSTIDICOLIDAE). The cystidicolid nematode Cystidicoloides fischeri (Travassos, Artigas and Pereira, 1928) is redescribed from specimens collected from the stomach of the San Francisco piranha Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier) and ...

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cGMP secreted from the tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta is a signal molecule to the host intestine.

June 27th, 2008
cGMP secreted from the tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta is a signal molecule to the host intestine. cGMP (3\',5\'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate), a well-known intracellular second messenger, is released to the intestinal lumen by the tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta. ELISA analysis of tapeworm conditioned media shows that cGMP is released ...

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A NEW SPECIES OF POLYSTOMOIDES WARD, 1917 (MONOGENEA: POLYSTOMATIDAE) FROM FRESHWATER CHELONIANS (TE

June 27th, 2008
A NEW SPECIES OF POLYSTOMOIDES WARD, 1917 (MONOGENEA: POLYSTOMATIDAE) FROM FRESHWATER CHELONIANS (TESTUDINES: CHELIDAE) IN BRAZIL. This report describes the first occurrence of Polystomoides brasiliensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae), a new monogenean species in the buccal and pharyngeal cavities of the freshwater turtles in Brazil. Live ...

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Suppression of Th2 Cytokines Reduces Tick-Transmitted Load B. burgdorferi Load in Mice.

June 27th, 2008
Suppression of Th2 Cytokines Reduces Tick-Transmitted Load B. burgdorferi Load in Mice. Previous work has indicated that both Borrelia burgdorferi and the process of tick feeding (saliva) modulate the host immune response. Molecules have been identified in tick saliva that effect T cell proliferation by binding ...

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A NEW SPECIES OF COSMOCERCIDAE (ASCARIDIDA) IN THE WORM LIZARD, AMPHISBAENA BOLIVICA (SQUAMATA: AMPH

June 27th, 2008
A NEW SPECIES OF COSMOCERCIDAE (ASCARIDIDA) IN THE WORM LIZARD, AMPHISBAENA BOLIVICA (SQUAMATA: AMPHISBAENIDAE), FROM ARGENTINA. Aplectana tucumanensis n. sp., from the large intestine of Amphisbaena bolivica is described and illustrated. Of the 43 nominal species of Aplectana, A. tucumanensis n. sp. represents the 4 th ...

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