Em famílias que vivem zona rural do Município de Patos Minas – MG a suinocultura subsistência é uma atividade bastante comum. A presente pesquisa objetivou verificar incidência parasitas gastrointestinais em suínos provenientes agricultura familiar na região, realizar identificação parasitária através das fezes dos suínos, e descrever patogenia encontrados, além manejo sanitário praticado pelos...

Intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in the quarantined dogs in Taiwan were examined using fecal examination between January to December, 2004. Of the 376 dogs imported from 11 countries, 63 (16.8%) were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The parasites detected were oocysts of Isospora canis and eggs of Toxocara canis, Trichuris vulpis and hookworms. O...

An endoparasite survey of a small pride of African lions (Panthera leo) was conducted at Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve, southwestern Namibia, during winter and summer of 2003 and 2004, respectively. Overall, 23 fresh lion scats were collected opportunistically during fieldwork trials. A flotation technique was employed for the diagnosis of parasites. Three nematodes, Ancylostoma braziliense...

[b]Abstract [/b] Dogs serve as the vectors of serious zoonotic parasitic diseases. In the month of May 2012 - 2014, 339 dog faeces samples from seven public sites in Chełmno, a town in northern Poland, were collected and examined to determine the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of dogs. Each faecal sample was dissected with a needle, checked for tapeworm segments and examined for parasite eggs ...

In the present paper some aspects of the biology and various factors influencing the potential for environmental contamination with protozoan parasites infective stages implicated in water and foodborne diseases are described. The major protozoan species that affect humans are Entamoeba histolytica, Acanthamoeba sp., Neagleria sp. Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetan...

OBJECTIVE To present a clinical diagnostic conundrum of unidentified structures in a blood smear from a patient with Plasmodium vivax malaria. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 37-year-old Ethiopian male presented with a 4-month history of chills, chronic diarrhea and weight loss. He was diagnosed with P. vivax malaria, advanced HIV infection and Isospora belli enteritis. Unidentified ...