stool examinations of 402 inhabitants of 8 villages in and around an area near zahedan, and 280 people who had emigrated from the rural area of zabol, revealed the following: the prevalence of infection with ascaris, trichuris and trichostrongylus was very low (less than 5%) in all areas surveyed, while the mean infection rates found for h.nana, hookworm and e.vermicularis (by stool examination...

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and intensity of parasitic gastrointestinal infections in free-range chickens from the West Pomerania province. Experimental material for the study was taken from 10 farms. Breeds raised in farms participating in the study included miniature chickens called Polish Lilliputians and Green- legged Partridge. A total of 104 samples of faeces were...

The helminths of 77 nyala, Tragelaphus angasii, from 4 game reserves in Natal, were collected, counted and identified. Ten nematode species and 4 nematode genera, a trematode species and paramphistomes, and 2 cestode genera were recovered from the antelope. Of these, a Cooperia rotundispiculum race, Gaigeria pachyscelis, a Gongylonema sp., Haemonchus vegliai, Impalaia tuberculata, an Oesophagos...

Trichostrongylus is a common nematode found to infect livestock throughout the tropics and can cause accidental zoonosis in humans. In the Lao PDR and Thailand, cases of human trichostrongyliasis have been reported sporadically but clinical data are limited. We retrospectively reviewed 41 cases of trichostrongyliasis who presented to Srinagarind Hospital, Thailand from 2005 to 2012. The diagnos...

in vitro lymphocyte responses of high responder (hr) and low responder (lr) guinea pigs from pe-ripheral blood lymphocytes (pbl) to parasite antigens soluble protein third stage larvae (spl3) and soluble protein adult stage ( spa), non-parasite antigen ovalbumin (ova) were examined. there was substantial differences between hr and lr guinea pigs in the rate of acquisition of responsiveness to t...

abattoir survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths and the seasonal fluctuations in intestinal worm burdens and faecal worm egg counts of camel in khorasan razavi province in the northeast of iran. a total of 306 dromedaries (camelus dromedarius) in the mashhad abattoir, in the northeast of iran and the capital of khorasanprovince were examined between oct...

ABSTRAK Kiraan telur cadng dalam najis dan kehadiran spesis-spesis nematod pada kambing daripada tujuh kandang kambing yang kedl di daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang telah dikaji. Secara amnya kiraan telur adalah tinggi, berjulat antara 500 2000 epg. Keadaan iklim didaerah ini adalah sesuai bagi kehidupan dan perkembangan sekurang-kurangnya lima spesis nematod iaitu Cooperia spp., Haemonchus spp....