one thousand children from 20 day care centers were studied for intestinal parasites in tehran. the stool samples collected from 0 - 6.6 years old children and examined by formalin ether concentration method for parasitic ova and cyst. cellophane tape technique (graham’s method) also applied for enterobius vermicularis diagnosis, of these 454 children were positive. e.vermicularis with the rate...

The specific and non-specific immune response and immunomodulatory effect of levamisole were studied in dogs with altered immune function due to giardiosis and vaccinated against canine parvovirus (CPV) infection. In immunosuppressed dogs combination of vaccine with levamisole treatment enhanced depressed phagocytic ability and stimulated proliferation activity of lymphocytes. CPV antibody prod...

Giardia is a major public health concern and considered as reemerging in industrialized countries. The present study investigated the prevalence of giardiosis in 202 sheltered dogs using PCR. The infection rate was 33.2% (67/202); Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon showed 25.7% (39/152, P<0.0001) and 56% (28/50), respectively. The prevalence of infected female dogs (46.7%, P<0.001) was higher than in...

Human giardiosis is a public health problem in Mexico, where the national prevalence was estimated to be up to 68%. Misuse of antiprotozoal drugs may result in low effectiveness and undesirable side effects. Research on natural products is a good strategy for discovering more effective antiparasitic compounds. This study evaluated the antigiardial activity of extracts of Yucca baccata, which is...

Giardiosis is one of the most frequent parasites of dogs and cats. Since several years, the treatment is based on the use of metronidazole. A coproscopic study in four dog kennels was conducted to demonstrate, at a significant level, the efficacy of oxfendazole (Dolthène, Merial). At the posology of 11.3 mg/kg each day during three days (D1, D2 and D3), no dogs eliminated Giardia cysts and all ...