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helminth parasites of fisher martes pennanti (erxleben) from manitoba, canada.seven species of helminths were recovered during a survey of 162 fisher (martes pennanti) from four areas of manitoba: baylisascaris devosi in 52 fisher; taenia sibirica in 25; physaloptera sp. in nine; alaria mustelae in two; metorchis conjunctus in one; trichinella spiralis in one of 81; molineus sp. in one. b. devosi was the most prevalent parasite and differences in its geographical distribution were possibly related to population density of fisher. the prevalence of other parasites did not ...1979574167
parasites of red foxes in new brunswick and nova scotia.sixty-one red foxes from new brunswick and nova scotia were examined for helminths. alaria americana, a. arisaemoides, a. mustelae, cryptocotyle lingua, echinostoma revolution and metorchis conjunctus, capillaria aerophila, crenosoma vulpis, toxocara canis, uncinaria stenocephala and taenia crassiceps were found. approximately 67% of the foxes examined were clinically affected with sarcoptes scabiei mange.1978691132
parasites of dogs from indian settlements in northwestern canada: a survey with public health implications.a total of 959 faecal samples were obtained from dogs in 12 native communities in northern saskatchewan, central and northern alberta and the northwest territories. all samples were examined using a flotation technique. samples from an area of endemic human amoebic infections were also examined by a formol-ether sedimentation method. eighteen necropsies were performed. entamoeba histolytica cysts were recovered from dog faeces at loon lake, saskatchewan. toxocara canis had low incidence in saska ...19734265550
lesions caused by the hepatic trematode, metorchis conjunctus, cobbold, 1860. a comparative study in carnivora. 19685688935
metorchis conjunctus (cobbold, 1860) infection in wolves (canis lupus), with pancreatic involvement in two animals.the trematode metorchis conjunctus (cobbold, 1860) was found in seven of 211 wolves from saskatchewan which were examined between 1976 and 1983. the parasite caused cholangiohepatitis with periductular fibrosis in the liver of all the wolves, and chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the pancreas in two animals. the wolves with pancreatic involvement were emaciated. five of the seven infected wolves were from one local area, and three of these were from a pack known to consume fish.19836644936
clinical changes caused by the liver fluke metorchis conjunctus in cats.cats infected with metacercariae of the fluke metorchis conjunctus were followed clinically through their infection. cats given 200 metacercariae showed few symptoms. all the cats passed ova on the 17th day. three hundred metacercariae caused diarrhea, icterus, discolored urine, green feces and eosinophilia after 18 to 21 days. eosinophilia, leucine aminopeptidase and alanine aminotransferase were elevated and remain the best indicators for metorchiasis. the hematological and serological abnorma ...19817292895
giardiasis and other intestinal parasitic infections in a manitoba residential school for the mentally retarded.a case of severely symptomatic giardiasis in a school for the mentally retarded prompted an epidemiologic survey of the institution. the rate of parasitic infection in the children were just under 50%. multiple infections were common and one child harboured five different protozoa. the yield included known pathogens (giardia lamblia, metorchis conjunctus and diphyllobothrium sp.), protozoa of potential pathogenicity (dientamoeba fragilis) and other protozoa, the significance of which has yet to ...19807363211
common-source outbreak of acute infection due to the north american liver fluke metorchis conjunctus.we investigated an outbreak of acute clinical illness among 19 people who ate raw fish (sashimi) prepared from the white sucker, catostomus commersoni, caught in a river north of montreal, canada.19968544550
north american liver fluke (metorchis conjunctus) in a canadian aboriginal population: a submerging human pathogen? 19989735521
obstructive jaundice ascribed to metorchis conjunctus in a cat with a bifid gallbladder. 195713416074
liver fluke (metorchis conjunctus) in a dog from south carolina. 195713462890
metorchis conjunctus liver fluke infestation in a cat. 196217421548
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