| discovery of an endemic area of gnathostoma turgidum infection among opossums, didelphis virginiana, in mexico. | gnathostomosis, caused by gnathostoma binucleatum, is a serious public health issue in mexico. although 2 other gnathostoma spp., g. turgidum and g. lamothei, have been found in wild animals, their natural life cycle or their relation to human disease remains unclear. while we were conducting an epidemiological survey on gnathostoma spp. in sinaloa state, mexico, we found an endemic area for g. turgidum in common opossums, didelphis virginiana, located in tecualilla, sinaloa. the species identif ... | 2009 | 18989999 |
| morphology of gnathostoma spp. isolated from natural hosts in sinaloa, mexico. | gnathostomosis is an emerging public health problem in sinaloa, mexico, where an increasing number of human cases have been diagnosed since 1989. the present study was carried out to determine the presence of the parasite in other natural hosts from the area. birds, fish, opossums and raccoons were captured from local dams and lagoons. the flesh from bird and fish specimens was ground and examined under a 100 w light bulb. larvae were processed for light and electron microscopy. a total of 368 a ... | 2002 | 12107456 |
| identification of estuarine fish dormitator latifrons as an intermediate host and eleotris picta as a paratenic host for gnathostoma binucleatum in sinaloa, mexico. | gnathostomosis is a typical fish-borne zoonotic parasitosis and is currently a serious public health issue in mexico. among several gnathostoma species present in wild animals in mexico, gnathostoma binucleatum is the only proven species responsible for human diseases, and the advanced third stage larvae (al3) of g. binucleatum have been found in over 20 species of fish in this country. in sinaloa state, two fish species, dormitator latifrons and eleotris picta, were heavily contaminated with g. ... | 2008 | 18719943 |