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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"gastrointestinal parasites"”.
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A Survey of the Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors in Children in a Rural City of the Dominican Republic
Gastrointestinal parasites impose a great and often silent burden of morbidity and mortality on poor populations in developing countries. Veron, Dominican Republic (DR), is a rural city in the southeastern corner of the country where many Dominicans and Haitians migrate to for work in support and …
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Parasite communities and their identification in wild and domestic herbivores in Iceland
Gastrointestinal parasites affect the health of individual animals, their herds and other animal populations overlapping in range and diet. The maintenance of parasites within a host population or within an ecosystem depends in part on parasite species overlap between different host species. …
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Endoparasites of working donkeys in Ethiopia: epidemiological study and mathematical modelling
… study made has revealed that the non-strongyle gastrointestinal parasites of donkeys are highly prevalent and have a high pathogenic potential, and the findings of cestodes and trematodes are not accidental or unusual, as previously suggested.
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Identificação de parasitos gastrointestinais em aves silvestres apreendidas em fiscalizações preventivas integradas, Bahia, Brasil
… fosters the development of diseases caused by gastrointestinal parasites. This study aimed to identify the main endoparasites found in wild birds seized during Integrated Preventive Inspections (Fiscalizações Preventivas Integradas - FPI) in the state of Bahia, with a focus on evaluating their …
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Exploring the ecologies of campylobacter and eimeria infections in UK sheep
Several gastrointestinal parasites of sheep have veterinary and zoonotic importance, includingcoccidia belonging to the genus Eimeria and proteobacteria belonging to the genusCampylobacter. In the UK, both Eimeria and Campylobacter are both frequently isolated fromsheep faeces, and studies have …
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Epidemiology and molecular characterization of human and canine hookworm
… both humans and animals. They cause non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms, and in young children and animals, they can cause stunting, malnutrition and anemia. Canine hookworms have significant zoonotic potential as a cause of cutaneous larvae migrans and eosinophilic enteritis in humans. To …
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Effekten av nematodinfektion på aktivitet och beteende hos förstagångsbetande lamm
Gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) and resistance against anthelmintics are and will be one of the biggest challenges for the sheep husbandry. Research within this area is very important today and it is important to figure out new methods to identify individuals with high burden of parasites and to …
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PARASITES OF ANIMAL - SPECIFIC AND ZOONOTIC IMPORTANCE IN PIG FARMS IN NORTHERN ITALY.
… Although oligosymptomatic trends predominate, parasites may be responsible for decreased animal welfare and significant economic losses due to reduced weight gain, increased feed consumption and organ condemnation during the post-mortem inspection at the abattoir. Furthermore, parasitic …
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Mechanisms of intake depression in parasitised lambs
… were conducted to determine a mechanism by which parasites of the gastrointestinal tract depress food intake in infected lambs. The first experiment involved blocking the activity of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) using mederantil, a compound with the active ingredient brotizolam, which …
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Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Patterns of Parasitic Infection in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus imitator)
<p>Parasites, and the infectious diseases they carry, are thought to have significantly impacted our evolutionary trajectory for millennia. Exploring how parasites are acquired and transmitted by their hosts in wild, natural populations is integral to understanding how similar processes may have …
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MICROBIAL GUARDIANS OF THE SAVANNAH: UNRAVELING THE GUT MICROBIOME FOR AFRICAN CARNIVORE CONSERVATION
… low-cost preservation methods and suggest that parasites may modulate gut microbiota in wild carnivores, with implications for host health and conservation.</p>