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Physical evidence of direct antagonistic interactions between trematodes in the host gut: the kiss of death?
Although within-host competition among parasites if often assumed to occur based on statistical patterns, actual physical evidence of direct...
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Littorina snails and Microphallus trematodes: Diverse consequences of the trematode-induced metabolic shifts
The intricate relationships between parasites and hosts encompass a wide range of levels, from molecular interactions to population dynamics....
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Characterization of glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 orthologs in trematodes
BackgroundGlutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (GCP2) belongs to the M28B metalloprotease subfamily encompassing a variety of zinc-dependent exopeptidases...
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Morphological and molecular identification of lymnaeid snail and trematodes cercariae in different water bodies in Perak, Malaysia
Lymnaeid snails play a crucial role in the transmission of trematode cercariae as an intermediate host that can infect humans, ruminants like...
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Phylogenetic relationship of Prohemistomum vivax to other trematodes based on the internal transcribed spacer region and mitochondrial genes
Prohemistomum vivax is a zoonotic small cyathocotylid trematode that inhabits the intestines of fish-eating birds and mammals. Here, we amplified the...
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Assessing the microbiota of the snail intermediate host of trematodes, Galba truncatula
BackgroundThe microbiome is known to play key roles in health and disease, including host susceptibility to parasite infections. The freshwater snail
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Immature trematodes of Lecithochirium sp. (Digenea: Hemiuridae) in the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculatus) from Mexico
Immature trematodes of Lecithochirium sp. are recorded for the first time as parasites of the California two-spot octopus Octopus bimaculatus from...
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Genotypic and morphological diversity of trematodes Leucochloridium paradoxum
The sporocysts of the trematode Leucochloridium paradoxum parasitise land snails Succinea putris . The sporocysts form broodsacs whose tegument...
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Biodiversity of Human Trematodes and Their Intermediate Hosts in Southeast Asia
A diverse range of human trematodes commonly dwell in the intestine, bile ducts of the liver, lung, and blood vessel infecting millions of people in...
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Characterization of digenetic trematodes infecting African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) based on integrated morphological, molecular, histopathological, and immunological examination
Parasitic infection may cause massive losses in Clarias gariepinus fries and fingerlings. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the digenetic...
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Food-Borne Trematodes: A Focus on Russia
Parasitic diseases transmitted through food are an urgent problem in the modern world. Food trade between countries, increased demand for animal...
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Trematodes Attacking Dogs and Humans
Several trematode species run their life cycle using humans as final hosts and snails as intermediate hosts. Humans, however, are additionally...
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Trematodes coupled with neonicotinoids: effects on blood cell profiles of a model amphibian
Habitat loss, climate change, environmental contaminants, and parasites and pathogens are among the main factors thought to act singly or together in...
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Praziquantel: An Efficacious Pharmaceutical Compound to Treat Human and Animal Infections Due to Trematodes and Cestodes
The anthelminthic compound praziquantel acts against flatworms (platyhelminthes) like tapeworms and bloodsucking worms (trematodes) in case they have...
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Praziquantel: A Broad-Spectrum Drug Acting against Trematodes and Cestodes Parasitizing Humans and Animals
The chemical compound praziquantel has been developed by Bayer company in Leverkusen, Germany, is now also produced in China and sold worldwide as...
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Helminths
Helminths are multicellular worms, some of which are parasitic and cause serious diseases in humans, particularly in tropical regions. Parasitic...
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Insights on foodborne zoonotic trematodes in freshwater snails in North and Central Vietnam
Foodborne zoonotic trematode (FZT) infections are common neglected tropical diseases in Southeast Asia. Their complicated life cycles involve...
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Leeches as the intermediate host for strigeid trematodes: genetic diversity and taxonomy of the genera Australapatemon Sudarikov, 1959 and Cotylurus Szidat, 1928
BackgroundLeeches (Hirudinida) play a significant role as intermediate hosts in the circulation of trematodes in the aquatic environment. However,...
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Unexpected diversity in northern Europe: trematodes from salmonid fishes in Iceland with two new species of Crepidostomum Braun, 1900
In 2018 and 2019, salmonid fishes, Salmo trutta L. and Salvelinus alpinus (L.) from lakes in Iceland were assessed for trematodes during a...
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One Health monitoring reveals invasive freshwater snail species, new records, and undescribed parasite diversity in Zimbabwe
BackgroundSnail-borne trematodes afflict humans, livestock, and wildlife. Recognizing their zoonotic potential and possible hybridization, a One...
