A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management—Fish Kills by Florida LAKEWATCH

“… In an effort to alleviate concerns voiced by the general public, the Florida LAKEWATCH (FLW) program published this 16-page booklet that discusses five of the most common natural causes of fish kills including: low dissolved oxygen; spawning fatalities; mortality due to cold temperatures; diseases and parasites; and toxic algae blooms. Human-induced fish kills are also covered along with a section on fish stress—a component of virtually every fish kill situation. …”
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Recombinase-based amplification coupled with lateral flow chromatography for the specific and sensitive detection and identification of Leishmania major in cutaneous leishmaniasis... by Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Imen Khammeri, Hejer Souguir, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Hamed Chouaieb, Ahmed S. Chakroun, Meryem Lemrani, Aicha Kallel, Kalthoum Kallel, Nabil Haddad, Oussaima El Dbouni, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Steven G. Reed, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Ikram Guizani

“…IntroductionCutaneous leishmaniases (CL), a wide range of cutaneous diseases caused by diverse species of Leishmania genus parasites, are among the most neglected infectious diseases. …”
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BILJEŽNICA ILI KVADERNA SENJSKOG KAPTOLA IZ 17. STOLJEĆA by Mile Bogović

“…Krajem istoga stoljeća Senju kao biskupijskom središtu porast će važnost jer će se biskup vratiti u nj, a njegova jurisdikcija protegnut će se na široki prostor koji je oslobođen od Turaka.…”
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Fire Ants (Solenopsis spp.) and Their Natural Enemies in Southern South America by Juan Briano, Luis Calcaterra, Laura Varone

“…Ecological and biological information is reported on local fire ants and their microsporidia, nematodes, viruses, phorid flies, eucharitid wasps, strepsiptera, and parasitic ants. Their biology, abundance, distribution, detrimental effect, field persistence, specificity, and phenology are discussed. …”
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Neurological and Neurobehavioral Disorders Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Humans by Maxwell A. Virus, Evie G. Ehrhorn, LeeAnna M. Lui, Paul H. Davis

“…The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to infect up to 30% of the world population, leading to lifelong chronic infection of the brain and muscle tissue. …”
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Design of a Novel W-Sinker RF LDMOS by Xiangming Xu, Han Yu, Jingfeng Huang, Chun Wang, Wei Ji, Zhengliang Zhou, Ying Cai, Yong Wang, Pingliang Li, Peng-Fei Wang, David Wei Zhang

“…Furthermore, the W-sinker structure reduces the parasitic resistance and inductance and improves thermal conductivity of the device as well. …”
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis by Alba Valéria Machado da Silva, Adelzon Assis de Paula, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, João Carlos Araujo Carreira

“…Among the positive dogs, all the sera from symptomatic ones with tissue parasitism recognized the peptide of 68.5 kDa. Our results suggest the need of modifications in the control measures regarding the elimination of the dogs. …”
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Differential diagnosis of fasciola hepatica from different animal hosts by pcr by Osman Selcuk Aldemir, Mederle Narcisa

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> F. hepatica were obtained from sheep and goat. These parasites were washed several times with pH:7.4 phosphate-buffered saline and phenol extraction/ ethanol precipitation method was employed in genomic DNA extraction. …”
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Cellular changes in bulbar conjunctiva and Vitamin A deficiency. Connection with clinical signs. by Roxana del Carmen Gómez Vilela, Marta Rosa González Deben, Luis Cruz Medina, Dunia Reyes Hernández, Gladys Barberis Pérez

“…<strong> <br />Results:</strong> Only 7.4 % of the cytology’s results were normal; the rest was altered, linked to respiratory, digestive and parasitic disorders, among others. <strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> Early diagnosis of Vitamin A deficiency can be a prevention method for different common and frequent diseases in pediatric stages.…”
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Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal by Filipa Santana Ferreira, Rita Alexandre dos Santos Soares de Bellegarde Machado Sá da Bandeira, Cláudia Alexandra Cecílio de Sampaio Ferreira Constantino, Ana Maria Teixeira Duarte Cancela da Fonseca, Joana da Graça Matias Gomes, Rúben Miguel Lopes Rodrigues, Jorge Luís Marques da Silva Atouguia, Sónia Chavarria Alves Ferreira Centeno-Lima

“…Molecular analysis was conducted in all positive samples for G. duodenalis in order to determine the assemblage and subassemblage of this parasite. Eight of the preschoolers studied children (2.5%, 8/316) were infected with G. duodenalis. …”
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The First Report of Ruminant Fascioliasis in Sabah, East Malaysia by Naim Che Kamaruddin, Muhammad Ali Imran Razali, Ibitoye Emmanuel Busayo, Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, Lokman Hakim Idris, Nur Mahiza Md Isa

“…The disease has a worldwide distribution, and Malaysia is one of the countries that face problems related to this parasite. These retrospective studies were conducted in Makmal Diagnosa Veterinar Kota Kinabalu (MDVKK) and Sabah Meat Technology Centre (SMTC), Kinarut over a period of eleven years (2008–2018). …”
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USING METHODS OF SOLARIZATION, BIO-FUMIGATION, BURNING AND KEEP DRYING SOIL CONTROL ROOT- KNOT NEMATODES ON LETTUCES, IN LAM DONG by Văn Ngọc Thủy, Lê Bá Lê, Trần Thị Minh Loan

“…Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne sp.) are an important plant – parasitic group on green lollo lettuce. Experiments, included solarizion, bio-fumigation, burning and keep drying soil were carried out to control root-knot nematodes on lettuces in Lamdong province. …”
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Some Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a New Focus, Central Iran by M. R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi, N. Marvi-Moghadam, R. Jafari, A. A. Akhavan, H. Solimani, A. R. Zahrai-Ramazani, M. H. Arandian, A. R. Dehghan-Dehnavi

“…Households and primary schools were visited and examined for human infection in February 2006. The parasite was detected by RAPD-PCR method. The rate of ulcers and scars among the inhabitants was 4.8% and 9.8%, respectively. …”
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A new checklist of Slovenian leeches (Hirudinea: Euhirudinea): In memory of Boris Sket (1936–2023) by Peter Trontelj, Patricija Podkrajšek

“…Notable new entries include Placobdella costata found parasitizing on European pond turtles, the marine fish leech Trachelobdella lubrica from the Slovenian Adriatic coast, the semi-terrestrial Haemopis elegans, the terrestrial Xerobdella praealpina – making Slovenia possibly the only country with confirmed occurrence of all three European land leeches – and a new, still undescribed highly troglomorphic cave leech from a deep Dinaric cave. …”
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Chagas Disease, a Triatomine Bug-Transmitted Protozoan Infection by Bethany R. Eutsey, Cameron J. Jack, Shelley A. Whitehead, Eva A. Buckner

“… Chagas disease is a potentially fatal, chronic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite. It causes 6 to 8 million cases and 50,000 deaths each year. …”
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Prevalence Survey of Selected Bovine Pathogens in Water Buffaloes in the North Region of Brazil by Jenevaldo Barbosa da Silva, Priscilla Nunes dos Santos, Gustavo Nunes de Santana Castro, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca, José Diomedes Barbosa

“…Although the largest buffalo herd in the occident is in the north region of Brazil, few studies have been conducted to assess the prevalence of selected parasitic diseases in buffalo herd. The present study was therefore conducted to investigate the epidemiological of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina, and Babesia bovis in water buffaloes in the north region of Brazil. …”
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Vulval Elephantiasis: A Case Report by Harsh Mohan, Bhumika Bisht, Poonam Goel, Geeta Garg

“…It is difficult to make the diagnosis on histopathology alone, more so in view of the fact that the parasite is usually not identified in tissue sections. …”
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Genome Assembly and Genome Annotation of Leishmania martiniquensis Isolated from a Leishmaniasis Patient in Thailand by Songtham Anuntakarun, Atchara Phumee, Vorthon Sawaswong, Kesmanee Praianantathavorn, Witthaya Poomipak, Rungrat Jitvaropas, Padet Siriyasatien, Sunchai Payungporn

“…Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania spp. with worldwide distribution. …”
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Multidrug Resistance: An Emerging Crisis by Jyoti Tanwar, Shrayanee Das, Zeeshan Fatima, Saif Hameed

“…., bacteria, fungi, virus, and parasite) have employed high levels of multidrug resistance (MDR) with enhanced morbidity and mortality; thus, they are referred to as “super bugs.” …”
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A CPW-Fed Quasi-PIFA Antenna Using Quasi-Lumped Resonators for Mobile Phones by Majid Rafiee, Mohd Fadzil bin Ain, Aftanasar Md. Shahar

“…The antenna is composed of an inductor covered by a set of interdigital and parasitic capacitors. The proposed antenna achieves a measured bandwidth of 11% for return loss with the antenna gain of about 4 dBi. …”
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