Using a fecal flotation technique, we detected three genera of endoparasites in the critically endangered Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) of Galápagos. These genera were Contracaecum, Tetrabothrius, and Cardiocephaloides. Juvenile albatrosses were more likely to be infected than adults, but we found no effect of sex or mass on infection probability.

Solid and liquid wastes from livestock operations represent important challenges for animal production regarding their impact in the environment and public health. Parasitological tests performed on 80 samples of affluent and effluent waters from three anaerobic biodigestors with flexible structure from swine farms of Caldas - Colombia, showed the presence of Isospora suis (45%), Eimeria suis (...

Benzimidazole (BZ) resistance is widespread and appears to be readily selected in a variety of nematode parasites of animals. There have been reports of a lack of efficacy of BZ anthelmintics against soil transmitted nematode parasites of humans. However, resistance to BZs in nematodes of humans has not been confirmed. It is difficult to perform tests to confirm anthelmintic resistance in human...

The range and infestation intensities of gastrointestinal parasitic nematode species depend on the type of swine production system. The present study focused mainly on nematodes of veterinary importance in scavenging pigs in Burkina Faso, and aimed at determining the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematode parasites by means of faecal egg per gram (EPG) counts. Between November 2001 and Octobe...

Llamas or South American Camelids (SACs) are increasingly popular in the United States, as a source of ®ber, livestock guard, and pack animals. Gastrointestinal parasites have been identi®ed as a major health problems in all classes of livestock including llamas. Currently there are no approved anthelmintics available for use in llamas. In this study, fenbendazole was evaluated for its clinical...

From August 1997 to July 2003, we collected 2,103 fecal samples from free-ranging individuals of the 3 colobus monkey species of Uganda-the endangered red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles), the eastern black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza), and the Angolan black-and-white colobus (C. angolensis)--to identify and determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites. Helminth eggs, larvae...

BACKGROUND Parasitic nematodes are one of the most important causes of production losses in most cattle-producing countries of the world. The aim of the present study is to make a through estimate of helminth and protozoan infection prevalence in dairy cattle around Taiwan. METHODS Coprological techniques, including direct fecal smear, simple flotation, and simple sedimentation, were used to ...

s of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Bonn, Germany, 27 September-2 October 2005. Luiselli, L., Capula, M., Corti, C., Lo Cascio, P. & PérezMellado, V. 2004. Preliminary data on the feeding ecology of Podarcis raffonei (Reptilia, Lacertidae), a threatened endemic lizard of the Aeolian Islands (Mediterranean Sea). 223-229. In: Pérez-Mellado, V., Riera, N....

Aim: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency gastrointestinal parasites in patients with upper system (GIS) complaints. secondary aim evaluate effect proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on parasite and histopathological findings.
 Materials Methods: Adult who underwent endoscopy for GIS symptoms were included study. Biopsy specimen evaluation, gastric duodenal aspiration f...