The life cycle of Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar), was described for laboratory conditions with maximum daily temperature of 27-30 degree C, minimum daily temperatures of 22-27 degree C and relative humidity between 87-99%. Life cycle in each stage was as follows: egg 6-12 days (ave, 8.5 days); first stage larva 5-13 days (ave. 9.6 days); second stage larva 4-13 days (ave. 9.2 days); third stage larv...

The larva of Scydmoraphes sparshalli is redescribed. This is the first complete description of an immature Scydmoraphes with special focus on the chaetotaxic characters. The larva is unique among Cyrtoscydmini in having three pairs of stemmata, a very long sensory appendage of the antennomere II, mandibles with mesal row of microserrations interrupted by smooth portion of mandibular margin; max...

the presence of visceral larva migrans (vlm) in a patient is reported. a 57-year- old woman suffering from right upper abdominal and suprapubic pain referred into a clinic in khorramabad, lorestan province, iran. a cystoscopy was performed and biopsy was taken. the light micro­scopic study showed a couple of larvae as well as mononuclear inflammatory cell- infiltration. because occurrence of vl...

There are many causes of persistent eosinophilia in children, but Perlingiero and Gyorgy (1947) described a case in which there was also hepatic enlargement, anaemia and fever. Two years later Zuelzer and Apt (1949) described eight similar cases and suggested that they formed a definite syndrome. Since then several more have been reported and it has been shown that this syndrome is frequently c...

Baylisascaris procyonis is a roundworm of the raccoon found primarily in North America but also known to occur in other parts of the world including South America, Europe, and Japan. Migration of the larvae of this parasite is recognized as a cause of clinical neural larva migrans (NLM) in humans, primarily children. It is manifested as meningoencephalitis associated with marked eosinophilia of...

Hookworm-related Cutaneous Larva Migrans (HrCLM) is a pruritic serpiginous cutaneous eruption caused by animal hookworms commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas, especially the Southeastern United States. We describe here a very exceptional HrCLM case showing multiple larva entries/lesions in a 63-yearold white male living in Miami. Clinically he presented with multiple pruritic erythe...

While the incidence ofmany parasitic diseases has decreased because of the development of anthelmintics and environmental hygiene, infection by Trichuris still occurs. This parasite exhibits some special parasitological and clinical features. Beaver et al introduced the term visceral larva migrans in the case of toxocariasis.' While the visceral larva migrans syndrome has been reported to be ca...

First stage larva of the lobster shrimp Allaxius princeps (Boas, 1880) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Axiidae) obtained from the ovigerous female is described and illustrated for the first time. It is the first description of the larva of lobster shrimp from West Pacific. Zoea I of A. princeps is characterized by the presence of four dorsal spines on the pleonal somites 2–5 and by the shape of the telson ...

BACKGROUND China has been experiencing the largest rural to urban migration in history. Rural-to-urban migrants are those who leave their hometown for another place in order to work or live without changing their hukou status, which is a household registration system in China, categorizing people as either rural residents or urban residents. Rural-to-urban migrants typically find better job opp...

The proportion of citizens with an ethnic minority background in Denmark is rising and considerations about how to adapt health care services to the needs of this part of the population are becoming increasingly relevant. To do this, knowledge is needed about the factors influencing the health of these population groups. Migration is one of these factors. The process of migration influences the...