From April 1997 through April 1998, 128 raccoons (Procyon lotor (Linnaeus)) collected from 7 sites representing 4 physiographic areas in South Carolina were examined for gastrointestinal helminth parasites. Four species of nematodes (Gnathostoma procyonis (Chandler), Physaloptera rara Hall and Wigdor, Arthrocephahis lotoris (Schwartz), and Molineus barhatus Chandler) and 2 species of acanthocep...

A new species of deep-water brachyuran crab, Euphrosynoplax dincao, from southeastern Brazil is described and illustrated. The genus currently consists two species, E. clausa Guinot, 1969, campechiensis Vázquez-Bader & Gracia, 1991, both only known the Gulf Mexico. can be easily separated its northern counterparts by a suite carapace appendage characters. recorded for first time Caribbenan ...

We analysed the helminth fauna associated with the lizard Mabuya dorsivittata (Scincidae) from a high-altitude area in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Of the 16 lizards examined, 12 (75%) were infected by at least one helminth. Only two helminth species were found: Physaloptera retusa and Skrjabinodon spinosulus (Nematoda), the former with a prevalence of 68.8% and a mean ...

A 69 year-old man, with bilateral inflamed sinonasal polyps that had been treated medically for years, referred for surgical treatment suffering from moderate progressive bilateral nasal obstruction, sinus pressure with no rhinorrhoea or other symptoms and typical bilateral inflamed polyps emerging from the middle meatus, not exceeding the level of the lower concha (Endoscopic Appearance Score ...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing importance of pet-transmitted infections, some of those are considered emerging infections. AIM To determine the species and frequency of intestinal parasites in pets with diarrhea (hemorrhagic gastroenteritis excluded). MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive retrospective study. Fecal samples from 972 dogs and 230 cats consulting in two veterinary practices in...

A 69 year-old man, with bilateral inflamed sinonasal polyps that had been treated medically for years, referred for surgical treatment suffering from moderate progressive bilateral nasal obstruction, sinus pressure with no rhinorrhoea or other symptoms and typical bilateral inflamed polyps emerging from the middle meatus, not exceeding the level of the lower concha (Endoscopic Appearance Score ...