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First report of parasitism by Hexametra boddaertii (Nematoda: Ascaridae) in Oxyrhopus guibei (Serpentes: Colubridae)
(2016-07-15)
The current study summarizes the postmortem examination of a specimen of Oxyrhopus guibei (Serpentes, Colubridae) collected in Iguazu National Park (Argentina), and found deceased a week following arrival to the serpentarium ...
Plasmodium vivax: Induction of CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) Regulatory T Cells during Infection Are Directly Associated with Level of Circulating Parasites
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)
Circulation CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been associated with the delicate balancing between control of overwhelming acute malaria infection and prevention of immune pathology due to disproportionate ...
Increased susceptibility to Strongyloides venezuelensis infection is related to the parasite load and absence of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier ScienceSan DiegoEUA, 2013)
A Monoallelic Deletion of the TcCRT Gene Increases the Attenuation of a Cultured Trypanosoma cruzi Strain, Protecting against an In Vivo Virulent Challenge
(2014)
Trypanosoma cruzi calreticulin (TcCRT) is a virulence factor that binds complement C1, thus inhibiting the activation of the classical complement pathway and generating pro-phagocytic signals that increase parasite ...
Correction: Metformin exhibits preventive and therapeutic efficacy against experimental cystic echinococcosis
(Public Library of Science, 2017-03)
Metformin (Met) is an anti-hyperglycemic and potential anti-cancer agent which may exert its anti-proliferative effects via the induction of energetic stress. In this study we investigated the in vitro and in vivo efficacy ...
OFFSPRING IN RESPONSE TO PARENTAL FEMALE DENSITIES IN THE FRUIT FLY PARASITOID DIACHASMIMORPHA LONGICAUDATA (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE: OPIINAE)
(FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC, 2008)
As part of an evaluation of the braconid parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) as a biocontrol agent of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) in Brazil, the aims in the current study were to find the best parental ...
Vaccines against bovine babesiosis: where we are now and possible roads ahead
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-07)
Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and mortality in vast world areas. Although existing ...
Comparative tissue pharmacokinetics and efficacy of moxidectin, abamectin and ivermectin in lambs infected with resistant nematodes: Impact of drug treatments on parasite P-glycoprotein expression
(Elsevier, 2013-01)
The high level of resistance to the macrocyclic lactones has encouraged the search for strategies to optimize their potential as antiparasitic agents. There is a need for pharmaco-parasitological studies addressing the ...
Diversity and distribution of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in captive birds from a Brazilian megalopolis
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Abstract
Background
The role of zoos in conservation programmes has increased significantly in last decades, and the health of captive animals is essential to guarantee ...