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Anisakidosis diagnosticada tras la expulsión de vermes en deposiciones: forma poco frecuente de diagnóstico en humanos

Rev. chil. infectol; 38 (5), 2021
Resumen La anisakidosis es una zoonosis parasitaria accidental y cosmopolita de los seres humanos, siendo su hospedero definitivo los mamíferos marinos como lobos de mar, focas y delfines, entre otros. El ser humano se infecta por el consumo en estado larvario del nemátodo de la familia Anisakidae pres...

Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Heterobothrium lamothei (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae), a gill parasite infecting the tiger puffer fish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Tetraodontidae)

Members of the family Diclidophoridae are potentially dangerous species for the puffer fish aquaculture worldwide. They are parasitic polyopisthocotyleans, with a posterior haptor equipped with clamps for attachment to the host's surface, allowing the worm to resist the flow of water to maintain its posi...

Investigation of Tritrichomonas foetus in cryopreserved bovine semen by culture and polymerase chain reaction

Bovine Trichomoniasis (BT) is an infectious disease caused by Tritrichomonas foetus that can be transmitted either sexually or by fomites. In males, the disease is asymptomatic and permanent. T. foetus has been detected in semen samples where it is able to remain viable even when frozen. The objective of...

Ascariasis complicada en un infante
Complicated ascariasis in an infant

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 93 (3), 2021
Introducción: La ascariasis es una enteroparasitosis con alta prevalencia en la población pediátrica tercermundista, la cual puede asociarse a otras enfermedades intestinales y tener graves complicaciones que requieren tratamiento quirúrgico. Objetivo: Informar el caso de un infante operado por co...

Frequency of parasitic forms in fecal samples of maned wolf in different seasons of the year at the Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

O Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra (PNSC), localizado no estado de Minas Gerais, é um importante habitat de inúmeras espécies de animais ameaçados de extinção, como o lobo-guará (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Parasitos de animais selvagens podem representar um problema para os programas de manejo e ...

Lesions caused by anisakid and capillariid in Cairina moschata raised on Marajó island, state of Pará, Brazil

The Muscovy duck is a commercially important bird on the island of Marajó usually raised in a peculiar system that includes supplying fish viscera to the birds under semi-extensive farming conditions. This enables a risk of contamination and losses in the production of these birds, resulting from injuri...

Higher Concentration of Taenia Antigens in the CSF is Related to Slight Ventricle Enlargement and Periventricular Neuronal Decrease in Young Rats

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (2), 2021
Purpose Experimental models might help understand the pathophysiology of neurocysticercosis-associated hydrocephalus. The present study aimed to compare the extent of hydrocephalus and tissue damage in rats with subarachnoid inoculation of different concentrations of Taenia crassiceps cyst proteins. Meth...

Brote familiar por el nematodo Trichostrongylus colubriformis en una zona rural de la provincia de Valdivia: una zoonosis de rara ocurrencia

Rev. chil. infectol; 38 (3), 2021
Resumen La trichostrongylosis es una zoonosis de rara ocurrencia causada por nematodos intestinales, favorecida por el consumo de vegetales crudos o agua contaminada con larvas infectantes de Trichostrongylus spp. En 2015, se registró un brote familiar transmitido por alimentos en una zona rural de Vald...

Morphological and molecular diagnosis of diseases of free-ranging crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous)

The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of diseases in free-ranging wild canids that were roadkill on highways in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. PCR tests were performed for the detection of Brucella sp., Babesia sp., Rangelia sp., and Hepatozoon sp. in the spleen. Morphological ev...