| [cytochemical characteristics of the labrocyte-like cells in the capsule of the plerocercoids of triaenophorus nodulosus (pallas, 1781) and diphyllobothrium dendriticum (nitzsch, 1824) cestodes]. | out of six fish species examined (esox lucius, paracottus kessleri, perca fluviatilis, leuciscus leuciscus baicalensis, coregonus autumnalis migratorius, thymallus arcticus baicalensis) labrocyte-like cells were detected in esox lucius, leuciscus leuciscus baicalensis, coregonus autumnalis migratotius. the cells contain large metachromatic granules. histochemical methods revealed in them sulfated and carboxylic acid mucopolysacharides. the amount of labrocyte-like cells in the capsules around pl ... | 1977 | 143258 |
| comparative histochemical observations on the excretory system of helminth parasites. | the excretory canals of ascaridia galli (nematoda) and the protonephridial ducts of cotylophoron cotylophorum (trematoda) and raillietina cesticillus (cestoda) have been studied with regard to the histochemical localization of lipids, carbohydrates and hydrolytic enzymes. distinct excretory organs are absent in the acanthocephalan centrorhynchus corvi. triglycerides, phospholipids and lipoproteins are seen in association with the wall of excretory canals of a. galli and r. cesticillus, and phosp ... | 1977 | 196423 |
| histochemical studies on raillietina (raillietina) johri (cestoda: davaineidae). i. nonspecific and specific phosphatases. | certain phosphatases have been localized by histochemical techniques in various tissues of a pigeon cestode, raillietina (raillietina) johri. acid phosphatase (acpase), alkaline phosphatase (alpase) and adenosine triphosphatase (atpase) were present in almost all structures: tegument; subtegumental muscles; subtegumental cells; excretory canal; testes; sperm ductules; vas deferens; cirrus sac; cirrus; ovary; receptaculum seminis; vagina; vitelline gland cells; oocytes; uterus; embryonated eggs. ... | 1979 | 222830 |
| histochemical studies on raillietina (raillietina) johri (cestoda: davaineidae). ii. nucleoside diphosphatase and thiamine pyrophosphatase. | thiamine pyrophosphatase and nucleoside diphosphatase have been studied histochemically in raillietina (raillietina) johri. thiamine pyrophosphatase activity has been observed in the tegument, subtegumental muscle, subtegumental cells, medullary parenchyma, excretory canal and various reproductive structures like testes, ovary, vas deferens, spermatozoa and vitellaria. eggs exhibit moderate enzyme activity. various nucleoside diphosphates have been found to be hydrolyzed by thiamine pyrophosphat ... | 1979 | 232114 |
| [presence of the cestode raillietina (r.) celebensis (janicki, 1902) in a child from tahiti]. | | 1977 | 560823 |
| raillietina infection in children in indonesia. | | 1977 | 562536 |
| the diurnal migration of the fowl cestode, raillietina cesticillus. | r. cesticillus was found to undergo a diurnal migration in both multiple and single worm infections of the fowl. this migration involved movement of both scoleces and strobilae and occurred in an anterior direction when the intestine was empty of food, and in a posterior direction when the intestine contained food. the relevance of the migration to the histological picture of the worm in situ is discussed and some possible explanations for the migration are suggested. | 1977 | 564499 |
| role of calcareous corpuscles in the organization of egg-pouches in raillietina spp. | | 1978 | 567904 |
| [tapeworm fauna of gallinaceans (galliformes) of vietnam]. | 131 specimens of 3 species of galliformes from vietnam were investigated (gallus gallus dom., g. g. jaboruillei, francolinus pintadeanus and lophora nycthemerus). in them 9 species of cestodes were found as follows: davainea proglottina (davainea, 1860), cotugnia digonopora (pasquale, 1890), raillietina tetragona (molin, 1858), r. echinobothrida (megnin, 1880), skrjabinia cesticillus (molin, 1858), paroniella tinguiana tubangui et masilungan, 1937, amoebotaenia cuneata (linstow, 1872), echinolep ... | 1978 | 733321 |
| [helminths in chickens in sudan]. | the identification of the helminthic parasites of the poultry in khartoum province, during the months of october and november, 1969, 230 hens, 6--12 months old, were examined in the laboratory; 87% of the hens exhibited mono- and polyinfections. the following species were found: subulura brumpti, raillietina tetragona, tetrameres americana, gongylonema ingluvicola and dispharynx spiralis, mostly as polyinfections. | 1977 | 920992 |
| tapeworms from philippine birds, with three new species of raillietina (raillietina). | 13 species of cestodes from 13 species of philippine birds are reported from palawan island. raillietina (r.) palawanensis n. sp., from chalcophaps i. indica, has three or four testes, and a cirrus pouch 93 to 108 mum long, 28 to 45 mum wide, and its egg capsules are 10 to 12 mum long, seven to nine mum wide, each containing four to six eggs. raillietina (r.) passeriformicola n. sp., from gracula religiosa palawanensis, has seven to nine testes, and a cirrus poucch 134 to 170 mum long, 47 to 68 ... | 1976 | 987093 |
| the cellular response of the fowl small intestine to primary and secondary infections of the cestode raillietina cesticillus (molin). | infections of raillietina cesticillus in the small intestine of the fowl caused a mononuclear leucocyte infiltration, which occurred in the tissues around the worm scolices and was especially prevalent in challenge infections. there was no evidence of vascular congestion or of a neutrophilic response, and the cellular reaction seemed to consist of a local proliferation of lymphoid tissue. mast cell and pyroninophylic cell numbers increased in the intestinal mucosa of birds with longstanding prim ... | 1976 | 988531 |
| [cestoda of the genus raillietina fuhrmann, 1920 (cestoda-davaineidae), parasites of columbiforms]. | | 1976 | 1018633 |
| on cestodes of passer domesticus. i. choanotaenia, raillietina and proparuterina. | | 1975 | 1238036 |
| dose-titration to confirm the level of fenbendazole for control of raillietina cesticillus in broiler chickens. | a total of 452 broiler chickens, naturally infected with raillietina cesticillus, were allotted into six treatment groups. one group was fed unmedicated broiler ration (group 1), and the other five groups were fed broiler ration containing fenbendazole at 180 ppm for 3 days (38.5 mg/kg body weight [bw]), 240 ppm for 3 days (50.9 mg/kg bw), 120 ppm for 6 days (52.2 mg/kg bw), 180 ppm for 6 days (79.9 mg/kg bw), or 240 ppm for 6 days (104.3 mg/kg bw). fenbendazole was 100.0% efficacious against r. ... | 1992 | 1417603 |
| influence of habitat modification on the community of gastrointestinal helminths of cotton rats. | dynamics of communities of gastrointestinal helminths of cotton rats (sigmodon hispidus) were monitored in response to five experimental brush management treatments using herbicide applications with and without prescribed burning on the cross timbers experimental range in payne county, oklahoma (usa). a total of 113 adult cotton rats (68 male and 45 female) was collected from experimental pastures in winter and summer 1986 resulting in the recovery of five species of helminths: longistriata adun ... | 1991 | 1758023 |
| helminth parasitism of domestic fowl (gallus domesticus l.) in a subtropical high-rainfall area of india. | an investigation into the helminth parasitic infections of domestic fowl in a subtropical area of india, based on an autopsy of 532 chickens, revealed a 90.9% prevalence of infection. 10 species of helminths were encountered, of which capillaria contorta was recorded for the first time from fowls in india. ascaridia galli was the most prevalent species, followed by raillietina spp. and heterakis gallinae. the infection by trematodes appeared to be very rare. the helminth fauna of fowls in this c ... | 1991 | 1930108 |
| ecology of helminth parasitism in bobwhites from northern florida. | examination of 700 northern bobwhites (colinus virginianus), 50 each february from 1971 through 1984, from tall timbers research station, leon county, florida, disclosed 15 species of helminth parasites. nine species (raillietina cesticillus, r. colinia, aproctella stoddardi, cheilospirura spinosa, cyrnea colini, dispharynx nasuta, heterakis isolonche, tetrameres pattersoni, and trichostrongylus tenuis) generally were found on an annual basis and were considered characteristic components of the ... | 1991 | 2067041 |
| a survey of infectious diseases in wild turkeys (meleagridis gallopavo silvestris) from arkansas. | wild turkeys (meleagridis gallopavo silvestris) trapped as part of a relocation program by the arkansas game and fish commission were tested for selected infectious diseases and parasites. the 45 birds were trapped at four locations in pope, scott, and montgomery counties (arkansas, usa). forty-four blood samples for serology, 27 blood smears and 12 fecal samples were collected. of the serum samples tested, 20 of 44 (45%) were positive for pasteurella multocida by enzyme-linked immunosorbent ass ... | 1990 | 2250323 |
| ivermectin in the treatment of helminthiasis in caged raised adult guinea-fowl (numida meleagris galeata pallas). | the treatment of natural infections of helminthiasis in caged raised guinea-fowls indicates a high efficacy of ivermectin in the elimination of infection due to both juvenile and adult stages of heterakis gallinarum, ascaridia galli, subulura suctoria, raillietina spp. and capillaria caudinflata at dose levels of 0.07 mg/kg and 0.14 mg/kg per adult bird, subcutaneously administered. guinea-fowls treated responded with no observable side effect and remained clean of any helminth infection for ove ... | 1989 | 2626577 |
| the effect of niclosamide on raillietina tetragona. | | 1989 | 2631382 |
| tapeworms of quails (coturnix coturnix) in egypt. | the intestines of 150 grey quails (coturnix coturnix) were examined at postmortem, for tapeworms infestation. two species of cestodes were collected raillietina echinobothrida and choanotaenia infundibulum. the prevalence, average number of worms per bird and their morphology were reported. its worth to mention that quail was found to be a new host for r. echinobothrida. | 1989 | 2708868 |
| anthelmintic activity of praziquantel on raillietina tetragona in chickens. | praziquantel was tested against mature (17-day-old) and immature (7-day-old) raillietina tetragona in experimentally infected chickens using single oral doses of 10, 7.5, 5, or 2.5 mg/kg body wt. the compound showed potent anticestodal activity, with 100% efficacy at 10, 7.5, and 5 mg/kg against immature worms and an efficacy of 100% 97.1%, and 95% against mature worms when given at 10, 5, and 2.5 mg/kg, respectively. residual worms surviving drug treatment had less biomass than the controls. pr ... | 1989 | 2771931 |
| anticestodal action of oxfendazole on raillietina tetragona in experimentally infected chickens. | oxfendazole was tested against raillietina tetragona in experimentally infected chickens using single oral doses of 20, 10, 7.5, 5, and 2.5 mg/kg body weight. the minimal dose of the drug which produced 100% efficacy against immature worms was 10 mg/kg whereas the same effect on the mature parasite was obtained with 7.5 mg/kg. doses lower than these significantly reduce worm burdens. the compound appears to be safe for chickens and a dose of 20 mg/kg (twice the recommended dose) produced no unto ... | 1989 | 2790437 |
| the ant, pachycondyla sennaarensis (mayr) as an intermediate host for the poultry cestode, raillietina tetragona (molin). | the role of several species of ants as intermediate hosts for poultry cestodes in the sudan was investigated by a search for cysticercoids in specimens from poultry houses in various localities in the country. pachycondyla sennaarensis, messor galla and acantholepis sp. were the only species collected from the areas surveyed. all these ants were examined for cysticercoids of poultry tapeworms but only p. sennaarensis was found to carry cysticercoids, all of which were identical to those of the p ... | 1988 | 3195046 |
| the efficacy of praziquantel (droncit r) against raillietina tetragona (molin, 1958) in domestic fowl. | the efficacy of different dose rates of praziquantel (droncit r) in tablet and liquid (injectable) form against raillietina tetragona in the domestic fowl was studied. a dose of 10 mg kg-1 of praziquantel in tablet form and 0.15 ml kg-1 in liquid form was found to be effective against r. tetragona infection irrespective of age, sex and intensity of infestation of the host. intramuscular (im) administration of liquid praziquantel was found to be more effective than subcutaneous (sc) administratio ... | 1988 | 3347985 |
| helminths of sympatric black-tailed jack rabbits (lepus californicus) and desert cottontails (sylvilagus audubonii) from the high plains of eastern new mexico. | thirty-five desert cottontails (sylvilagus audubonii) and 35 black-tailed jack rabbits (lepus californicus), occurring sympatrically near the clovis-portales area of eastern new mexico were infected with four species of eucestoda (adults of raillietina salmoni and raillietina selfi, larvae of taenia pisiformis and taenia serialis). raillietina salmoni and t. pisiformis more commonly infected s. audubonii. raillietina selfi was found in near equal prevalence in both host species. taenia serialis ... | 1988 | 3373649 |
| a new cestode, raillietina (raillietina) oligocapsulata n. sp., and r. (r.) demerariensis (daniels, 1895) from venezuelan mammals. | | 1988 | 3373926 |
| ivermectin in the control of helminthiasis in guinea fowl numida meleagris galeata pallas. | guinea fowls (numida meleagris galeata pallas) were treated with subcutaneous injection of ivomec at dose rate of 0.14 mg/kg to control and reduce mortalities due to helminthiasis. ten hours after treatment faecal droppings contained both adult and larval stages of ascaridia galli, heterakis gallinarum, subulura suctoria and fragments of raillietina spp. recovery was found 48 hours later. drug efficacy was 100%. | 1988 | 3376414 |
| ascorbic acid levels in the proglottides of four species of cestode parasites of mammals and birds in relation to their sexual maturity. | ascorbic acid levels were found to be closely related to different stages of growth and maturity of avitellina centripunctata, moniezia expansa, and stilesia globipunctata from goats and sheep and of raillietina echinobothrida from fowl. the ascorbic acid level in avian parasites was higher than that in mammalian. the level was highest in immature proglottides and lowest in gravid proglottides. | 1988 | 3397519 |
| endoparasites of birds of paradise in papua new guinea. | general endoparasitiasis in 16 species of captive birds of paradise (bop) in papua new guinea ranged from 60.0 to 79.6% during 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983 and 1984. percent prevalence of the three major groups of parasites during the five survey years was as follows: haematozoa, 36.7-53.0%; coccidia, 42.2-63.3% and helminths, 35.6-67.3%. percent prevalence of blood parasites in the years 1977 and 1984 was: haemoproteus 14.3, 20.0; plasmodium 10.2, 4.5; haemoproteus or plasmodium 18.4, 8.9; leucocytoz ... | 1987 | 3439003 |
| gastrointestinal helminths of the northern bobwhite in florida: 1968 and 1983. | we collected 153 northern bobwhites (colinus virginianus) over a 10-mo period from tall timbers research station near tallahassee, florida, usa. five species of gastrointestinal helminths were encountered commonly (greater than 30% prevalence): cyrnea colini, raillietina cesticillus, r. colinia, heterakis isolonche, and trichostrongylus tenuis. other helminths included brachylaima sp., rhabdometra odiosa, mediorhynchus papillosis, cheilospirura spinosa, dispharynx nasuta, gongylonema ingluvicola ... | 1986 | 3503136 |
| effect of raillietina echinobothrida infection on blood values and intestinal tissues of domestic fowls of bangladesh. | an examination of the blood profile of domestic fowls infected with raillietina echinobothrida revealed anaemia with a significant increase of total leukocyte counts and decrease of total serum protein. the pathological changes in the intestines were characterised by villous atrophy, enteritis with cellular infiltration and formation of characteristic granulomas. | 1986 | 3776079 |
| interactions of the cysticercoids of hymenolepis diminuta and raillietina cesticillus in their intermediate host, tribolium confusum. | this study was based on the experimental exposure of beetles to homologous and heterologous infections of hymenolepis diminuta and raillietina cesticillus. the results demonstrated that, for both species over the range of parasite densities employed, the presence of a primary infection had no effect on the establishment success of an homologous challenge infection. the establishment success of r. cesticillus cysticercoids was not affected by the presence of an h. diminuta infection. the existenc ... | 1985 | 4040235 |
| [the developmental cycle of the turkey tapeworm, raillietina (skrjabinia) caucasica n. sp]. | | 1966 | 4228171 |
| isolation of avian viruses from the eggs of raillietina tetragona and ascaridia galli. | | 1974 | 4376077 |
| studies on host resistance to secondary infections of raillietina cesticillus molin, 1858 in the fowl. | | 1973 | 4586802 |
| resistance potential of certain breeds of domestic fowl exposed to raillietina tetragona infections. 6. effects of starvation of the host chicken on the tapeworm raillietina tetragona. | | 1972 | 4674997 |
| the effect of host age on the course of infection of raillietina cesticillus (moin, 1858) in the fowl. | | 1972 | 4681755 |
| studies on the course of infection of the poultry cestode raillietina cesticillus (molin, 1858) in the definitive host. | | 1972 | 4681756 |
| contribution to the biology of the fowl cestode raillietina echinobothrida with a note on its pathogenicity. | | 1973 | 4735525 |
| resistance potential of certain breeds of domestic fowl exposed to raillietina tetragona infections. x. influence of sex hormones on r. tetragona infection. | | 1973 | 4735788 |
| resistance potential of certain breeds of domestic fowl exposed to raillietina tetragona infections. 7. effect of cortisone on r. tetragona. | | 1973 | 4736223 |
| tegumental ultrastructure of raillietina cesticillus during the larval-adult transformation, with emphasis on the rostellum. | | 1973 | 4737731 |
| treatment of raillietina siriraji with atabrine. | | 1973 | 4795974 |
| resistance potential of certain breeds of domestic fowl exposed to raillietina tetragona infections. 8. effect of thiouracil on r. tetragona infections. | | 1973 | 4796301 |
| resistance potential of certain breeds of domestic fowl exposed to raillietina tetragona infections. 3. species of ants as intermediate hosts for certain fowl cestodes. | | 1971 | 5102472 |
| raillietina cesticillus: fatty acid composition. | | 1969 | 5362603 |
| the effects of the tapeworm raillietina cesticillus upon body weight gains of broilers, poults and on egg production. | | 1969 | 5389871 |
| the life cycle of raillietina (r.) loeweni bartel and hansen, 1964 (cestoda) from the black-tailed jackrabbit, lepus californicus melanotis mearns. | | 1965 | 5857280 |
| biological investigations on the cestode, raillietina (r.) loeweni bartel & hansen, 1964. | | 1967 | 6037302 |
| growth of the cestode raillietina cesticillus in bacteria-free chickens. | | 1967 | 6080007 |
| blood and gastrointestinal parasites of eastern wild turkeys from kentucky and tennessee. | fifty-nine gastrointestinal tracts and 52 blood samples were collected from eastern wild turkeys (meleagris gallopavo silvestris vieillot) during the spring turkey hunts of 1979-1980 from two areas in western kentucky and tennessee. eight species of parasites were recovered, and included (combined prevalence): haemoproteus meleagridis levine, 1961 (25%), hymenolepis carioca (magalhaes, 1898) (44%), metroliasthes lucida ransom, 1900 (25%), raillietina georgiensis (reid and nugara, 1961) (15%), r. ... | 1984 | 6492320 |
| embryos and embryonic envelopes in eggs of two cyclophyllidean cestodes. | membranes and envelopes around the embryos in eggs of cotugnia digonopora and raillietina (r.) echinobothrida have been studied in detail. this is the first study giving details of the egg-shell of a cotugnia species. there are 3 membranes and an equal number of envelopes around the embryos in eggs of c. digonopora , while there are 2 membranes and only one envelope in case of eggs of r. echinobothrida . noteworthy is the presence of a membrane in eggs of c. digonopora , termed "middle capsule", ... | 1984 | 6539089 |
| a comparative study on esterases from three species of raillietina. | the multiplicity of soluble esterases in raillietina tetragona, r. echinobothrida and r. cesticillus was studied by use of slab polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. five fractions of esterase activity were observed in r. tetragona, seven in r. echinobothrida and three in r. cesticillus. the various fractions of esterase activity of closely related species of raillietina showed differential behaviour towards various chemicals. based on the inhibitory effect of inhibitors p-cmb, edta, malathion, si ... | 1984 | 6540280 |
| raillietina cesticillus: variability of infections in experimentally infected chickens. | in experimental raillietina cesticillus infections in chickens, the age of cysticercoids, the method by which the cysticercoids are administered and prior starvation of the host are factors that influence the development of infections. | 1984 | 6542925 |
| parasitic infections of the grey-breasted helmet guinea-fowl (numida meleagris galeata) in nigeria. | the major helminth parasites found in wild, semi-wild and golden sovereign stock guinea fowl were heterakis gallinarum, ascaridia galli, capillaria caudinflata, raillietina tetragona and r. echinobothrida, while eimeria species was the most important gastro-intestinal protozoan parasite. the incidence of the latter was higher in the semi-wild stock than in the wild stock. necropsy of dead guinea-fowl indicated that a. galli, h. gallinarum and eimeria species were indeed responsible for their dea ... | 1983 | 6683038 |
| metazoan parasites of the eastern cottontail rabbit in western kentucky. | forty-five eastern cottontail rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus allen), collected over a 15 mo period from two areas of western kentucky, were examined for disease conditions, helminth and arthropod parasites. a single lymphosarcoma, two cutaneous papillomas and the following parasites were identified: hasstilesia tricolor, taenia pisiformis, cittotaenia variabilis, raillietina stilesiella, obeliscoides cuniculi, trichuris leporis, longistriata noviberiae, trichostrongylus calcaratus, dermatoxys ve ... | 1983 | 6842731 |
| characterization of esterase isozymes of raillietina tetragona (molin, 1858) (cestoda). | | 1982 | 6890271 |
| raillietina cesticillus: rejection by bursa-deficient chickens. | chickens in which antibody-forming capacity was abrogated by bursectomy and irradiation developed protective immunity against raillietina cesticillus as effective as controls which had specific antiworm antibodies in their sera and immunoglobulin positive cells in splenic and intestinal tissues. it is concluded that antibodies are not essential for the rejection of the tapeworm by chickens and may even retard rejection. | 1981 | 7043685 |
| 3, 5-dibromo-2'-chloro-4'-isothiocyanatosalicylanilide, a potent anthelmintic. | the compound, 3, 5-dibromo-2'-chloro-4'-isothiocyanatosalicylanilide, has been tested against various nematode and cestode parasites in experimental and domestic animals. it shoved 100% activity against ancylostoma ceylanicum, a tubaeformis, syphacia obvelata, ascaridia galli, toxocara spp., toxascaris sp., gnathostoma spinigerum, hymenolepis nana, raillietina spp. and taenia spp. in doses 25-70 mg/kg given in single or multiple administrations. | 1982 | 7084406 |
| histochemical studies on raillietina (raillietina) johri (cestoda: davaineidae). iii. esterases. | nonspecific esterase (nse), acetylcholinesterase (ache) and pseudocholinesterase (che) have been localized by histochemical methods in various tissues of a cestode, raillietina (raillietina) johri obtained from the intestine of pigeon. nse has been found in the rostellum, suckers, hooks, tegument, subtegumental muscle, excretory canal, cirrus sac, vagina and eggs. two types of cells have been recognized on the scolex surface--some are nse positive and others are nse negative. ache, besides being ... | 1980 | 7194357 |
| four cases of parasitic infection by raillietina (r.) celebensis (kanicki, 1902) in french polynesia. | | 1981 | 7196611 |
| [lipids of raillietina tetragona and raillietina echinobothrida cestodes from the intestines of hens]. | lipids of the cestodes r. tetragona and r. echinobothrida, parasites of chickens, were studied by thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatography methods. the quantity of neutral lipids amounts to 74.4% in r. tetragona and to 73.1% in r. echinobothrida. triglycerides amount to 35.6% and 38.4% of the neutral lipids in these species, sterols to 21.6% and 17.2%, sterol esters to 25.1% and 32.0%, diglycerides to 2.8% and 1.4% and free fatty acids to 7.8% and 6.5%, respectively. fatty acids content of worms ... | 1981 | 7198767 |
| the effect of induced moulting in hens on resistance to primary and secondary infections of raillietina cesticillus molin, 1858. | mature hens were induced to moult and were subsequently found to be resistant to both primary and secondary infections of raillietina cesticillus, whereas non-moulting birds that continued to lay were susceptible to primary and secondary infections. | 1982 | 7200107 |
| unsaponifiable lipids of cotugnia digonopora and raillietina fuhrmanni (cestoda: cyclophyllidea). | unsaponifiable substance in cotugnia digonopora and raillietina fuhrmanni (cestoda: cyclophyllidea) was 6.3% and 7.5% respectively of the total lipid content. on characterization of the unsaponifiable fraction, cholesterol was found to be 90% and 93% respectively in the two cestodes. a search for friedelin was negative. | 1980 | 7364346 |
| helminth parasites of band-tailed pigeons in colorado. | examination of 609 band-tailed pigeons (columba fasciata fasciata) collected in colorado revealed two species of cestodes and four nematodes. two of these were new host records. helminths found were hymenolepsis armata, raillietina sp., ascaridia columbae, splendidofilaria columbensis, s. hibleri and chandlerella robinsoni. of 609 pigeons examined, 76 (12.5%) harbored helminths. helminths were not found in pigeons younger than 9 months of age. | 1980 | 7373726 |
| seasonal trends of helminth parasites of bobwhite quail. | helminthologic examination of 120 adult and 65 juvenile bobwhites (colinus virginianus) from leon county, florida, during a one-year period revealed seven common (> 30% prevalence) species including raillietina cesticillus, r. colinia, cheilospirura spinosa, cyrnea colini, heterakis bonasae, tetrameres pattersoni, and trichostrongylus tenuis. less frequently found helminths included hymenolepis sp., rhabdometra odiosa, mediorhynchus papillosis, aproctella stoddardi, dispharynx nasuta, gongylonem ... | 1980 | 7411743 |
| endoparasites of selected populations of cottontail rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus) in the southeastern united states. | during the fall of 1966 and spring of 1967, 260 cottontail rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus) were collected from 13 sites in 8 southeastern states and examined for endoparasites. in order of prevalence, the endoparasites found were: obeliscoides cuniculi, trichostrongylus calcaratus, trichostrongylus affinis, taenia pisiformis (cysticerci), raillietina salmoni, eimeria spp., longistriata noviberiae, cittotaenia variabilis, hasstilesia tricolor, trichuris leporis, dermatoxys veligera, passalurus am ... | 1980 | 7411746 |
| a survey into the prevalence of poultry helminths in northwest arkansas commercial broiler chickens. | a 12-month survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of poultry helminths in northwest arkansas commercial broiler chickens. intestinal tracts from market-ready broilers were collected weekly from two commercial broiler companies; a total of 3542 intestinal tracts were collected for parasite enumeration from 67 company a and 52 company b farms. ascaridia galli was found on 37.3% of company a farms and 3.9% of company b farms, raillietina cesticillus was found on 67.2% of company a farms a ... | 1994 | 8002885 |
| ultrastructure of spermiogenesis and the spermatozoon of raillietina (raillietina) tunetensis (cyclophyllidea, davaineidae), intestinal parasite of turtle doves in senegal. | spermiogenesis in raillietina (raillietina) tunetensis begins with the formation of a differentiation zone equipped with cortical microtubules and containing two centrioles. one of the centrioles very rapidly gives rise to a flagellum which fuses with a median cytoplasmic extension, the cortical microtubules elongate and arched membranes appear. after the migration of the nucleus two crest-like bodies form and the old spermatid becomes detached from the residual cytoplasm. the mature spermatozoo ... | 1994 | 8026901 |
| studies on the influence of age in the infection of caged chickens by raillietina laticanalis and on the susceptibility to reinfection. | the aim of the experiments was to explain the high number of worms found in chickens from a poultry facility. infections by raillietina laticanalis were achieved in chickens kept in the laboratory. thirty cysticercoids obtained from beetles (dermestes ater) caught at the poultry facility were administered by pipette to each chicken. the rate of recovered worms was employed to evaluate the persistence of the infection, the influence of bird age on susceptibility to infection, and the possibility ... | 1994 | 8030182 |
| the gastro-intestinal helminth infections of domestic fowl in dschang, western cameroon. | three hundred and fifty one chickens purchased from the dschang animal market were examined for gastro-intestinal helminths. ten species were found with the following prevalences: heterakis brevispiculum (59.3%), ascaridia galli (51.6%), hymenolepis carioca (48.4%), dispharynx spiralis (20.8%), tetrameres americana (17.1%), amoebotaenia cuneata (15.1%), raillietina tetragona (14.5%), syngamus trachea (13.7%), hymenolepis cantaniana (5.7%) and capillaria contorta (2.0%). infections were predomina ... | 1995 | 8552845 |
| a comparison of parasitic helminths and arthropods from two subspecies of fox squirrels (sciurus niger) in florida. | the faunas of parasitic helminths and arthropods of 87 sherman's fox squirrels (sciurus niger shermani) and 32 big cypress fox squirrels (sciurus niger avicennia) collected from florida (usa) over a 6-yr period (1988 to 1993) were compared. one acanthocephalan, one cestode, nine nematodes, one flea, three sucking lice, three mites, one tick, and one dipteran larva were identified. citellinema bifurcatum and physaloptera massino were new records for florida and gongylonema pulchrum, neotrombicula ... | 1996 | 8827675 |
| scanning electron microscope examination of scale-like spines on the rostellumm of five davaineinae (cestoda, cyclophyllidea). | the study by scanning electron microscope of the scolex of cotugnia polyacantha, raillietina (r.) echinobothrida, r (r.) tetragona, r. (r.) tunetensis and r. (skrjabinia) cesticillus allowed us to demonstrate the presence, on the rostellum of each individual, of scale-like spines. we believe that these scale-like spines represent a new character of diagnosis for the whole of the davaineidae. | 1995 | 9137645 |
| in vitro anthelmintic activity of root-tuber extract of flemingia vestita, an indigenous plant in shillong, india. | the in vitro activity of root-tuber-peel extract of flemingia vestita, an indigenous plant consumed by the natives in northeast india, was tested against helminth parasites. live parasites (nematode: ascaris suum from pigs, a. lumbricoides from humans, ascaridia galli and heterakis gallinarum from domestic fowl; cestode: raillietina echinobothrida from domestic fowl; trematode: paramphistomum sp. from cattle) were collected in 0.9 % physiological buffered saline (pbs) and maintained at 37 +/- 1 ... | 1997 | 9197399 |
| [ultrastructural similarity of spermatozoa of some cyclophyllidea]. | the mature spermatozoa of cotugnia polyacantha, raillietina (r) tunetensis, inermicapsifer madagascariensis and avitellina centripunctata have an almost identical ultrastructural organization. they are tapered at both extremities. their anterior extremity exhibits an apical cone of electron dense material and one or two helicoidal crested-like bodies. their cortical microtubules are spiralized and are seen, in longitudinal and cross sections, as continuous, dense, submembranous material. their n ... | 1994 | 9235194 |
| a cross-sectional study of helminths in rural scavenging poultry in tanzania in relation to season and climate. | a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of helminths in rural scavenging poultry on six hundred adult chickens selected randomly from six villages in the morogoro region, tanzania during the wet and the dry seasons, was conducted. the trachea and gastrointestinal tract of each bird were examined for the presence of parasites. all chickens were infected with one or several species of helminths, the average being 4.8 +/- 1.7 helminths per chicken during the wet season and 5.1 +/- 1.8 during the ... | 1997 | 9271471 |
| trichomonas gallinae in budgerigars and columbid birds in perth, western australia. | to estimate the prevalence of infection with trichomonas gallinae and other parasites of the alimentary tract in psittacine and columbid birds in perth and to determine in vitro the effectiveness of drugs commonly recommended for treating trichomoniasis. design and procedures: samples of crop contents were collected from aviary flocks of budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) and other psittacine and columbid birds in both private and commercial collections in perth. similar samples from wild sen ... | 1997 | 9325543 |
| northern bobwhites as disease indicators for the endangered attwater's prairie chicken. | because of limited access to the endangered attwater's prairie chicken (tympanuchus cupido attwateri), we used a related species, the northern bobwhite (colinus virginianus), as a surrogate for disease evaluation. free-living northern bobwhites (n = 62) on the attwater prairie chicken national wildlife refuge (near eagle lake, texas, usa) were examined during spring and fall 1993 for helminthic endoparasites and specific antibodies against the infectious agents responsible for nine infectious di ... | 1998 | 9577783 |
| a survey of helminth infection in rats (rattus spp) from chiang mai moat. | an investigation of helminths in the norway (brown) rat, rattus norvegicus, and roof rat, rattus rattus, from chiang mai moat during may to august 1995, was done. thirty-three out of thirty-eight trapped rats were infected (86.84%); 16 r. norvegicus (100%) and 17/22 r. rattus (77.27%). the rat was infected with 10 helminth species: 4 trematodes, centrocestus sp (2.63%), echinostoma ilocanum (10.52%), echinostoma malayanum (10.52%) and quinqueseralis quinqueseralis (39.47%); 2 cestodes, raillieti ... | 1997 | 9656373 |
| gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the black rat (rattus rattus) in abeokuta, southwest nigeria. | a survey of 612 black rats, rattus rattus (282 mates and 330 females), for infections with helminth parasites was carried out in abeokuta, in southwest nigeria. three hundred and ninety six (64.7%) were infected with one or more of seven species of helminths comprising three cestodes (hymenolepis diminuta, taenia taeniaeformis (cyst) and raillietina sp.) three nematodes (mastophorus muris, trichuris muris and syphacia sp.) and one acanthocephalan (moniliformis moniliformis). although the prevale ... | 1997 | 9705679 |
| prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in different poultry production systems. | a cross-sectional prevalence study of gastrointestinal helminths in danish poultry production systems was conducted on 268 adult chickens selected at random from 16 farms in denmark from october 1994 to october 1995. the trachea and the gastrointestinal tract of each bird was examined for the presence of helminths. in the free-range/organic systems the following helminths were found: ascaridia galli (63.8%), heterakis gallinarum (72.5%), capillaria obsignata (53.6%), capillaria anatis (31.9%) an ... | 1999 | 10579399 |
| prevalence and distribution of gastro-intestinal helminths and haemoparasites in young scavenging chickens in upper eastern region of ghana, west africa. | we conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence and species of gastro-intestinal helminths and haemoparasites in 100 chickens kept under extensive management systems in ghana, west africa. all the examined chickens (100%) were infected with gastro-intestinal helminths; a total of 18 species were detected. the species and their prevalences were: acuaria hamulosa (25%), allodapa suctoria (20%), ascaridia galli (24%), capillaria spp. (60%), choanotaenia infundibulum (13%), gongylon ... | 2000 | 10821963 |
| helminth parasites of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) in sebele, gaborone, botswana. | twelve adult domestic pigeons from sebele, gaborone, botswana, were examined for the presence of helminth parasites. the cestode genus raillietina and two species of nematodes, dispharynx spiralis and ascaridia columbae were recovered. most pigeons (75 %) were infected with raillietina spp. often in concurrence with a. columbae. | 2000 | 10843326 |
| [parasitic helminths from sigmodon hispidus (rodentia: cricetidae) from seasonal and evergreen habitats in costa rica]. | the helminthological fauna of the cotton rat, sigmodon hispidus in a tropical environment varies according to habitat and feeding behavior. six species of nematodes (longistriata adunca, trichostrongylus sigmodontis, strongyloides sigmodontis, litomosoides carinii, monodontus sp. and protospirura sp.) and two species of cestodes (hymenolepis diminuta and raillietina sp.) were found in rats from extensive dry lands in guanacaste where hot temperatures and heterogeneous diet are the rule. only two ... | 2000 | 11021315 |
| helminth parasites of indigenous chickens in oodi, kgatleng district, botswana. | thirteen adult indigenous chickens from oodi, kgatleng district, botswana, were examined for helminth parasites. two species of nematodes, ascaridia galli and heterakis gallinarum, and species of the cestode genus raillietina, were recovered. a. galli and h. gallinarum were the most commonly seen parasites. the nematode a. galli occurred concurrently with raillietina spp. | 2000 | 11212938 |
| parasites of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) in sebele, gaborone, botswana. | the following parasites were found in apparently healthy pigeons kept in sebele: a haemoprotozoan, haemoproteus columbae (80%); endoparasite metazoan nematodes, ascaridia columbae (30%) and dispharynx spiralis (10%); a cestode, raillietina sp. (80%) and coccidian oocysts (40%); 2 ectoparasites, namely the pigeon fly, pseudolynchia canariensis (50%) and the louse, columbicola columbae (30%). the pigeons also had highantibody titres, (1:256) to the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii (100%). the ... | 2000 | 11212939 |
| study of gastro-intestinal helminths of scavenging chickens in four rural districts of amhara region, ethiopia. | a total of 267 rural scavenging chickens were examined from october 1998 to august 1999 in four woredas (districts) of the amhara region, ethiopia. of these chickens, 243 (91.01%) were found to harbour one to nine different helminth parasites and 24 (8.99%) were free of helminth parasites. a significant difference (p < 0.01) was found between the prevalence rates of helminth parasites in the different agro-ecological zones; the highest prevalence was observed in the lowland areas. this suggests ... | 2001 | 11732422 |
| a comparison of the prevalence and burdens of helminth infections in growers and adult free-range chickens. | matched samples of 100 chickens of each of growers and adult rural free-range chickens in morogoro, tanzania, were purchased from the beginning to the end of the long rainy season. at necropsy, the trachea, the gastrointestinal tract and the oviduct were examined for helminth infections. the helminth species isolated comprised 18 nematodes and 8 cestodes but no trematodes. tetrameres fissispina is a new record in tanzania. all the chickens harboured at least three different helminth species. gro ... | 2002 | 12094676 |
| ecto-, endo- and haemoparasites in free-range chickens in the goromonzi district in zimbabwe. | a cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of ecto-, endo- and haemoparasites in free-range chickens from the goromonzi district, zimbabwe. fifty young and 50 adult birds were selected randomly. all chickens harboured ecto- and endoparasites, and 32% were infected with haemoparasites. eight different ectoparasites were identified; the more prevalent ones had the following prevalences (young, %; adult, %): argas persicus (6; 14), cnemidocoptes mutans (6; 32), echidnophaga gallinacea (72; 7 ... | 2002 | 12114010 |
| patterns of the tapeworm raillietina trapezoides infection in the fat sand rat psammomys obesus in tunisia: season, climatic conditions, host age and crowding effects. | the tapeworm raillietina trapezoides was studied in a tunisian population of the fat sand rat psammomys obesus. seasonal changes in the abundance of parasite and host were monitored in a longitudinal field survey lasting 20 months. in total 582 intestinal samples were collected during 10 trapping sessions between may 1995 and january 1997 and examined. the impact of abiotic and biotic factors on the prevalence and parasite burden were explored, using generalized linear models. r. trapezoides sho ... | 2003 | 12793653 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of flemingia vestita (fabaceae): effect of genistein on glycogen metabolism in the cestode, raillietina echinobothrida. | the edible root-tuber peel of flemingia vestita and its major active component, genistein, have been earlier shown to have a vermifugal/vermicidal effect on cestodes in vitro by causing a flaccid paralysis and alterations in the tegumental architecture and activity of several enzymes associated with the tegumental interface of the parasite. pursuing further investigation on the mode of action of this putative anthelmintic, the crude peel extract and pure genistein were further tested in respect ... | 2003 | 12798931 |
| efficacy of praziquantel (cesocide injection) in treatment of cestode infections in domestic and laboratory animals. | efficacy of praziquantel (cesocide injection) by intramuscular (i.m.) route against cestode infections was evaluated. total 93 domestic or laboratory animals such as dogs, cats, rats, mice, goats, deers and chickens were used. animals were infected with dipylidium caninum, spirometra sp., taenia pisiformis, taenia taeniaeformis, hymenolepis nana, moniezia expansa, moniezia sp. or raillietina sp. a single dose of praziquantel, 6 mg/kg of body weight, was highly effective (97.9%) against cestodes ... | 1988 | 12811058 |
| cysticercoids of five species of raillietina fuhrmann, 1920 (cestoda: davaineidae) in ants, pheidole sp., from emu farms in australia. | cysticercoids of five species of raillietina, r. australis (krabbe, 1869) fuhrmann, 1924, r. beveridgei o'callaghan, davies & andrews, 2000, r. chiltoni o'callaghan, davies & andrews, 2000, r. dromaius o'callaghan, davies & andrews, 2000 and r. mitchelli o'callaghan, davies & andrews, 2000, parasitic in the emu dromaius novaehollandiae latham, are described. each species was identified on the basis of the number and size of the rostellar hooks, which correspond to those of adult worms. cysticerc ... | 2003 | 12815212 |
| correlates of helminth community in the red-legged partridge (alectoris rufa l.) in spain. | between 1992 and 1996, 587 wild red-legged partridges (alectoris rufa) from 16 spanish provinces were examined to study the variations of helminth communities in this game species across a broad geographical area. the survey revealed 13 species of helminth parasites. dicrocoelium sp.. rhabdometra nigropunctata, and cheilospirura gruweli were the most common species, whereas raillietina bolivari, choanotaenia infundibulum, tetrameres sp., and capillaria anatis were the most rare. subulura suctori ... | 2003 | 12880240 |
| a new cestode raillietina (skrjabinia) doggaddaensis n. sp. from gallus gallus domesticus (l.) from india. | anew poultry cestode raillietina(skrjabinia) doggaddaensis n.sp.has been described from the domestic fowl gallus gallus domesticus (l.). the new species has been compared with r.(s.) dhuncheta sharma (1943) and r.(s.) magnicoronata(fuhrmann, 1908). | 1984 | 12891037 |
| studies on the parasitic helminths of korea: iii. nematodes and cestodes of rodents. | a survey for nematode and cestode parasites of rodents in korea has been carried out at the areas of chulwon, kumwha, pochon, paju and chungpyong, kyunggi-do. a total of 300 rodents of seven species was examined, comprising of 219 a. agrarius, 33 r. norvegicus, 8 r. alexandrinus, 14 mus musculus yamashinai, microtus fortis pellceus, 21 crocidura russula and a cricetulus trition nester. the following fifteen species belonging to thirteen genera were identified. nematoda: heterakis spumosa, syphac ... | 1968 | 12913546 |
| [development of egg cell and significance of yolk nuclei in cestodes raillietina urogalli modeer]. | | 1953 | 13033704 |
| raillietina demerariensis (cestoda), from proechimys cayennensis trinitatus of venezuela. | | 1953 | 13053311 |