Environmental Impact of Beef Cattle Production Systems by Nicolas DiLorenzo, G. Cliff Lamb, Jose Dubeux, John Arthington, Joao Vendramini, Phillip Lancaster

“…Cliff Lamb, Jose Dubeux, John Arthington, Joao Vendramini, and Phillip Lancaster and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, November 2014. …”
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Improving the Productivity of Beef Heifers in Florida by Phillip Lancaster, Chris Prevatt, John Arthington

“…This revised 9-page fact sheet provides an analysis of considerations for raising replacements; factors to consider in selection; and recommendations for nutritional management. Written by Phillip Lancaster, Chris Prevatt, and John Arthington, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, March 2015. …”
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Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) by David Owens, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jeanette Klopchin, William Kern, Jamie D. Ellis

“… Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles and blister beetles. …”
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Necrotizing Lung Infection Caused by the Protozoan Balantidium coli by Sat Sharma, Godfrey Harding

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid examined for ova and parasite revealed trophozoites of B coli in large numbers. …”
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Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) by David Owens, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jeanette Klopchin, William Kern, Jamie D. Ellis

“… Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles and blister beetles. …”
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Malaria and an Amoebic Abscess in a Returning Traveler from Liberia by Mhd Mustafa Albitar, Nafiza Martini, Sandy Alkhalil, Tamim Alsuliman, Ali Alrstom

“…Malaria is an infectious Anopheles mosquito-borne disease caused by five different eukaryotic protozoa parasites. Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica. …”
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Moving “Forward” in Plasmodium Genetics through a Transposon-Based Approach by Bharath Balu

“…The genome sequence of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, was released almost a decade ago. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional S... by Abrham Goshu, Getaneh Alemu, Animen Ayehu

“…Fecal egg counts revealed that 96.5% (112/116) of the infections were with light parasite intensity, while 3.5% (4/116) were with moderate parasite intensity. …”
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Ana y el Rey o las virtudes de la elipsis en Crónica sentimental de la transición, de Manuel Vázquez Montalbán by Georges Tyras

“…Thanks to these two features, a sceptical or sarcastic outlook on the narrated events, incidents or attitudes is established. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study by Yousry A. Hawash, Laila Sh. Dorgham, El-Amir M. Amir, Osama F. Sharaf

“…Blastocystis spp. were the most predominant parasite (16% in cases versus 8% in controls), followed by Giardia duodenalis (10% in cases versus 12% in controls) and Cryptosporidium spp. (10% in cases versus 6% in controls). …”
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Amodiaquine and Ciprofloxacin Combination in Plasmodiasis Therapy by Peace Mayen Edwin Ubulom, Chinweizu Ejikeme Udobi, Mark Iheukwumere Madu

“…Amodiaquine (a known antiplasmodial agent) had a fairly significant antiplasmodial effect reducing the parasites for every 100 red blood cells (RBC) from 66 to 16 (75.75%) at the tolerable dosage level of 7.5 mg/kg body weight while Ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic known to have antimalarial effect) showed an insignificant antiplasmodial effect reducing the parasites for every 100 RBC from 65 to 64 (1.53%) at the tolerable dosage level of 10.7 mg/kg body weight. …”
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Cytokine and Chemokine Profile in Individuals with Different Degrees of Periportal Fibrosis due to Schistosoma mansoni Infection by Robson Da Paixão De Souza, Luciana Santos Cardoso, Giuseppe Tittoni Varela Lopes, Maria Cecília F. Almeida, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Leda Maria Alcântara, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo

“…Periportal fibrosis in schistosomiasis has been associated to the host immune response to parasite antigens. We evaluated the immune response in S. mansoni infected individuals with different degrees of periportal fibrosis. …”
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Mathematical Model Analysis and Simulation of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Kashgar, Xinjiang, 2004–2016 by Yateng Song, Tailei Zhang, Hui Li, Kai Wang, Xiaobo Lu

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), known as kala-azar, is a serious parasitic disease. After malaria, VL is the second largest parasitic killer. …”
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Controlled human malaria infection: overview and potential application in the evaluation of transmission-blocking interventions in malaria-endemic areas by Enock J. Kessy, Ally I. Olotu

“…Abstract Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) involves the intentional infection of healthy individuals with malaria parasites, close observation of the volunteers, and clearance of the parasite at a predetermined endpoint. …”
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Pharmacological inhibition of key metabolic pathways attenuates Leishmania spp infection in macrophages. by Elaine Carvalho de Oliveira, Rafael Tibúrcio, Gabriela Duarte, Amanda Lago, Léon de Melo, Sara Nunes, Gustavo Gastão Davanzo, Ana Júlia Martins, Bruno Vinagre Ribeiro, Deborah Mothé, Juliana B P Menezes, Patrícia Veras, Natalia Tavares, Pedro M Moraes-Vieira, Cláudia Ida Brodskyn

“…To investigate the metabolic pathways required for Leishmania amastigotes to persist in BMDMs, we pre-treated cells with small molecule drugs that target major metabolic pathways, revealing that perturbations in several metabolic processes affected parasite survival in a strain-independent manner. Treatments with inhibitors of the oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis substantially reduced parasite loads. …”
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Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) by Nicole Casuso, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“…John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. Parasitized honey bees show zombie-like behavior by leaving their hives at night and are often attracted to nearby lights where they show disoriented behavior and die in a few hours. …”
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Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) by Nicole Casuso, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“…John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. Parasitized honey bees show zombie-like behavior by leaving their hives at night and are often attracted to nearby lights where they show disoriented behavior and die in a few hours. …”
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Northern Fowl Mite by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler, Harvey L. Cromroy

“… The northern fowl mite (Figure 1) is the most important external parasite of poultry in Florida and is widely distributed throughout the state. …”
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Northern Fowl Mite by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler, Harvey L. Cromroy

“… The northern fowl mite (Figure 1) is the most important external parasite of poultry in Florida and is widely distributed throughout the state. …”
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Citrus Blackfly Parasitoid, Amitus hesperidum Silvestri (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) by Ru Nguyen

“… Amitus hesperidum Silvestri is one of the most effective parasites of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby. …”
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