| the efficacy of amidantel, a new anthelmintic, on hookworms and ascarids in dogs. | amidantel is a new anthelmintic from a new chemical class with an interesting anthelmintic spectrum. in dogs amidantel is highly effective in a single oral dose of 25 mg/kg against both hookworm species, ancylostoma caninum and unicinaria stenocephala. in toxascaris leonina infected dogs a complete cure rate was achieved with a single oral dose of 50 mg/kg. similar results were obtained with 8 mg/kg administered three times per day. the most sensitive parasite to amidantel was found to be toxoca ... | 1979 | 295548 |
| toxocara infection in pigs. the use of indirect fluorescent antibody tests and an in vitro larval precipitate test for detecting specific antibodies. | an in vitro larval precipitate test using second-stage toxocara canis larvae and an indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) test employing cuticles of t. canis larvae as antigen were evaluated using antisera produced in pigs experimentally infected with t. canis, t. cati, ascaris suum, toxascaris leonina and parascaris equorum. the former test was both specific and sensitive and is suggested as a reliable and simple method of detecting toxocara antibodies in pigs. the latter test was considered unsu ... | 1977 | 328560 |
| visceral larva migrans and alveolar hydatid disease. dangers real or imagined. | for both visceral larva migrans and alveolar hydatid diseases, it is the feces of companion animals that are the primary source of human infection. clearly, whatever is done to reduce this form of environmental contamination and the prevalence of the parasites' infective stages will help to protect the health of the human population in the united states and canada, particularly the children. very important are appropriate anthelmintic treatment programs, especially for t. canis, and proper contr ... | 1978 | 356405 |
| some intestinal parasites of arctic fox, banks island, n. w. t. | small intestinal parasitology of 50 trapped arctic fox taken on banks island, the northwest territories, showed a prevalence of taenia crassiceps (78%), toxascaris leonina (60%), echinococcus multilocularis (2%) and coccidia (2%). attention is drawn to the absence of toxocara sp. and of uncinaria sp. | 1979 | 497890 |
| gastrointestinal parasitism of iowa coyotes in relation to age. | taenia sp., physaloptera sp., ancylostoma caninum, toxascaris leonina, and/or trichuris vulpis were recovered from gastrointestinal tracts of 141 and 144 (97.9%) coyotes ranging from 1/2 to 8 1/2 years of age. ancylostoma caninum exhibited a significant decline in both prevalence and mean number per coyote with increasing age of the host. taenia sp. appeared with consistently high prevalence in all age classes. physaloptera sp. and t. leonina showed general reductions in prevalence in all age cl ... | 1978 | 641673 |
| gastrointestinal helminths in dogs from a humane shelter in indiana. | between january 1975 and august 1976, the alimentary tracts of 104 euthanatized dogs from a humane shelter in tippecanoe county, indiana, were examined to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths. the survey was restricted to dogs greater than 1 year old. their average age was estimated at approximately 2 years. parasitism was detected in 86.5% of the dogs examined. ancylostoma caninum was found most often (58.7%), followed by trichuris vulpis (51.9%), taenia sp (31.7%), toxocara c ... | 1978 | 721684 |
| [research on intestinal parasitic diseases in dogs of the city of rome]. | a survey on the diffusion of intestinal parasites of dogs in the town of rome. the results of a survey on the diffusion of cestodes and nematodes in a hundred dogs in rome are reported. the dogs were subjected to fecal examinations --- using both the flottation method and the mcmaster method -- and to the post-mortem examination of the intestine. at post-mortem examination 25 dogs were found parasitized by one or more species of nematodes, 19 by one or more species of cestodes and 12 both by ces ... | 1977 | 754133 |
| prevalence of sarcocystis infection and other intestinal parasitisms in dogs from a humane shelter in ohio. | fecal specimens from 500 stray dogs in columbus, oh, were examined for evidence of intestinal parasitisms. prevalences (%) of coccidia were: sarcocystis sp, 1.8; isospora canis, 1.8; and isospora ohioensis, 3.6. prevalences (%) of helminths were: toxocara canis, 19.2; toxascaris leonina, 10.2; trichuris sp, 42.2; capillaria sp; 1.0; ancylostoma sp, 60.8; uncinaria sp, 2.4; and taenia sp, 7.4. | 1976 | 815230 |
| a survey of patent nematode infestations in dogs. | a survey of faecal samples taken from 1000 suburban dogs revealed an infestation of 7-2 per cent toxocara canis, 2-7 per cent toxascaris leonina, 1-3 per cent trichuris vulpis and 1-3 per cent uncinaria stenocephala. the faecal material examined was obtained per rectum from well cared-for pet dogs resident in an area of north-west suburban london. the age of the dogs examined, both male and female, ranged from three weeks to 18 years. the clinical picture of the dogs affected by ascariasis and i ... | 1977 | 860384 |
| coccidia and intestinal nematodes of east central illinois cats. | in a fecal examination survey (1975-1976) of 217 cats from laboratory colonies, a humane society shelter, and homes in east central illinois, toxocara mystax eggs were found in 32%, toxascaris leonina eggs in 6%, ancylostoma eggs in 9%, capillaria eggs in 4%, isospora felis oocysts in 23%, isospora rivolta oocysts in 24%, and toxoplasma or besnoitia oocysts in 1%. the laboratory and humane shelter cats were the most heavily infected. isospora felis and i rivolta could not be transmitted to 2 pup ... | 1977 | 873847 |
| prevalence of toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina ova in dog faeces deposited on the streets of leeds. | | 1976 | 1067361 |
| [the helminth fauna of the red fox (vulpes vulpes linne, 1758) in nordhessen and ostwestfalen. 2. nematodes]. | between november 1989 and june 1990 a total number of 397 foxes were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine and 403 foxes for the presence of trichinella spiralis larvae. the animals came from the districts of kassel, arnsberg and detmold. in 32.7% of the foxes infections with toxocara canis were found, in 11.1% toxascaris leonina, in 3.8% ancylostoma caninum, in 3.5% uncinaria stenocephala and in 2.3% capillaria species. in most cases the number of nematod ... | 1992 | 1459030 |
| efficacy of a drug combination of praziquantel, pyrantel embonate, and febantel against helminth infections in dogs. | tablets containing praziquantel, pyrantel embonate, and febantel were tested for efficacy against helminths in dogs. a single treatment with this drug combination gave 100% reductions in toxocara canis and taenia hydatigena in experimentally induced infections in dogs. in dogs with naturally acquired infections, treatment gave > 97 to 98% reductions in fecal egg counts attributable to toxascaris leonina, t canis, and uncinaria stenocephala. efficacy against trichuris vulpis was > 92%. | 1992 | 1476306 |
| efficacy of ivermectin and pyrantel pamoate combined in a chewable formulation against heartworm, hookworm, and ascarid infections in dogs. | eight trials were conducted in dogs to document the efficacy of ivermectin (6 micrograms/kg of body weight) and pyrantel pamoate (5 mg of active pyrantel/kg) in a beef-based chewable formulation against dirofilaria immitis, ancylostoma caninum, uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, and toxascaris leonina. three studies involved induced infection with d immitis, and 5 studies involved induced or natural infection with hookworms and ascarids. in 3 intestinal parasite trials, the efficacy of the ... | 1992 | 1586021 |
| cross-reactions of sera from toxocara canis-infected mice with toxascaris leonina and ascaris suum antigens. | the elisa method using larval excretory-secretory (e/s) products and homogenized toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina and ascaris suum adult worm extract were used to determine possible cross-reactions in balb/c and c57bl/10 mice, inoculated with embryonated eggs or adult worm extract of t. canis in single and multiple doses. when we used sera of mice infected with embryonated eggs of t. canis against different heterologous antigens, we observed no cross-reactions in balb/c mice against a. suum e/ ... | 1992 | 1639565 |
| helminth eggs in the sludge from three sewage treatment plants in czechoslovakia. | developmental stages of 8 species of parasitic helminths were found during examination of sludge from 3 sewage treatment plants in central bohemia, czechoslovakia. the eggs were comprised from ascaris sp., toxocara sp., toxascaris leonina, parascaris equorum, enterobius vermicularis, trichuris sp., capillaria sp. and hymenolepis spp. the quantity of these organisms in 100 g of dried sludge ranged between 24-105 eggs of ascaris sp., 12-47 eggs of toxocara sp., 0-8 eggs of toxascaris leonina, 0-1 ... | 1992 | 1644362 |
| evaluation of a beef-based chewable formulation of pyrantel pamoate against induced and natural infections of hookworms and ascarids in dogs. | pyrantel pamoate, formulated in a beef-based chewable tablet, was evaluated for efficacy in dogs against induced and natural infections of toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, ancylostoma caninum and uncinaria stenocephala. dose titration trials were conducted in canada, the uk and germany in dogs treated with pyrantel (as pamoate salt) at 0, 2.5, 5 or 10 mg kg-1 body weight. these studies showed that a dose rate of 2.5 mg kg-1, the efficacy of pyrantel against adult t. canis, t. leonina, u. sten ... | 1991 | 1763481 |
| comparison of isolates and species of toxocara and toxascaris by biosynthetic labelling of somatic and es proteins from infective larvae. | infective-stage larvae of three different isolates of toxocara canis were intrinsically ([35s]methionine) labelled in culture, to determine the presence of similarities or differences in the somatic and es antigens expressed between larvae derived from different hosts and different geographical regions. two other closely related ascaridids, toxascaris leonina which infects cats and dogs, and toxocara vitulorum (neoascaris vitulorum) which infects cattle, were also compared to t. canis larvae by ... | 1991 | 1780182 |
| anthelmintic activity of paraherquamide in dogs. | paraherquamide, an oxindole alkaloid metabolite of penicillium paraherquei and penicillium charlesii, was tested against the common gastrointestinal nematodes of dogs at a single oral dosage of 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mg kg-1. efficacy was poor (less than 85%) against ancylostoma caninum, uncinaria stenocephala, toxascaris leonina, trichuris vulpis, and strongyloides stercoralis at the low- and mid-dosage levels. at the high dosage level, good efficacy (91%) was observed only against s. stercoralis. ad ... | 1991 | 1788941 |
| helminth and protozoan parasites in dogs and cats in belgium. | this study investigates the level of helminthic and protozoal infestation over the last 10 years in strays, well-cared-for dogs and cats. determination of the prevalence of infections was based either on faecal examination or on worm counts at necropsy. of 2324 faecal flotations (nacl sp.gr. 1.20) of stray dogs, 34.2% had eggs or proglottids of one or more worm species consisting of toxocara canis (17.4%), toxascaris leonina (10.1%), uncinaria stenocephala (11.4%), trichuris vulpis (7.0%) and ce ... | 1991 | 2024431 |
| the ecology of echinococcus multilocularis (cestoda: taeniidae) on st. lawrence island, alaska. ii. helminth populations in the definitive host. | the helminths of 1,579 arctic foxes from st. lawrence island were investigated by standard methods. the foxes, obtained mainly during the winter from fur trappers, harbored 22 species of helminths. four of those were trematodes, viz., maritrema afanassjewi belopol'skaia, 1952, orthosplanchnus pygmaeus iurakhno, 1967, plagiorchis elegans (rudolphi, 1802) and alaria marcianae (larue, 1917), each of which occurred in a single host. two species of cestodes, diphyllobothrium dendriticum (nitzsch, 182 ... | 1990 | 2080830 |
| dynamics of antibody production in mice infected with toxascaris leonina linstow, 1909. | using counterimmunoelectrophoresis and elisa tests the dynamics of antibody production in serum of mice experimentally infected with toxascaris leonina was studied. the production of antibodies using both tests has already been detectable in serum of mice from 7 days post infection (dpi) and their level persisted till the end of the experiment, i.e. till 77 dpi. the most positive were reactions of sera with antigens 1 and 3. | 1990 | 2093616 |
| feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukaemia virus, toxoplasma gondii, and intestinal parasitic infections in taiwanese cats. | a population consisting of 70 breeder cats, 43 clinical cases, and 16 feral cats was examined for the presence of toxoplasma gondii, feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv), and feline leukaemia virus (felv). no oocysts of t. gondii were observed in 96 faecal samples; faecal samples were not available from the feral cats. other intestinal parasites identified included isospora felis (three cats), isospora rivolta (five), dipylidium canium (two), toxocara cati (four), toxascaris leonina (one), and an ... | 1990 | 2171713 |
| [parasite-host relations in toxascariasis in arctic foxes]. | the effect of host infection doze (10, 100, 1000 eggs) and developmental stages of helminths (larvae, adult nematodes) on the relationships in the system "toxascaris leonina-alopex lagopus" was studied experimentally. it has been established that 100 eggs are the threshold dose for helminths and 1000 eggs for the host. more distinct changes in the indices are characteristic of the parasite. dynamics of host-parasite relationships in the development of the parasitic process correspond to helminth ... | 1990 | 2216533 |
| [spectrum of species and infection frequency of endoparasites in bitches and their puppies in south germany]. | toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, hookworms, trichuris vulpis, strongyloides, hammondia heydorni, sarcocystis spp., isospora canis and isospora ohioensis and/or isospora burrowsi of at least 9 species were detected in 100 randomly selected dog families in southern germany. examinations carried out 5 to 9 times at weekly intervals revealed a monoinfection in 37 litters, infection with two parasite species in 28 litters, with three species in 10 litters and with four species in 6 litters. during ... | 1990 | 2326798 |
| [contamination of public children's playgrounds in hannover with helminth eggs]. | fifty-two public sand pits on children playgrounds in hannover were investigated for the presence of parasites. a large proportion (63.5%) of these playgrounds were contaminated with parasite eggs. eggs from toxocara spp., toxascaris leonina and other common helminth parasites were found in 55.8%, 9.6% and 26.1% of these playgrounds, respectively. a total of 208 sand samples were collected, and 30.8% of them contained eggs from toxocara spp. (24.5%), toxascaris leonina (2.4%) or other common hel ... | 1990 | 2331970 |
| [epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in france. 1. intestinal helminths in the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from haute-savoie]. | in the course of an epidemiological survey concerning the alveolar echinococcosis and its causative agent, echinococcus multilocularis, the autopsies of 150 wild red foxes captured in the department of the haute-savoie between december 1983 and august 1988 disclosed 139 cases of intestinal helminthiasis with cestodes and nematodes; no trematode was found. multiple infections were frequent. the cestoda recorded consist of the following species: taenia crassiceps: 44 cases (29%); echinococcus mult ... | 1990 | 2344133 |
| efficacy of nemadectin, a new broad-spectrum endectocide, against natural infections of canine gastrointestinal helminths. | nemadectin, a new broad-spectrum endectocide, was highly efficacious against natural infections of all the major canine gastrointestinal helminths. at single oral dosages of 0.2-0.4 mg kg-1 body weight (bw), a liquid formulation administered in gelatin capsules was 100% effective in eliminating natural infections of toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, ancylostoma caninum and uncinaria stenocephala. tablets (267 mg) containing 4.6% nemadectin given at a rate of 1/3 tablet per 20 kg bw (0.2 mg nem ... | 1989 | 2617829 |
| [intestinal parasitosis of the canine population in the principate of asturias]. | a study is made of coprological samples from 354 dogs, 252 of them male and 102 female. parasitism was found in 94 dogs (26.5%), of which 14 (15%) showed two or more associated parasites. the councils with the highest degree of parasitism were: peñamellera baja (77.7%), ribadedeva (57.1%), castropol (53.8%), ribadesella (50%), piloña (46.6%), and tapias de casariego (44.4%). the parasites most frequently isolated were: anciostoma caninum (19.2%), trichuris vulpis (8.2%), cystoisospora canis (3%) ... | 1989 | 2635797 |
| [toxoplasma gondii infections and oocyst shedding in domestic cats and the significance of this for the epidemiology and epizootiology of toxoplasmosis]. | because of the dissemination of oocysts the cat and other felines have a central position within toxoplasma gondii epidemiology and epizootiology. from 1984 to 1986, 267 cats between 2 months and 15 years old were serologically examined (sft) for toxoplasma antibodies. the rate of infection was 59.9 per cent. the infection rate of stray cats (72.5%) was significantly higher than that of domestic cats (40%). the high infection rate of herbivores results from behaviour of stray cats. in faeces of ... | 1989 | 2782669 |
| the dynamics of eosinophilia in concurrent infections with trichinella spiralis owen, 1835 and toxascaris leonina linstow, 1909. | the concurrent infection with larvae of trichinella spiralis and eggs of toxascaris leonina was studied under various conditions using 75 male white mice. the changes in content of eosinophilic leucocytes in the blood, as well as the total number and distribution of larvae of both parasites in different body tissues were demonstrated. the primary infection with toxascaris leonina caused an increase in the number of eosinophilic leucocytes from day 4 p.i., whereas the infection with trichinella s ... | 1988 | 2976725 |
| toxocara canis: monoclonal antibodies to larval excretory-secretory antigens that bind with genus and species specificity to the cuticular surface of infective larvae. | when maintained in culture, the infective-stage larvae of toxocara canis produce a group of excretory-secretory antigens. monoclonal antibodies to these antigens have been produced and partially characterized. hybridomas were made using spleens from mice that had been given 250 embryonated eggs of t. canis followed by immunization with excretory-secretory antigens. monoclonal antibodies were first screened against excretory-secretory antigens using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ... | 1987 | 3315735 |
| ascarid infections of cats and dogs. | the ascarids toxocara canis, toxocara cati, and toxascaris leonina are probably the most common gastrointestinal helminths encountered in small animal practice. both t. canis and t. cati can cause serious disease in kittens and puppies; t. leonina is generally less pathogenic. prenatal transmission assures that virtually all puppies are born infected with t. canis. transmammary transmission is probably the major route of infection for kittens with t. cati. in addition, all three species of worm ... | 1987 | 3328391 |
| a survey on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in the area of thessaloniki, greece. | faecal specimens randomly taken from 232 healthy dogs living in the area of thessaloniki were screened for internal parasites. in 39.2% of the examined dogs excretion of sarcocystis bovicanis (1.3%), isospora ohioensis/burrowsi (3.9%), giardia lamblia (0.8%), hammondia heydorni (0.4%), dicrocoelium dendriticum (0.8%) diplopylidium nolleri (0.4%), joyeuxiella pasqualei (0.8%), taeniids (0.4%), toxocara canis (22.4%), toxascaris leonina (1.3%), uncinaria stenocephala (3.0%), trichuris vulpis (2.6% ... | 1988 | 3372979 |
| diagnostic morphology of four larval ascaridoid nematodes that may cause visceral larva migrans: toxascaris leonina, baylisascaris procyonis, lagochilascaris sprenti, and hexametra leidyi. | the gross and histological morphology of the larvae of 4 ascaridoid nematodes, toxascaris leonina, baylisascaris procyonis, lagochilascaris sprenti, and hexametra leidyi, are described. the larvae of t. leonina, b. procyonis, and l. sprenti were recovered from experimentally infected mice at 32, 14, and 75 days of infection, respectively. hexametra leidyi larvae used for morphological study were collected on day 159 postinfection from a rhesus monkey, macaca mulatta, while h. leidyi larvae used ... | 1987 | 3437356 |
| helminth parasites of the coyote (canis latrans) in tennessee. | from 1980 to 1984, 267 coyotes (canis latrans) from tennessee were examined for helminth parasites. hearts were examined for the presence of dirofilaria immitis, diaphragms for trichinella spiralis, and digestive tracts for other helminths. six species were found including 5 nematodes (d. immitis, physaloptera rara, trichuris vulpis, ancylostoma caninum, and toxascaris leonina) and 1 cestode (taenia pisiformis). univariate and multivariate statistical techniques were used to assess parasite prev ... | 1987 | 3585628 |
| superoxide dismutase activity in nematodes. | the activities of the enzymes superoxide dismutase (e.c.:1.15.1.1) and catalase (e.c.:1.11.1.6) were studied in purified extracts of four nematodes: ascaris suum, toxascaris leonina, toxocara canis and t. cati adult males and females. no catalase activity was found in any of the extracts. the results reveal that the sod activities of the four parasites presented species differences and also sexual differences within each species. polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis pattern analysis confirmed that ... | 1987 | 3668213 |
| parasites of stray dogs in the rabat region, morocco. | eighteen parasites were identified from 57 stray dogs from the urban and rural areas of rabat. the prevalence of the species of parasites was: ctenocephalides (c. canis, c. felis) 94.7%, rhipicephalus sanguineus 68.5%, linguatula serrata, babesia canis, isospora canis each 3.5%, toxocara canis 7%, dirofilaria immitis, taenia hydatigena, t. pisiformis each 12.3%, dipetalonema dracunculoides 10.5%, ancylostoma caninum 17.5% echinococcus granulosus 22.8%, toxascaris leonina 33.3%, dipylidium caninu ... | 1987 | 3675044 |
| changes in the white blood picture during experimental larval ascariasis, toxocariasis and toxascariasis. | haematological changes were studied in rabbits experimentally infected with different doses of ascaris suum, toxacara canis and toxascaris leonina. the numbers of leucocytes, eosinophiles and neutrophiles were changed and the strongest eosinophila was observed between the 2nd and 3rd week of infection (5.2-7.1%). the intensity of reaction was not related to the used infection dose. the eosinophilia was always lower in toxocariasis and toxascariasis than in ascariasis at identical doses of infect ... | 1985 | 3862632 |
| studies on the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths of dogs in calabar, nigeria. | the results of investigational study to determine the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths of dogs in calabar, nigeria with particular emphasis on the effects of sex and age of the animals on the occurrence of these endoparasites are presented. of a total of 254 dogs sampled using saturated brime solution floatation method and formalin-ether sedimentation method, 223 (86.97%) were infected. a breakdown of the number of parasitized dogs shows that 180 (70.86%) were positive for ancylostoma c ... | 1985 | 3869127 |
| comparative studies on the infestation of three different breeds of dogs by gastro-intestinal helminths. | the findings of an investigation mounted to evaluate and compare the prevalence of parasitic gastro-intestinal helminth ova in three different breeds of dogs in calabar, nigeria are presented. results of the investigation indicate that in alsatians, 25% infestation with strongyloides stercoralis, 25% toxocara canis, 65% ancylostoma caninum were found, in crossbreed between alsatian and mongrel, 15.56% infestation with strongyloides stercoralis, 10.93% toxascaris leonina, 25% toxocara canis, 68.7 ... | 1985 | 3869810 |
| [gastrointestinal parasitic fauna of cats in the cities of bologna, florence and milan]. | the results of a parasitological survey carried out on 116 cats found dead in bologna, firenze and milano was reported. the parasites identified were: toxocara cati (49.1%); toxascaris leonina (3.4%); ancylostoma tubaeforme (9.5%); ollulanus tricuspis (3.4%); dipylidium caninum (41.4%); taenia taeniaeformis (11.2%); mesocestoides lineatus (1.7%); spirometra sp. (0.9%); coccidia (12.9%). the autopsies' results were compared with coprological ones in order to assess their reliability. | 1985 | 3870646 |
| [the effect of acupuncture on hematologic and biochemical values in dogs with endoparasitic infections]. | selected hematological and biochemical indicators in blood were studied in seven dogs for 57 days. six dogs were exposed to long-term, pre-experimental, natural invasion of the endoparasite trichuris vulpis, one dog to toxascaris leonina. in both cases the invasion of parasites was only weak, without any clinical symptoms. acupuncture was performed on the first to fourth experimental days by steel acupuncture needles used in human medicine by introducing them into gv-14, st-36 and sp-6 points fo ... | 1985 | 3934836 |
| helminth species diversity and biology in the bobcat, lynx rufus (schreber), from nebraska. | cestodes of 4 species and nematodes of 9 species were collected from 75 bobcats, lynx rufus (schreber), in nebraska from 1977 to 1979. of these 75, 11 were trapped from 6 border counties in 3 border states: south dakota, 7 carcasses/3 counties; kansas, 3/2; and wyoming, 1/1. helminths recovered included: mesocestoides corti hoeppli, 1925 (15% prevalence), taenia rileyi loewen, 1929 (67%), taenia pisiformis (bloch, 1780) gmelin, 1790 (27%), taenia macrocystis (diesing, 1850) lühe, 1910 (19%), phy ... | 1985 | 3998960 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of flubendazole paste against nematodes and cestodes in dogs and cats. | small dogs and cats, naturally infected with nematodes and cestodes, were used in a critical test under laboratory conditions to determine the palatability and efficacy of flubendazole as a past formulation. subsequently, a control test in dogs was conducted under field conditions. a 4.4% past formulation was given at a dosage of 22 mg/kg of body weight once a day for 2 or 3 consecutive days. in a critical test in dogs, the efficacy against toxocara canis was 97.4% after a 2-day administration a ... | 1985 | 4083589 |
| 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 ... | 1973 | 4265550 |
| ultraviolet microscopy of embryonating toxascaris leonina ova. anl-7635. | | 1969 | 5310783 |
| visceral larva migrans--an immunofluorescent examination of rabbit and human sera for antibodies to the es antigens of the second stage larvae of toxocara canis, toxocara cati and toxascaris leonina (nematoda). | | 1966 | 5327555 |
| experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. i. incidence of t. leonina among dogs and cats in japan. | | 1967 | 5624719 |
| [experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. ii. diagnosis and treatment of toxascariasis in dogs and cats]. | | 1967 | 5626084 |
| experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. 3. morphology of worms and eggs obtained from various animals. | | 1967 | 5626353 |
| experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. iv. development of eggs of three ascarids, t. leonina, toxocara canis and toxocara cati, in dogs and cats. | | 1968 | 5692326 |
| experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. v. experimental infection of dogs and cats with eggs of canine, feline and felidae strains. | | 1968 | 5693432 |
| experimental studies on toxascaris leonina. vi. experimental infection of mice, chickens and earthworms with toxascaris leonina, toxocara canis and toxocara cati. | | 1968 | 5750134 |
| migration and development of toxascaris leonina larvae in mice. | | 1969 | 5799578 |
| a five-year analysis of diseases of dogs and cats in the veterinary clinic of freetown, sierra leone. | a survey is presented of the diagnoses found in 2938 dogs and 32 cats, treated between january 1976 and january 1980 at the veterinary clinic of freetown. more than one third of the dogs (1175) and 13 cats were infected by ancylostoma spp., whereas toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina were encountered in 236 and 232 dogs, respectively. noteworthy is also the relatively high figure of 12 dogs affected by negri bodies (rabies). it is pointed out that dogs and cats move about fairly freely in the ... | 1984 | 6508729 |
| population dynamics across selected habitat variables of the helminth community in coyotes, canis latrans, from south texas. | the effects of selected intrinsic variables operating on host subpopulations and of extrinsic variables across the collective host population on the distributions of 10 common helminth species from coyotes in south texas were compared. the intrinsic variables of host sex and presence and severity of sarcoptic mange had little effect on the distributions of most helminth species. the combined influences of (1) seasonal changes across the collective host population and (2) host subpopulations deli ... | 1984 | 6512639 |
| prevalence of toxocariasis and echinococcosis among dogs in the niger delta. | a sample of 60 dogs in the port harcourt area of the niger delta was examined for intestinal parasites. the high prevalence rates of toxocara canis (56.6%) and echinococcus granulosus (85.0%) in the area are discussed in relation to public health. other parasites found in dogs include toxascaris leonina (3.3%), uncinaria stenocephala (70.0%), dipylidium caninum (88.3%), trichuris vulpis (56.7%), ancylostoma caninum (65.0%) and taenia hydatigenia (43.3%). | 1984 | 6530709 |
| antibody responses to toxocara canis using sera from parasite-infected mice and protection from toxocariasis by immunisation with es antigens. | evidence for serological cross-reactions between toxocara canis and related nematode parasites has been sought using sera from infected mice and the immunodiagnostic excretory/secretory (es) antigen of t. canis larvae. sera from mice experimentally infected with either t. canis, t. cati, t. pteropodis, toxascaris leonina or ascaris suum were tested for the presence of antibodies to t. canis es antigen by solid-phase radioimmunoassay (ria) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) using anti-m ... | 1984 | 6543490 |
| comparison of counterimmunoelectrophoresis with indirect haemagglutination test in the detection of antibodies in rabbits experimentally infected with various species of ascarids. | counterimmunoelectrophoresis (ciep) and indirect haemagglutination (iha) were used for the detection of antibodies in 437 sera of rabbits experimentally infected with ascaris suum, toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina. ciep showed 44.0-52.3% positivity in a. suum, 25.5% in t. canis and 19.7-29.2% in t. leonina infection, whereas the positivity detected by iha was 59.8-90.2% in a. suum, 44.8% in t. canis and 59.6% in t. leonina infection. a comparison of the two tests reveals that ciep is a suit ... | 1984 | 6589203 |
| endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (felis rufus) from west virginia and georgia. | a total of 143 bobcats (felis rufus) from west virginia and 10 bobcats from georgia was examined for parasites and selected infectious agents. a total of 31 species of parasites was recovered including 1 protozoan, 1 trematode, 4 cestodes, 1 acanthocephalan and 24 nematodes. results indicate bobcats are important definitive hosts for sarcocystis sp. and toxoplasma gondii. thirteen species (paragonimus kellicotti, spirometra mansonoides, taenia macrocystis, t. rileyi, capillaria putorii, toxascar ... | 1981 | 6802988 |
| changes in the blood picture of white mice experimentally infected with various species of ascarids. | the blood picture was studied in white mice experimentally infected with ascaris suum, toxocara cati, and toxascaris leonina. in mice infected with a. suum, maximum number (17%) of eosinophiles occurred on day 28 p.i. in mice infected with t. cati, the eosinophilia increased already from the first day after infection, reaching the maximum (26%) on day 21 p.i. in mice infected with t. leonina, the eosinophilia increased from day 7 to day 28 p.i. and a slightly increased number of eosinophiles per ... | 1983 | 6862317 |
| determination of the specific gravity of certain helminth eggs using sucrose density gradient centrifugation. | the specific gravities of ten species of helminth eggs were determined using sucrose density gradient centrifugation. fecal or egg concentrate was layered over a 3 to 54% sucrose density gradient. the gradient was then centrifuged at 800 g for 20 min, allowing 5 min for acceleration and 5 for deceleration. bands formed were identified and measured. refractive index was measured at the middle of narrow bands, or at the level at which the concentration of eggs was highest, in the case of wide band ... | 1982 | 6890102 |
| activity of ivermectin against canine intestinal helminths. | the anthelmintic activity of ivermectin was tested in 98 dogs against adult ascarids (toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina), hookworms (ancylostoma caninum, a braziliense), and whipworms (trichuris vulpis), and against experimentally induced infections (4th-stage larvae) of t canis and a caninum. dosage levels tested were single subcutaneous injections of 50, 100, 200, or 400 micrograms/kg of body weight with appropriate vehicle-treated controls. a minimum of 4 (usually 5) dogs were tested with ea ... | 1982 | 6897345 |
| [roundworm infection (toxocara and toxascaris) in dogs in the netherlands (author's transl)]. | the incidence of roundworm infections was determined by examination of the faeces in a total number of 544 adult dogs in the netherlands during the period from 1972 to 1977. the incidence of roundworm infections varied from 13 to 34 per cent (average 22.9 per cent) during this period, from 2 to 31 per cent (average 14.5 per cent) for toxocara canis infections, from 8 to 15 per cent (average 11.2 per cent) for toxascaris leonina infections and from 0 to 11 per cent (average 2.8 per cent) for comb ... | 1980 | 6929575 |
| [occurrence of prenatal and galactogenic infections caused by toxascaris leonina leiper 1907 (ascaridae) in the mouse]. | | 1982 | 6956191 |
| the migration of larvae of toxascaris leonina (linstow, 1909) in experimentally infected white mice. | the migration of larvae of toxascaris leonina was studied in 168 white mice. the larvae were found in lungs of 96% of infected mice on days 4-135, in genital organs (84%), intestinal mucosa (81%) and skeletal muscles (100%) on day 10 post infection. the maximum number of larvae were detected in intercostal muscles on day 105 post infection. | 1982 | 6957362 |
| field trials with nitroscanate against cestodes and nematodes in dogs. | clinical trials were carried out to test the safety and efficacy of the anthelmintic, nitroscanate, against naturally acquired helminth infections. the trials involved 418 dogs, of which 252 were treated with one or other of two different tablet formulations of nitroscanate. a coarse particle formulation given in two doses each of 200 mg per kg reduced the worm burden of taenia spp and dipylidium caninum by 100 per cent and echinococcus granulosus by 94.1 per cent in farm dogs. given as a single ... | 1980 | 6990596 |
| development of the serological response in rabbits infected with toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina. | the indirect fluorescent antibody test using frozen sections of infective toxocara canis and toxascaris leonina eggs, and the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay using homogenized toxocara canis embryonated egg extract and t canis excretory-secretory products as adsorbed antigens were used to determine the specificity and development of circulating antibodies in rabbits. frozen sections were subdivided into four morphologically distinct compartments for analysis of the development of the circulati ... | 1982 | 7043808 |
| evaluation of granulated fenbendazole as a treatment for helminth infections in dogs. | a granulated formulation of fenbendazole was tested in 95 dogs harbouring naturally occurring infections of toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, trichuris vulpis, dipylidium caninum, and taenia spp and in 19 laboratory-reared beagle pups experimentally infected with toxascaris leonina. the drug was administered in moistened dry dog food or in canned dog food. in dosage titration and confirmational studies, using worm counts in naturally infected dogs, the drug was 98%-100% effective at a dosage ... | 1982 | 7056663 |
| the intestinal helminths of the red fox and some other carnivores in southwest germany. | in south-west germany between 1975 and 1980, 3,573 red foxes (vulpes vulpes), 84 badgers (meles meles), 47 stone martens (martes foina), and 387 cats (felis catus) were examined for intestinal helminths. in foxes the extent of infections was: taenia crassiceps 24%, t. polyacantha 8%, t. taeniaeformis 0.6%, t. serialis 0.5%, mesocestoides leptothylacus 20%, mesocestoides sp. 0.2%, toxocara canis 32%, toxascaris leonina 3%, uncinaria stenocephala 26%. one to three foxes harboured t. hydatigena, t. ... | 1982 | 7072323 |
| effect of febantel against ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis infections in dogs. | febantel was administered as a 3.4% paste to 45 dogs infected with 1 or more nematode species, which included ancylostoma caninum and trichuris vulpis. dosage levels of 5, 10, or 15 mg/kg of body weight daily for 3 consecutive days for a total of 15, 30, or 45 mg/kg were administered. at 15 mg/kg, all dogs were completely cleared of all nematode and cestode infections, including a caninum, t vulpis, uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, taenia sp, and dipylidium caninum, ex ... | 1982 | 7103181 |
| migration of some roundworm species in experimentally infected white mice. | the migration of four roundworm species (ascaris suum, toxocara canis, t. cati and toxascaris leonina) was studied in various organs of experimentally infected white mice. the hatching of t. leonina and t. cati larvae in the paratenic host is more rapid (24-36 h) than the hatching of a. suum and t. canis larvae (1-6 days). the deposition of larvae in host organs is different in the individual species. maximum number of larvae in the liver: t. leonina and a. suum on day 4, t. canis on day 2 and t ... | 1982 | 7160786 |
| gastrointestinal helminth parasites of dogs in the western area--freetown (sierra leone). | a survey of faecal samples taken from 1277 dogs in the western area (freetown, sierra leone) revealed an infestation by ancylostoma caninum (46,1%), toxocara canis (13,5%), toxascaris leonina (5,9%), dipylidium caninum (3,8%), and spirocerca lupi (3,5%). sampling was made per rectum. the age of the dogs examined, both male and female, ranged from one month to fifteen years. the clinical picture of the dogs affected is described and methods of treatment are suggested. | 1982 | 7171367 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in feral cats in some urban areas of england. | of 92 feral cats necropsied from the london and sheffield areas, 49 (53.3%) were infected with toxocara cati, 32 (34.8%) with dipylidium caninum, 11 (12.0%) with taenia taeniaeformis and 1 (1.1%) with toxascaris leonina. isospora felis was seen in 3 (4.3%) of 69 samples of faeces. twenty-two cats (23.9%) were simultaneously infected with 2 helminth species. | 1981 | 7201187 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in domestic cats from the london area. | the prevalence of intestinal parasites in domestic cats from the london area was surveyed over an 18-month period by microscopic examination of faecal samples. of the 947 cats examined 11.5 per cent were infected with toxocara cati, 1.9 per cent with isospora felis, 1.2 per cent with dipylidium caninum, 1.2 per cent with taenia taeniaeformis, 0.8 per cent with i rivolta and 0.2 per cent with toxascaris leonina. | 1981 | 7340062 |
| [helminths of the common fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from the massif central (france) (author's transl)]. | sixty nine wild foxes originating from auvergne for the period january 1977 to january 1978 have shown intestinal parasites in the proportion of 76,8 per cent. 59,4 per cent are invaded with cestodes; 72,4 per cent with nematodes and none with trematodes. the list of the identified species is following: 1. cestodes. a) adults and fertile forms of: mesocestoides litteratus in 27,5 per cent of the hosts; taenia crassiceps in 15,9 p.c.; t. polyacantha in 27,5 p.c.; echinococcus multilocularis in 7, ... | 1980 | 7458165 |
| [fatty acid composition of the helminths of cold- and warm-blooded vertebrates]. | studies have been made on fatty acid composition of 5 species of parasitic helminthes from fish, birds and mammals. as compared to the lipids from helminthes of endothermic animals (diphylobothrium dendriticum and toxascaris leonina), those from fish parasites (eubothrium crassum, triaenophorus nodulosus and metechynorhynchus salmonis) are less saturated and contain higher amounts of penta- and hexaenic acids, acids of omega 3 type, being less rich in the content of stearic, oleic, dienic and om ... | 1980 | 7468010 |
| epidemiological studies on intestinal helminth parasites of rural and urban red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the united kingdom. | an epidemiological study of intestinal helminths in 843 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from southern england revealed the presence of 13 parasite species: five nematodes--toxocara canis (prevalence 55.9%), toxascaris leonina (1.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.0%), trichuris vulpis (0.5%) and capillaria aerophila (0.2%); four cestodes--taenia pisiformis (13.8%), taenia hydatigena (2.5%), echinococcus granulosus (0.1%) and dipylidium caninum (3.8%); two trematodes--brachylaima recurva (2.9%) and cryptocoty ... | 1995 | 7571336 |
| meiosis and some aspects of cytological mechanisms of chromosomal sex determination in nematode species. | meiotic division in toxascaris leonina, baylisascaris transfuga, hexametra sp., toxocara canis, t. cati, heterakis gallinarum and physaloptera clausa of the class nematoda were studied. chromosomal sex determination type in different taxa is described. the xx-xo type of sex determination predominates in the species examined. a y chromosome occurs only in b. transfuga. a correlation between the number and length of sex chromosomes and autosomes in the different taxa was established. | 1995 | 7635621 |
| [parasite nematodes from dusycion griseus (gray, 1837), d. culpaeus (molina, 1782) and conepatus chinga (molina, 1782) (mammalia:carnivora) in neuquén, argentina. systematics and ecology]. | four nematode species (physaloptera clausa rudolphi, 1819; ph. maxillaris molin, 1860; protospirura numidica criceticola quentin, karimi and rodrigues de almeida, 1968; toxascaris leonina (von linstow, 1902) were collected from d. griseus, d. culpaeus and c. chinga in neuquen province, argentina. these hosts were captured from april to august in 1990 and 1991. ph. clausa and ph. maxillaris ar redescribed. the systematic position of ph. clausa is discussed and the authors conclude that this speci ... | 1994 | 7654286 |
| cross-reactions of sera from toxascaris leonina and ascaris suum infected mice with toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina and ascaris suum antigens. | the elisa method using larval es products and homogenized toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina and ascaris suum adult worms extract, was used to determine the possible cross-reactions in balb/c and c57bl/10 mice inoculated with embryonated eggs or adult worms extract of t. leonina of t. leonina or a. suum in single and multiple doses. when we used sera of mice infected with embryonated eggs of t. leonina against different heterologous ag, no cross-reactions against t. canis es and a. suum es ag we ... | 1995 | 7657459 |
| [effect of environmental conditions on parasitic infection of dogs]. | the following intestinal parasites: dipylidium caninum, taenia hydatigena, trichocephalus vulpis, ancylostoma caninum, uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, toxascaris leonina, ascaris sp. have been found on the basis of coprological investigations of 120 dogs from the wrocłow shelter, 20 dogs from wrocłow flats and 20 dogs from rural area of kielce district. total extensity of infection of rural dogs was 100% and 40-48% in town. these differences, according to the authors, are connected with ... | 1994 | 7801643 |
| prevalence of toxocara canis ova in public playgrounds in the dublin area of ireland. | a total of nine playground sites in dublin city and county were surveyed from which 228 samples were removed. of these samples, 15% were positive for toxocara canis ova and a mean egg density of 1.4 ova/100 g was calculated. two types of playground sites were identified and that the level of toxocaral contamination was found to be greater in 'neighbourhood playgrounds' than in 'adventure playgrounds'. there was no significant difference in the number of positive samples taken from sites both ins ... | 1994 | 7829844 |
| [the helminth fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes linne 1758) in the administrative district of karlsruhe. 2. nematodes]. | between february 1989 and january 1990 a total of 801 foxes were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine and 835 foxes for the presence of trichinella spiralis larvae. the animals came from the german federal administration area of karlsruhe. the following nematodes in order of frequency were found: toxocara canis (30.2%), uncinaria stenocephala (24.3%), toxascaris leonina (2.0%) and ancyclostoma caninum (1.1%). the investigation of the muscles of all animal ... | 1994 | 7956813 |
| efficacy of fenbendazole against giardiasis in dogs. | efficacy of fenbendazole at 2 dosages for treating naturally acquired giardiasis in dogs was assessed. giardia cysts were not detected in the feces of 6 of 6 group-1 dogs (as determined by use of the zinc sulfate concentration technique) after fenbendazole treatment (50 mg/kg of body weight, po, q 24 h, for 3 doses). cysts were not detected in the feces of 6 of 6 group-2 dogs after fenbendazole treatment (50 mg/kg of body weight, po, q 8 h, for 3 days). however, cysts were not detected in the fe ... | 1994 | 7978640 |
| intestinal helminth parasite community in wolves (canis lupus) in italy. | from 1987 to 1993, 89 wolves (canis lupus) collected throughout the whole italian range were examined for intestinal helminth parasites. twelve species were found, including 5 nematodes (uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, trichuris vulpis and toxascaris leonina) and 7 cestodes (echinococcus granulosus, taenia hydatigena, t. multiceps, t. pisiformis, t. ovis, mesocestoides lineatus and dipylidium caninum). no significant differences were detected between sexes. t. canis ... | 1993 | 8065823 |
| [parasitological fecal studies of equids, dogs, cats and hedgehogs during the years 1984-1991]. | the results of the coproscopical examinations in horses, dogs, cats and hedgehogs between 1984 and 1991 are presented. in 9192 samples from horses 55.5% stages of strongylids, 4.0% of parascaris equorum, 2.2% of anoplocephalids, 1.6% strongyloides westeri, 0.7% of oxyuris equi, 0.6% of eimeria leuckarti, 0.2% of fasciola hepatica and 0.04% of dictyocaulus arnfieldi were found. in 48.0% of the 46 samples from donkeys eggs from strongylids were detected, in 17.4% larvae from dictyocaulus arnfieldi ... | 1993 | 8261912 |
| parasites of the arctic fox (alopex lagopus) in iceland. | forty-four of 50 arctic foxes (alopex lagopus) in iceland harbored 15 species of intestinal parasites, including protozoa: eimeria sp. or isospora sp. (in 4%); trematoda: cryptocotyle lingua (24%), plagiorchis elegans (4%), brachylaemus sp. (12%), tristriata sp. (10%), and spelotrema sp. (8%); cestoda: mesocestoides canislagopodis (72%), schistocephalus solidus (2%), and diphyllobothrium dendriticum (4%); nematoda: toxascaris leonina (50%), toxocara canis (2%), uncinaria stenocephala (4%), and e ... | 1993 | 8355346 |
| efficacy of fenbendazole and piperazine against developing stages of toxocara and toxascaris in dogs. | in a series of controlled trials involving 59 naturally infected greyhounds, fenbendazole at a dose rate of 50 mg/kg/day for three consecutive days reduced the overall numbers of third and fourth stage toxocara canis by 94.0 per cent and third stage, fourth stage and immature adult stages of toxascaris leonina by 92.4 per cent. in contrast, piperazine at 100 mg/kg had little or no useful effect against the larval stages of t canis and t leonina and variable efficacy against immature adult t leon ... | 1993 | 8506598 |
| comparative sds-page protein patterns of four ascaridid nematodes. | in order to investigate the degree of homogeneity and heterogeneity of the ascaridid nematodes. toxascaris leonina, parascaris equorum, toxocara canis and t. vitulorum, protein extracts from adult worms of the four nematodes were resolved into a number of bands. comparative analysis of dominant bands showed that 13 bands were common among the four species, but certain unique bands were also found in each species including 4 in t. vitulorum, one in t. leonina, two in t. canis, while p. equorum sh ... | 1995 | 8586870 |
| parasite prevalence in free-ranging farm cats, felis silvestris catus. | no animals tested were positive for feline leukemia virus antigen and chlamydia psittaci antibodies, but all were positive for antibodies to feline calicivirus (fcv), feline herpesvirus 1 (fhv1) and rotavirus. they had antibodies to feline parvovirus (96%), feline coronavirus (84% and cowpox virus (2%). antibody to feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) was found in 53% of animals, which were less likely to be infected with haemobartonella felis, and had higher fhv antibody titres than cats without ... | 1996 | 8620914 |
| gastrointestinal helminths of arctic foxes (alopex lagopus) from different bioclimatological regions in greenland. | nine species of gastrointestinal helminths were recovered from 254 arctic foxes (alopex lagopus) from 8 different localities in greenland. prevalences of infection with the helminth species differed from area to area: toxascaris leonina (39-68%), strongyloides stercoralis (0-14%), mesocestoides lineatus (0-58%), diphyllobothrium dendriticum (0-15%), taenia ovis krabbei (0-70%), cryptocotyle sp. (0-3%), plagiorchis elegans (0-6%), and polymorphus sp. (0-3%). additionally, a taenia species, which ... | 1996 | 8627489 |
| intestinal helminths of the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) in galicia (northwest spain). | the intestinal helminth fauna of 201 specimens of vulpes vulpes, captured in galicia (northwest spain), was investigated. eight species were found: toxocara canis (23% of host specimens), toxocara cati (0.5%), toxascaris leonina (1%), uncinaria stenocephala (28%), seuratascaris numidica (0.5%), taenia crassiceps (23%), mesocestoides litteratus (2.5%) and dipylidium caninum (0.5%). we discuss possible relationships between human population density and the prevalence of infection of fox by intesti ... | 1995 | 8834508 |
| pcr-based methods for identification of potentially zoonotic ascaridoid parasites of the dog, fox and cat. | genomic dna was extracted from ascaridoid nematodes collected from dogs, foxes and cats. a region spanning the second internal transcribed spacer (its-2) of the ribosomal dna of each sample was amplified by pcr. representative its-2 products for each nematode species (toxocara canis, toxocara cati and toxascaris leonina) were sequenced. restriction sites were identified for use as genetic markers in a pcr-linked rflp assay. the three species could be differentiated from each other and from other ... | 1997 | 9386794 |
| [helminth fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes linne 1758) in southern saxony--2: nematodes]. | between january 1993 and november 1994 a total of 1300 red foxes from the administrative districts halle and dessau were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine. the following nematodes were found: toxocara canis (26.5%), toxascaris leonina (10.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (15.9%) ancylostoma caninum (1.7%). the search for trichinella spp. larvae was negative in all 780 examined foxes. | 1997 | 9471417 |
| nematode infections in dog breeding kennels in the netherlands, with special reference to toxocara. | faecal samples from 286 adult dogs and 159 pups and dust and soil samples from 32 dog breeding kennels in the netherlands were examined for nematode eggs. dogs that shed nematode eggs were found in 41% of the kennels. the kennel prevalence of nematode infection of adult dogs was 33%. the kennel prevalence for infection of adult dogs and pups with nematode species was 21% and 48% for toxocara canis, respectively, 29% and 0% for trichuris vulpis, and 20% and 0% for toxascaris leonina. kennels with ... | 1998 | 9477528 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of oxibendazole against some important nematodes in dogs and cats. | the anthelmintic efficacy and safety of the oxibendazole component in a combination oxibendazole-niclosamide paste were investigated in dogs and cats and in litters of pups with naturally acquired nematode infections. a single dose of 15 mg oxibendazole/kg body weight given to 70 dogs and to 29 cats reduced faecal worm egg counts (epg) by 97.6% for toxocara canis, 95.7% for trichuris vulpis, 94.6% for ancylostoma caninum, and 100% for toxascaris leonina. in cats, 96.7% efficacy was demonstrated ... | 1998 | 9563164 |
| single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp)-based mutation scanning approaches to fingerprint sequence variation in ribosomal dna of ascaridoid nematodes. | in this study, we assessed single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp)-based approaches for their capacity to fingerprint sequence variation in ribosomal dna (rdna) of ascaridoid nematodes of veterinary and/or human health significance. the second internal transcribed spacer region (its-2) of rdna was utilised as the target region because it is known to provide species-specific markers for this group of parasites. its-2 was amplified by pcr from genomic dna derived from individual parasites a ... | 1998 | 9694283 |
| helminth fauna of the iberian lynx, lynx pardinus. | specimens of 12 helminth species were collected from carcasses of eight lynx pardinus (temminck, 1827), a carnivore endemic to the iberian peninsula. these species included: brachylaima sp. (12.5%) (trematoda); taenia pisiformis (12.5%), t. polyacantha (25%), t. taeniaeformis (25%) and mesocestoides litteratus (37.5%) (cestoda); eucoleus aerophilus (12.5%), ancylostoma tubaeforme (12.5%), toxocara cati (37.5%), toxascaris leonina (62.5%), vigisospirura potekhina potekhina (12.5%), mastophorus mu ... | 1998 | 9765373 |