BACKGROUND Parasitological investigations on paramphistomosis were carried out over a 12-month period in the southeast of Iran to determine the prevalence and intensity of this disease. METHODS A total of 1000 cattle, Sistani breed (n= 450) and Brahman breed (n= 550) of all sex and age groups were inspected at random for the presence of paramphistomidae flukes in Zabol slaughterhouse from Dec...

Flukes of ruminants are flatworm (trematodes) parasites living in the liver, fore stomachs or blood vessels, of which 40 different species may be present. Many other trematodes are parasites of fishes, poultry, carnivores and man. The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, was first described in France by Jean de Brie (1379), in his treatise on wool production and sheep management for the king Charles...

A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism in crossbred and local cattle, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. Fecal samples were collected randomly from 288 local and 144 crossbred cattle of four representative areas in three following seasons. The effects of season and age were tested in both local and crossbred cattle. Frequency of trematodes and nematodes infe...

KotrU B., K. Chroust: Paramphistomum ichikawai ill Cattle in Southern Moravia. Acta vet. Bmo, 47, 1978: 97-101. The first case of paramphistomatosis in Central Europe was diagnosed in 1-1,5-year-old cattle in southern Moravia. Presented is also information on the newest concepts concerning the existence of the species P. scotiae. Paramphistomatosis, P. scotiae, determination, morphology. Materi...

During a 4-year multicenter cooperative study of acquired factor VIII inhibitors in persons with hemophilia A. new inhibitors were detected in 31 of 1 .306 patients who entered the study without an inhibitor or the history of an inhibitor. The incidence of new inhibitors was eight per 1 .000 patient-years of observation. The factor Vlll:C level before inhibitor development was 0.03 U/mi in 29 m...