Medical and Biomedical Researches

A NEW SPECIES OF LINISCUS (NEMATODA: TRICHURIDAE) FROM OXYMYCTERUS RUFUS AND AKODON AZARAE (CRICETID

June 27th, 2008
A NEW SPECIES OF LINISCUS (NEMATODA: TRICHURIDAE) FROM OXYMYCTERUS RUFUS AND AKODON AZARAE (CRICETIDAE: SIGMODONTINAE) IN BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. Liniscus diazae n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichuridae) is described from the urinary bladder of Oxymycterus rufus and Akodon azarae (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae), from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Liniscus ...

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TWO NEW SPECIES OF AFRICAN HAEMAPHYSALIS TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE), CARNIVORE PARASITES OF THE H. (RHI

June 27th, 2008
TWO NEW SPECIES OF AFRICAN HAEMAPHYSALIS TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE), CARNIVORE PARASITES OF THE H. (RHIPISTOMA) LEACHI GROUP. Two new species belonging to the African Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) leachi subgroup, namely Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) colesbergensis n. sp. and Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) oliveri n. sp. are described. Haemaphysalis (R.) colesbergensis adults ...

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Myiasis by Bufolucilia silvarum (Calliphoridae) in Amphibian Species in Boreal Alberta, Canada.

June 27th, 2008
Myiasis by Bufolucilia silvarum (Calliphoridae) in Amphibian Species in Boreal Alberta, Canada. We report myiasis by Bufolucilia silvarum with an overall prevalence of 0.9% in amphibian populations in boreal Alberta. In the period 1998 - 1999 we documented B. silvarum infestations in wild populations of wood ...

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Observations on Antricola ticks: Small nymphs feed on mammalian hosts and have a salivary gland stru

June 27th, 2008
Observations on Antricola ticks: Small nymphs feed on mammalian hosts and have a salivary gland structure similar to ixodid ticks. Ticks use bloodmeals as source of nutrients and energy to molt and survive until the next meal, or to oviposit in the case of females. However, ...

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CONTRACAECUM CHUBUTENSIS N. SP., NEW ANISAKID SPECIES PARASITIZING THE IMPERIAL CORMORANT PHALACROCO

June 27th, 2008
CONTRACAECUM CHUBUTENSIS N. SP., NEW ANISAKID SPECIES PARASITIZING THE IMPERIAL CORMORANT PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS FROM THE NORTH PATAGONIAN COAST, ARGENTINA. The anisakid species Contracaecum chubutensis n. sp. was found parasitizing the Imperial Cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps at two different localities -Bahía Bustamante, 45 masculine11\'S, 66 masculine30\'W and Puerto ...

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Prevalence and abundance of fleas in black-tailed prairie dog burrows: implications for the transmis

June 27th, 2008
Prevalence and abundance of fleas in black-tailed prairie dog burrows: implications for the transmission of plague (Yersinia pestis). Plague, the disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, can have devastating impacts on North American wildlife. Epizootics, or die-offs, in prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) occur sporadically, and ...

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NEW CYSTIDICOLID SPECIES (NEMATODA) FROM GALAXIAS PLATEI (OSMERIFORMES: GALAXIIDAE) IN PATAGONIAN FR

June 27th, 2008
NEW CYSTIDICOLID SPECIES (NEMATODA) FROM GALAXIAS PLATEI (OSMERIFORMES: GALAXIIDAE) IN PATAGONIAN FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS. During a parasitological survey of Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898 from Patagonian Andean Lakes, a new species of Cystidicolidae was found in the stomach of fish and described by light and scanning electron microscopy. ...

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FIELD EVALUATION ON ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANT GASTROINTESTINAL OVINE NEMATODES BY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO

June 27th, 2008
FIELD EVALUATION ON ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANT GASTROINTESTINAL OVINE NEMATODES BY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ASSAYS. A coprological survey to analyze the presence of flock-resistance to benzimidazoles (BZ) and macrocyclic lactones (ML) was developed in sheep under field conditions. Faecal samples were collected from 2625 sheep in ...

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GYMNOPHALLOIDES SEOI EGGS FROM THE STOOL OF A 17TH CENTURY FEMALE MUMMY FOUND IN HADONG, REPUBLIC OF

June 27th, 2008
GYMNOPHALLOIDES SEOI EGGS FROM THE STOOL OF A 17TH CENTURY FEMALE MUMMY FOUND IN HADONG, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. It was previously noted that paleoparasitological clues for human-infecting parasites could be found in the feces of mummies of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). We report here the presence of ...

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EVALUATION OF CRUZIA AMERICANA, PHYSALOPTERA TURGIDA, AND DIDELPHOSTRONGYLUS HAYESI INFECTION IN THE

June 27th, 2008
EVALUATION OF CRUZIA AMERICANA, PHYSALOPTERA TURGIDA, AND DIDELPHOSTRONGYLUS HAYESI INFECTION IN THE VIRGINIA OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA) AND RISK FACTORS IN CALIFORNIA. Three nematodes, Physaloptera turgida, Cruzia americana, and Didelphostrongylus hayesi have been documented to cause morbidity and mortality in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This study ...

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FIVE NEW SPECIES OF RHINONYSSIDAE (MESOSTIGMATA) AND ONE NEW SPECIES OF DERMANYSSUS (MESOSTIGMATA: D

June 27th, 2008
FIVE NEW SPECIES OF RHINONYSSIDAE (MESOSTIGMATA) AND ONE NEW SPECIES OF DERMANYSSUS (MESOSTIGMATA: DERMANYSSIDAE) FROM BIRDS OF ALBERTA AND MANITOBA, CANADA. Three major lineages of mites are parasitic in the nasal passages of birds, i.e., Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata), Ereynetidae (Prostigmata), Cytoditidae, and Turbinoptidae (Astigmata). The most diverse ...

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Haemosporidian blood parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) in European birds of prey and owls.

June 27th, 2008
Haemosporidian blood parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) in European birds of prey and owls. Avian blood parasites have been intensively studied using morphological methods with limited information on their host specificity and taxonomic status. Now the analysis of gene sequences, especially the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of the ...

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ASSESSMENT OF ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA ANTIGEN IN STOOL SAMPLES IN MERSIN.

June 27th, 2008
ASSESSMENT OF ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA ANTIGEN IN STOOL SAMPLES IN MERSIN. Entameoba histolytica, one of the two Entamoeba species with similar morphology that infect humans, causes invasive intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases, whereas Entamoeba dispar is found commensally and is non-invasive. Due to their morphologic similarity, E. histolytica ...

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PATTERNS OF PARASITE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN ISLAND POPULATIONS OF GALAPAGOS ENDEMIC BIRDS.

June 27th, 2008
PATTERNS OF PARASITE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN ISLAND POPULATIONS OF GALAPAGOS ENDEMIC BIRDS. Previous studies conducted on parasite species with indirect life cycles showed that parasite intensity and abundance represent parasite species-specific traits; in contrast, because prevalence was more variable, it could not be considered a ...

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HELMINTHS COLLECTED FROM IMPORTED PET MURIDS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONCOMITANT INFECTION OF THE

June 27th, 2008
HELMINTHS COLLECTED FROM IMPORTED PET MURIDS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONCOMITANT INFECTION OF THE GOLDEN HAMSTERS WITH THREE PINWORM SPECIES OF THE GENUS SYPHACIA (NEMATODA: OXYURIDAE). A total of 210 individuals of 13 species belonging to 4 subfamilies of Muridae imported into Japan as pets were ...

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Molecular Characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).

June 27th, 2008
Molecular Characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). To further investigate the recently described avian piroplasm, Babesia kiwiensis, blood samples were collected from 13 wild caught and 8 zoo captive brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) and screened for the presence of piroplasm DNA using ...

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ASEXUAL BLOOD STAGES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SECONDARY NECROSIS, BUT NOT CLASSICAL

June 27th, 2008
ASEXUAL BLOOD STAGES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SECONDARY NECROSIS, BUT NOT CLASSICAL APOPTOSIS AFTER EXPOSURE TO FEBRILE TEMPERATURE. It has been shown by others that after cultures of Plasmodium falciparum were exposed to febrile temperatures of 40 C, parasitemia was reduced in the subsequent ...

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Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rodents from central coastal California and a r

June 27th, 2008
Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rodents from central coastal California and a review of T. gondii prevalence in rodents. Sera from 523 wild rodents were tested for T. gondii antibodies using either an indirect fluorescent antibody test (rats and mice, with titer >/= ...

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A NEW ANGIOSTRONGYLID (NEMATODA) SPECIES FROM THE PULMONARY ARTERIES OF AKODON AZARAE (RODENTIA: CRI

June 27th, 2008
A NEW ANGIOSTRONGYLID (NEMATODA) SPECIES FROM THE PULMONARY ARTERIES OF AKODON AZARAE (RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE) IN ARGENTINA. A new Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) is described from the pulmonary arteries of Azara\'s grass mouse Akodon azarae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Argentina. It is distinguished from its congeners principally by ...

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Variation in ectoparasite load reflects life history traits in the Lesser Mouse-Eared bat Myotis bly

June 27th, 2008
Variation in ectoparasite load reflects life history traits in the Lesser Mouse-Eared bat Myotis blythi (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in western Iran. We studied the seasonal variation of ectoparasite load (number of parasite per individual bat) in free ranging populations of the Lesser Mouse-Eared bat Myotis blyth in ...

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EVALUATION OF THE MOOD STABILIZING AGENT VALPROIC ACID AS A PREVENTATIVE FOR TOXOPLASMOSIS IN MICE.

June 27th, 2008
EVALUATION OF THE MOOD STABILIZING AGENT VALPROIC ACID AS A PREVENTATIVE FOR TOXOPLASMOSIS IN MICE. Toxoplasma gondii is a common intracellular protozoal infection of humans worldwide. Severe disease can occur in immunocompromised individuals and non-immune pregnant women can infect their offspring. Chronic infection is associated with ...

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Hepatozoon species of the timber rattlesnake in northern Florida:evidence of salivary gland oocysts

June 27th, 2008
Hepatozoon species of the timber rattlesnake in northern Florida:evidence of salivary gland oocysts and a natural cross-familial transmission of an Hepatozoon species. Two species of Hepatozoon were present in 1 of 8 timber rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus, H. sauritus and H. horridus n.sp. The narrow gamonts of ...

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Metazoan parasites of lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, (Charadrii) from southwestern United State

June 27th, 2008
Metazoan parasites of lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, (Charadrii) from southwestern United States and Alaska with a checklist of parasites reported from this host. A total of 30 lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes (Charadrii), were examined for metazoan parasites, 24 from southwestern United States and 6 from Alaska. ...

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GREGARINES ON A DIET: THE EFFECTS OF HOST STARVATION ON GREGARINA CONFUSA JANOVY ET AL., 2007 (APICO

June 27th, 2008
GREGARINES ON A DIET: THE EFFECTS OF HOST STARVATION ON GREGARINA CONFUSA JANOVY ET AL., 2007 (APICOMPLEXA: EUGREGARINIDA) IN TRIBOLIUM DESTRUCTOR UYTTENBOOGAART, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) LARVAE. This study was designed to explore the nutritional relationship between Gregarina confusa (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida) parasites and its coleopteran host, Tribolium ...

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NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF APOROCOTYLIDAE (DIGENEA) FROM A BASAL ACTINOPTERYGIAN, THE AMERICAN PADDLEF

June 27th, 2008
NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF APOROCOTYLIDAE (DIGENEA) FROM A BASAL ACTINOPTERYGIAN, THE AMERICAN PADDLEFISH, POLYODON SPATHULA, (ACIPENSERIFORMES: POLYODONTIDAE) FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. Acipensericola petersoni n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) infects the heart of the American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) in the Mississippi Delta. It ...

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