International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Ecological and geographical speciation in Lucilia blowflies: Evolution of amphibian obligate parasitism
Publication date: Available online 22 September 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): G. Arias-Robledo, R. Wall, K. Szpila, D. Shpeley, T. Whitworth, T. Stark, R.A. King, J.R. StevensAbstractLucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a genus of blowflies comprised largely of saprophagous and facultative parasites of livestock. Lucilia bufonivora, however, exhibits a unique form of obligate parasitism of amphibians, typically affecting wild hosts. The evolutionary route by which amphibian myiasis arose, however, is not well understood due to the low phylogenetic resolution in existing...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 23, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Parasites in brains of wild rodents (Arvicolinae and Murinae) in the city of Leipzig, Germany
Publication date: Available online 18 September 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Patrick Waindok, Gökben Özbakış-Beceriklisoy, Elisabeth Janecek-Erfurth, Andrea Springer, Martin Pfeffer, Michael Leschnik, Christina StrubeAbstractSmall rodents serve as intermediate or paratenic hosts for a variety of parasites and may participate in the transmission of these parasites into synanthropic cycles. Parasites with neuroinvasive stages, such as Toxoplasma gondii or Toxocara canis, can cause detrimental damage in the brain of intermediate or paratenic hosts. Therefore, the occ...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 19, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
First elucidation of a blood fluke (Electrovermis zappum n. gen., n. sp.) life cycle including a chondrichthyan or bivalve
We describe a new fish blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae: Electrovermis zappum n. gen., n. sp.) and its life cycle in the intertidal zone adjacent to Mobile Bay (north-central Gulf of Mexico). This is the first elucidated aporocotylid life cycle that includes a chondrichthyan definitive host or a bivalve intermediate host. The new species undergoes asexual reproduction within the gonad of the variable coquina clam before maturing in the heart of the lesser electric ray. These adults and cercariae had identical 28S, 18S, and ITS2 nucleotide sequences. The new genus is similar to Ogawaia Cutmor et al., 2018 by having an i...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 18, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Correlates of parasites and pseudoparasites in wolves (Canis lupus) across continents: A comparison among yellowstone (USA), Abruzzo (IT) and Mercantour (FR) national parks
Publication date: Available online 12 September 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Barbara Molnar, Paolo Ciucci, Gianluca Mastrantonio, Bruno BetschartAbstractLittle is known about the impact of infectious diseases on large carnivores. We investigated factors structuring the helminth and protozoan infections of wolves (Canis lupus) by using coprological analyses. Faecal samples (n = 342)were analysed from 11 wolf packs belonging to three different geographical and ecological settings in Italy (Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park, PNALM: 4 packs, 88 samples), in France...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 13, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Elaphostrongylus and Dictyocaulus infections in Norwegian wild reindeer and red deer populations in relation to summer pasture altitude and climate
We examined the prevalence and intensity of Elaphostrongylus spp. and Dictyocaulus spp. infections in six wild reindeer and two wild red deer populations in relation to altitude, temperature and rainfall in their respective main summer pasture area over the 5 summers prior to sampling. The parasitological examination was based upon morphological identification of L1 in the faeces of hunted animals. Altitude was calculated from animal position data and temperature and precipitation by means of a nationwide gridded data set. Temperature decreased with increasing altitude, from 13.3 °C for the lowest located red deer popul...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 12, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Geographical distribution and risk factors for Echinococcus granulosus infection in peri-urban wild dog populations
Publication date: December 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Volume 10Author(s): Lana Harriott, Matthew Gentle, Rebecca Traub, Rowland Cobbold, Ricardo Soares MagalhãesAbstractThe transmission of zoonotic pathogens associated with wildlife in peri-urban environments can be influenced by the interplay of numerous socioecological factors. Echinococcus granulosus is known to be common within peri-urban wild dog populations however knowledge of the factors that influence its presence is limited. We investigated the demographic distribution of adult cestode abundance (ACA: defined as t...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 7, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) from Shishou, China
In this study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed Cryptosporidium infection in two (1.6%) and E. bieneusi in 45 (35.2%) of 128 fecal samples collected from Père David's deer in the National Nature Reserve of Shishou, Hubei Province, China. C. parvum (n = 1) and Cryptosporidium deer genotype (n = 1) were identified using the small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene. The C. parvum was further subtyped as IIdA20G1 by sequencing analysis of the 60-kDa glycoprotein (gp60) gene. The identity of E. bieneusi was confirmed by an internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene; the HLJD-V (n = 42) and MWC_d1 (n = 3) genotyp...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - September 6, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Sarcocystis falcatula-like derived from opossum in Northeastern Brazil: In vitro propagation in avian cells, molecular characterization and bioassay in birds
Publication date: Available online 30 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Luís F.P. Gondim, Rodrigo M. Soares, Aline S. Tavares, Waléria B. Silva, Rogério F. de Jesus, Horwald A.B. Llano, Leane Q. GondimAbstractMost reported isolates of Sarcocystis spp. derived from Brazilian opossums (Didelphis sp.) have genetic characteristics distinct from the known species of Sarcocystis, but behave similarly as Sarcocystis falcatula, as they are infective to budgerigars. In previous studies, these Brazilian isolates, classified as Sarcocystis falcatula-like, were originated fr...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 31, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome – First report of evidence from South Africa's largest and premier conservation area, the Kruger National Park
This study reports on the first evidence of genomic material of the causative agent for epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), Aphanomyces invadans David and Kirk, 1997, from fish in the Limpopo River system and the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Fourteen fish species were collected from various depressions in the floodplains of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in the Makuleke Wetlands during 2015 and 2017. A single individual of Clarias gariepinus was found to have a suspected epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) lesion. Samples were collected and evidence of A. invadans DNA in the samples was found through PCR and amplic...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 28, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Phylogenetic placement and microthrix pattern of Paranybelinia otobothrioides Dollfus, 1966 (Trypanorhyncha) from krill Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
Publication date: Available online 27 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): José Raúl Morales-Ávila, Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez, Norma Y. Hernandez-Saavedra, Carlos J. Robinson, Harry W. PalmAbstractPlerocerci of the monotypic Paranybelinia otobothrioides were found parasitizing the subtropical neritic krill Nyctiphanes simplex in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The plerocerci were recovered from two microhabitats of the intermediate host, typically embedded inside the digestive gland (hepatopancreas) or rarely in the hemocoel. The morphology of the simple, single-layer...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 28, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Geographical distribution and risk factors for Echinococcus granulosus carriage in peri-urban wild dog populations
Publication date: Available online 16 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Lana Harriott, Matthew Gentle, Rebecca Traub, Rowland Cobbold, Ricardo Soares MagalhãesAbstractThe transmission of zoonotic pathogens associated with wildlife in peri-urban environments can be influenced by the interplay of numerous socioecological factors. Echinococcus granulosus is known to be common within peri-urban wild dog populations however knowledge of the factors that influence its presence is limited. We investigated the demographic distribution of the Index of Potential Contaminatio...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 16, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
New genotypes and molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet birds in Southwestern China
Publication date: Available online 9 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Lei Deng, Chan-Juan Yue, Yi-Jun Chai, Wu-You Wang, Xiao-Yan Su, Zi-Yao Zhou, Long-Qiong Wang, Ling-Yu Li, Hai-Feng Liu, Zhi-Jun Zhong, Sui-Zhong Cao, Yan-Chun Hu, Hua-Lin Fu, Guang-Neng PengAbstract:Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a unicellular enteric microsporidian parasite, can infect humans and a wide range of animals throughout the world. Although E. bieneusi has been identified in many animals, there is no information regarding the genotypes of E. bieneusi in pet birds in China. Birds are importan...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 10, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Pathology associated with larval eustrongylides sp. (nematoda: Dioctophymatoidea) infection in galaxias maculatus (actinopterygii: Galaxiidae) from patagonia, Argentina
Publication date: Available online 8 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Silvia Guagliardo, Gustavo Viozzi, Norma BrugniAbstractHelminth infections within tissues tend to be subjected to a host response that can include encapsulation and melanization to isolate the parasite. The effectiveness of this response depends on the host species. During a survey of parasites of the native fish, Galaxias maculatus, we found conspicuous, strongly melanized exterior cysts located in the caudal peduncle of the fish. Dissection of these cysts exposed larval nematodes whose morphome...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 9, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
A volunteer-populated online database provides evidence for a geographic pattern in symptoms of black spot infections
Publication date: Available online 7 August 2019Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Austin HappelAbstractInfections of parasitic digenean trematode metacercariae may lead to a visually observable syndrome in fish commonly called black spot disease. While black spot has been noted from various locations throughout North America, patterns in prevalence across the continent remain unknown. Funding to investigate continental-wide prevalence of low-mortality parasitic infections represents a barrier to such studies. I utilize iNaturalist.org's photograph database to examine fish for ...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 9, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Cryptic species diversity in ticks that transmit disease in Australia
We report here the application of molecular methods to examine the species diversity of ixodid ticks at two sites in southern New South Wales, Australia. Our taxon sampling included six morphologically characterised adult stage voucher specimens of Ixodes trichosuri, Ixodes tasmani, Ixodes fecialis and Ixodes holocyclus (the paralysis tick) and ∼250 field collected specimens that were in the larva or nymph stage and thus not morphologically identifiable. One nuclear and two mitochondrial amplicons were sequenced using a combination of Sanger and Illumina MiSeq sequencing. Phylogenetic relationships were estimated using b...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - August 7, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
