Individuals are often co-infected with several parasite species, yet the consequences of drug treatment on the dynamics of parasite communities in wild populations have rarely been measured. Here, we experimentally reduced nematode infection in a wild mouse population and measured the effects on other non-target parasites. A single oral dose of the anthelmintic, ivermectin, significantly reduce...

Background The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular human pathogen causing toxoplasmosis predominantly in immune-compromised hosts such as cancer and transplant patients as well as patients with AIDS [1]. A specific cGMP-dependent protein kinase (TgPKG) which appears to be crucial for host invasion has been identified in T. gondii and related coccidial protozoa [...

background: despite the use of prophylactic chemotherapy and vaccination, coccidiosis is still one of the most devastating diseases in poultry industry. understanding the immune mechanism helps researchers to prevent this parasitic infection more effectively. objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibody response in chickens, induced by a live attenuated vaccine (livacox q)...

We collected 50 three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) from 9 counties of Arkansas and 4 counties of Oklahoma, and examined their feces for coccidial parasites. Nine of 24 (38%) turtles from Arkansas and 8 of 26 (31%) from Oklahoma were found to be passing oocysts of Eimeria ornata. This represents two new geographic distributional records for this coccidian. Measurements of indi...