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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePrevalence of Stray Dogs with Intestinal Protozoan ParasitesMohammad MirzaeiProblem statement: Intestinal protozoan parasites are important enteropathogens in dogs. Moreover, several canine intestinal protozoan parasites are zoonotic and are considered important to public health. This study investigates the level of intestinal protozoan parasites in stray dogs, in Kerman city, Iran. Approach: Determination of the prevalence of infections was based on faecal examination. Stool samples (n = 98) collected from … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,513 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsUnderstanding the Epidemiology of Trypanosoma Evansi Infection in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) from Urban Areas of ColombiaJeiczon Elim Jaimes-Dueñez, Ángela Patricia Jiménez-Leaño, Daniela Montenegro-Ayala, Maria Esteban-MendozaTrypanosomaevansi is a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent of the animal disease known as "surra", which affects a wide variety of wild and domestic mammals including humans. This study aimed to evaluate the molecular point prevalence and clinic-epidemiological traits of T. evansi infection in dogs from municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga (MAB), Santander, Colombia. From 2019 … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 1 Jul 2022 · 5,937 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Giardia duodenalis in Household and Shelter Cats in Almaty, South-Eastern KazakhstanLyudmila Lider, Altay Ussenbayev, Vladimir Kiyan et al.Giardia duodenalis is a widely distributed protozoan parasite, that causes acute gastroenteritis in many animal species and humans all over the world. We aimed to carry out a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of G. duodenalis among cats in Almaty City, Kazakhstan. A total of 164 fecal samples from different origin cats (household, sheltered) in two veterinary clinics and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 3 · 23 Aug 2024 · 5,071 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractFree-Living Amoebae and Central Nervous System Infection: Report of Seven CasesAlcalá Martínez Enrique, Gaona Flores Verónica A., Paz Ayar Nibardo, González Guerra EduardoThe Free-Living Amoeba (FLA) is an opportunistic protozoan with a cosmopolitan distribution that can cause Central Nervous System (CNS) infection. It develops in relatively stagnant waters such as swimming pools, lagoons and ponds but only species belonging to the genera Hartmannella, Naegleria, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia have been found in humans. The resulting pathology is highly lethal due to the lack … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 14 Dec 2019 · 7,058 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation of Reproductive Problems and Dairy Cow Productivity in a Farm with an Outbreak of Neosporosis Abortion in BrazilFrancisco Carlos Rodrigues de Oliveira, Samira Salim Mello Gallo, Murilo de Oliveira Bôa-Morte, Nicole Brand EderliNeosporosis is a disease caused by the protozoan Neospora caninum and its only clinical symptom in adult cows is abortion. In order to determine whether N. caninum was associated with an outbreak of abortion on a high milk production dairy farm with excellent livestock and health control standards, blood was collected from all the animals in the herd to obtain … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 1 Feb 2019 · 7,459 accessesView PDFCite
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractNatural Substances as New Potential Strategies for the Treatment of Leishmaniosisin DogsDe Vito Virginia, Helen Owen, Amnart Poapolathep, Giorgi MarioLeishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasites Leishmania, infecting numerous mammal species. Canine leishmaniasis is potentially zoonotic and causes severe fatal disease in dogs. The discovery of new natural products extracted from medicinal plants or compounds derived from them, such as quercetin, hesperidin, vitamin c, horse chestnut extract and selenium could represent a valuable source of new medicinal … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2017 · 8,857 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractNew World Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis with Oral Manifestations: Case Report and Damage RepairManuel Antonio Gordón-Núñez, Stefânia Jeronimo Ferreira, Ana Luiza Dias Leite de Andrade et al.New World cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious and parasitic disease caused by protozoan species of the genus Leishmania. The disease is transmitted by the biteoffemaleinsects of the genus Lutzomyia and is endemic in some countries of the New World, including Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. The diagnosis of New World mucocutaneous leishmaniasis encompasses epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aspects. Usually, the combination … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 20 Feb 2015 · 7,010 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSeroprevalence of Neospora Caninum in Stray DogsGaredaghi YagoobProblem statement: To investigate anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in stray dogs living in Tabriz city, 100 blood samples were collected. Serum samples were screened for detection of anti-N. caninum IgG antibodies using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT; ≥50). Antibodies were seen in 31 (31%) of 100 dogs. Approach: The IFAT antibody titers were as follows: 1:50 in 11 dogs, 1:100 in … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 5 Oct 2011 · 7,936 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIdentification and functional characterization of a novel lysine-rich protein from Entamoeba histolyticaAlka Mehra, Sudha Bhattacharya, Alok BhattacharyaIn an attempt to understand the role of genes with no known function, in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, an analysis of the proteome was carried out and a Lysine-Rich protein (KRP) was identified for further study. This protein has a modular structure with four domains and was found to be expressed and localized to the cell surface of E. … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,707 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractColourimetric Determination of Phospholipase Activities in Balamuthia mandrillarisSyed Razi HaiderBalamuthia mandrillaris is a recently identified protozoan pathogen that can cause fatal granulomatous encephalitis however the pathogenesis and pathophysiology associated with Balamuthia encephalitis remain unclear. We have recently isolated B. mandrillaris from a 33-years old male who died of encephalitis. Using this isolate, we demonstrated for the first time that B. mandrillaris exhibited phospholipase activities. More specifically, B. mandrillaris exhibited … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 6,771 accessesView PDFCite