A Dog with Pseudo-Addison Disease Associated with Trichuris vulpis Infection by Luigi Venco, Valentina Valenti, Marco Genchi, Giulio Grandi

“…Anthelmintic treatment against the parasite was curative.…”
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Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by F. W. Mead, Susan E. Webb, Oscar E. Liburd, Elena M. Rhodes

“…These outbreaks have been associated with failures of parasites to attain their normal levels. In Florida the grape leaffolder has done substantial damage to grape leaves in September and October when growers have discontinued their spray programs after harvest. …”
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Modelling the Effects of Snail Control and Health Education in Clonorchiasis Infection in Foshan, China by Shujing Gao, Ruixia Yuan, Yujiang Liu, Xinzhu Meng

“…Clonorchiasis is the most important food-borne parasitic disease in China. In this paper, a mathematical model of clonorchiasis sinensis is proposed to mimic its transmission dynamics to assess the effects of intervention strategies such as snail control, health education, and chemotherapy. …”
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An Overview of the Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases by Muhammad Amjad

“…Diarrhea and other intestinal infections are caused by a wide range of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and parasites. Conventional diagnosis of these infections is performed by culture, microscopy, and antigen detection immunoassays. …”
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Simultaneous Huge Splenic and Mesenteric Hydatid Cyst by Mostafa M. Abdelmaksoud, Alaa Jamjoom, Mohamed T. Hafez

“…Hydatid disease (HD) is caused by Echinococcus granulosus and is endemic in many parts of the world. This parasitic tapeworm can produce cysts in almost every organ of the body, with the liver and lung being the most frequently targeted organs. …”
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Undernourishment and tuberculosis: two flagella of underdevelopment. A case assisted in Timor Leste by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Sol Esther García Morales

“…The patient is diagnosed as a case of pulmonary tuberculosis after a previously prolonged disease associated to malaria, acute respiratory diseases and intestinal parasites which motivated a stepped clinical assistance and further hospital admissions. …”
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Simple BiCMOS CCCTA Design and Resistorless Analog Function Realization by Worapong Tangsrirat

“…Its characteristics, that is, parasitic resistance (Rx) and current transfer (io/iz), are also tunable electronically by external bias currents. …”
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Prevalence of Stylopization of Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Paraxenos westwoodi (Templeton) (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) by Richard S. Miller, April M. Pearce, Kevin M. O'Neill

“…On a seed production farm in southcentral Montana, USA, we found the strepsipteran Paraxenos westwoodi (Templeton) parasitizing adult Sphex ichneumoneus (L.), which were collected while they were foraging for nectar. …”
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May Ingestion of Leachate from Decomposed Corpses Cause Appendicitis? A Case Report by Maurício Domingues-Ferreira, Pedro Saddi-Rosa, André Luis dos Santos

“…Diverse infections by parasites, bacteria, fungus, and noninfective agents have been associated with appendicitis in the medical literature. …”
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Electronically Tunable Transimpedance Instrumentation Amplifier Based on OTRA by Rajeshwari Pandey, Neeta Pandey, Sajal K. Paul

“…The proposed circuit is insensitive to parasitic input capacitances and input resistances due to the internally grounded input terminals of OTRA. …”
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Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar by James D. Ellis, Mary C. Bammer, William H. Kern Jr.

“…It is specific to region (north, central, and south Florida) and month and includes recommendations for major management considerations like when to treat for parasites or pathogens and when to feed colonies or harvest honey. …”
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Human Schistosome Infection and Allergic Sensitisation by Nadine Rujeni, David W. Taylor, Francisca Mutapi

“…Recent studies show that immune responses induced by helminth parasites are, to an extent, comparable to allergic sensitisation. …”
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Análise cultural do torrão dos infernos: imaginário do mal nas poéticas de Dante Milano e Nauro Machado by Alexandre Fernandes Corrêa

“…This is an introduction to the cultural analysis of the imaginary of evil expressed in two works by Brazilian poets from different regions of the country. It is a com- parative study of the poetry of Dante Milano (RJ) and Nauro Machado (MA), through which we propose an archaeological excavation of the remains of the representation of evil in social and literary unconscious.…”
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Performance evaluation of nine reference centers and comparison of DNA extraction protocols for effective surveillance of Leishmania-infected Phlebotomine sand flies: Basis for tec... by Jorian Prudhomme, Aymeric Delabarre, Bulent Alten, Umut Berberoglu, Eduardo Berriatua, Gioia Bongiorno, José Manuel Cristovao, Maya Davidovich-Cohen, Trentina Di Muccio, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Eleonora Fiorentino, Oscar D Kirstein, Edwin Kniha, Carla Maia, Mesut Mungan, Clara Muñoz-Hernández, Muhammed Nalçaci, Gizem Oguz Kaskan, Yusuf Ozbel, Seray Ozensoy Toz, Ricardo Parreira, Katharina Platzgummer, Ceylan Polat, José Risueño, Liora Studentsky, Gamze Varol, Julia Walochnik, Kardelen Yetişmiş, Florence Robert-Gangneux

“…<h4>Background</h4>Leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania protozoan parasites transmitted by Phlebotomine sand flies, is a significant public health concern in the Mediterranean basin. …”
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Stage-specific function of sphingolipid synthases in African trypanosomes by Norton Heise, Carolina M. Koeller, Mohamed Sharif, James D. Bangs

“…ABSTRACT The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei is the only known eukaryote capable of synthesizing the three main phosphosphingolipids: sphingomyelin (SM), inositol phosphorylceramide (IPC), and ethanolamine phosphorylceramide (EPC). …”
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Influences of non-uniformly distributed forming loads on deformation sequence and texture evolution in tailor heat treated Al6014 blanks by Nan Xiang, Meng-han Yang, Wan-ting Sun, Tao Huang, Hai-rui Zhang, Peng-yi Wang, Fei-yang Cheng

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Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations by Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne-Marie Callus, Liberato Camilleri, Alistair De Gaetano, Marchita Mangiafico, Edward Mazzacano D'Amato, Carmen Sammut, Ramona Vella Vidal, Jonathan Vincent

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Nuttalliellidae in Burmese amber: implications for tick evolution by Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Stephan Handschuh, Jason A. Dunlop, Ronel Pienaar, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

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Magnitude, Severity, and Associated Factors of Anemia among Under-Five Children Attending Hawassa University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2016 by Yeshimebet Gebereselassie, Mesganaw BirhanSelassie, Tadesse Menjetta, Jemal Alemu, Aster Tsegaye

“…Stool samples were collected and processed using direct wet mount and formol-ether concentration method to detect intestinal parasites. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical packages. …”
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Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic by Ben J. Mans, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Ronel Pienaar, Minique de Castro, Mehran Khan, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Abid Ali, Ala Tabor

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