Abstract Amblyomma nodosum is a Neotropical tick species distributed from Mexico to Argentina, with adult individuals infesting different mammal species, including anteaters (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae). Few reports in Colombia have recorded this species in departments such as Meta, Tolima and Valle del Cau...
Abstract The consumption of vegetables has increased in recent years due to the search for a healthier diet that is rich in fiber and has fewer calories. To assess the parasitic contamination of lettuce sold in markets, a survey of parasites was carried out from a supermarket chain in the city of Londrin...
Abstract Three species (2 new) of Urocleidoides are described and/or reported from the gills of Schizodon fasciatus and Laemolyta proxima (Anostomidae) from the Jari River in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Urocleidoides jariensis n. sp. presents a sclerotized, tubular, spiral male copulatory organ (MCO) w...
Lehun, Atsler Luana;
Hasuike, Wagner Toshio;
Silva, João Otávio Santos;
Ciccheto, Juliana Rosa Matias;
Michelan, Gabriela;
Rodrigues, Aparecida de Fátima Cracco;
Nicola, Danilo Nunes;
Lima, Lucas Duarte de;
Correia, Amanda Nardi;
Takemoto, Ricardo Massato.
Abstract This study provides an updated list of parasite species and their respective hosts in the upper Paraná River floodplain. The list of parasites is structured by phylum, class, order and family, followed by a record of each host species. A total of 315 taxa of parasites were reported, of which 20...
Abstract Siganids are the most important marine fish distributed along the African coast. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate parasite fauna infects one of the most important mariculture fish species in the Red Sea, the Rabbit fish Siganus rivulatus. One acanthocephalan species has been iso...
Abstract This study aimed to report the first record of the occurrence of the parasite Livoneca guianensis in Leporinus fasciatus in Brazil. In September 2019, during surveys of the parasites in 12 specimens of L. fasciatus from the lower Jari River basin, in Amapá State, Brazil, one specimen of L. guia...
Abstract This study used information about Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 that had been published over a period of more than 90 years to investigate the infection and distribution patterns of this nematode in teleost freshwater fish in Brazil. This study...
Abstract Most freshwater species of Cymothoidae are distributed in South America. They have mainly been recorded in the eastern and western regions of the Amazon River basin. However, in this ecosystem, the biodiversity of this group may be greater if the entire Amazon basin is considered. In this regard...
González-Acuña, Daniel;
Veloso-Frías, Joseline;
Missene, Cristian;
Oyarzún-Ruiz, Pablo;
Fuentes-Castillo, Danny;
Kinsella, John Mike;
Mironov, Sergei;
Barrientos, Carlos;
Cicchino, Armando;
Moreno, Lucila.
Abstract Parasitological studies of the Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan, are scarce, and knowledge about its endoparasites is quite limited. In order to describe its parasitic community, a total of 60 Franklin's gulls were captured in the coastal area in central Chile, using modified Bal-chatri tra...
Abstract The main clinical, anatomopathological, and molecular aspects of the infection by Leishmania infantum are described in two cats with multicentric cutaneous, nodular, and ulcerated lesions. The animals were submitted to a clinical examination, followed by serological, molecular and parasitologica...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/diagnóstico,
ADN de Cinetoplasto/genética,
Eutanasia Animal,
Leishmania infantum/genética,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/transmisión,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Macrófagos/parasitología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria
