| helminth parasitisms among intermingling insular populations of white-tailed deer, feral cattle, and feral swine. | helminth infections among free-ranging, intermingling populations of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), cattle (bos taurus), and swine (sus scrofa) on an island off the georgia coast were studied. of 39 species of helminths collected, 19 were found in deer, 17 in cattle, and 13 in swine. of 28 species of helminths recovered from ruminants, 8, viz, capillaria bovis, cooperia punctata, dictyocaulus viviparus, gongylonema pulchrum, g verrucosum, haemonchus contortus, moniezia benedeni, and ... | 1975 | 123523 |
| gastro-intestinal helminths in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) of illinois. | two deer populations, one in northern illinois the other in southern illinois, were examined by necropsy (n = 44 and 40 respectively) for helminth parasites of the gastro-intestinal tract and abdominal cavity. both herds were parasitized by apteragia odocoilei, haemonchus contortus, gongylonema pulchrum, setaria yehi, trichuris ovis, and moniezia benedeni. nematodirus sp. was found only in deer of northern illinois. ostertagia mossi, capillaria sp., cooperia sp., and oesophagostomum sp. were fou ... | 1979 | 501845 |
| [helminth fauna of syrian lambs]. | a study of the helminth fauna of lambs in syria was made on 40 gastrointestinal tubes and 500 lungs from animals slaughtered in the abattoir of hama. the parasites isolated were 21 nematode species, 4 cestode species and 2 bladderworm species (cysticercus tenuicollis and echinococcus species). nematodirus oiratianus, moniezia benedeni and neostrongylus linearis were found for the first time in lambs in syria. a detailed description is given of morphologic characteristics of nematodirus oiratianu ... | 1977 | 595794 |
| cestocidal activity of albendazole in calves. | sixty commercial-grade calves naturally infected with tapeworms (moniezia benedeni and m expansa) were used in a controlled experiment to evaluate the anthelmintic efficacy of 4 dose levels of albendazole. calves were randomly divided into 5 groups of 12 each. one group served as non-medicated controls. other groups were drenched with albendazole (methyl [5-(propyltion)-1h-benzimidazol-2-yl] carbamate) at dose rates of 20, 10, 5 and 2.5 mg/kg of body weight. calves were necropsied 14 days after ... | 1978 | 637399 |
| intermediate hosts and larval development of moniezia benedeni (moniez 1879) in india. | | 1976 | 978360 |
| cestodes of ruminants in afghanistan. | five cestode species parasitizing ruminants were found for the first time in afghanistan: moniezia benedeni, m. expansa, avitellina centripunctata, stilesia globipunctata, and thysaniezia giardi. | 1976 | 1278818 |
| infectivity of moniezia benedeni and moniezia expansa to oribatid mites from ohio and georgia. | six species of oribatid mites belonging to four families and five genera were successfully infected by m. benedeni. they were scheloribates laevigatus (scheloribatidae), exoribatula sp. cf. biundatus (scheloribatidae), xylobates capucinus (haplozetidae) and zygoribatula undulata (oribatulidae) from ohio, and galumna ithacensis (galumnidae) and scheloribates lanceoliger (scheloribatidae) from georgia. cysticercoids were also recovered from s. laevigatus infected with m. expansa. among the six spe ... | 1992 | 1485410 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. iv. helminths of kudu, tragelaphus strepsiceros, in the kruger national park. | during ongoing surveys of parasites of wild animals in the kruger national park, a total of 96 kudu. tragelaphus strepsiceros, were culled in the southern part of the park at monthly intervals from april 1981 to march 1983. a single kudu was shot in the same area in november 1983. two more kudu were obtained from pafuri in the northern part of the park during october 1981 and another from near satara in the central part of the park during october 1982. the helminths of all the kudu were collecte ... | 1989 | 2748130 |
| [epizootiology of moniezia benedeni (moniez, 1879) in cattle in allgäu]. | | 1986 | 3536411 |
| morphological anomalies in the strobila of moniezia benedeni. | | 1987 | 3596390 |
| distribution of lyo- and desmo-glycogen in relation to growth and maturity of proglottids of moniezia benedeni. | lyo- and desmo-glycogen were estimated in relation to growth and maturity of proglottids of a cestode, moniezia benedeni. total and lyo-glycogen show an increasing trend from immature to mature region (i.e., from region 1 to 6) and the increased level seen in the 6th region is maintained up to the 9th region with a fall in the 10th (gravid) region. these results indicate that mature proglottids store more carbohydrate than immature and gravid proglottids. desmo-glycogen showed no variation in di ... | 1985 | 3988161 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of febantel against gastrointestinal helminths in calves. | three dosage levels of febantel were tested for anthelmintic activities in calves under field conditions. a total of 20 feeder calves affected with naturally occurring gastrointestinal parasites were used in the controlled test. the calves were allotted to 4 groups of 5 each on the basis of degree of parasitism, body weight, age, and sex. calves in groups ii through iv were treated with febantel paste formulation at dosage levels of 5, 7.5, and 10 mg/kg of body weight; calves in group i were use ... | 1982 | 7165174 |
| oxfendazole: anthelmintic activity in calves artificially infected with six species of nematodes and in calves naturally infested with tapeworms. | in a series of 5 trials, in which 115 artificially infected calves were used, larval anthelmintic tests were done to assess the activity of oxfendazole at 4, 5 mg/kg against all 3 parasitic stages of 6 species of namatodes. an efficacy of over 98% was demonstrated against the 4th stage larvae (l4), 5th and adult stages of haemonchus placei, ostertagia ostertagi, cooperia pectinata, bunostomum phlebotomum and oesophagostomum radiatum and the 3rd larval stage (l3) of h. placei and c. pectinata. ag ... | 1982 | 7175907 |
| parasite spectrum and seasonal epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in the gambia. | one hundred and four post mortem examinations of randomly selected sheep (52) and goats (52) were carried out weekly from march 1990 to february 1991. gastrointestinal parasites were identified and counted. a large spectrum of 16 helminth species was found in 101 (97%) infected animals. the nematodes infecting small ruminants were, in order of predominance: trichostrongylus colubriformis (96% of all animals), oesophagostomum columbianum (82%), haemonchus contortus (67%), strongyloides papillosus ... | 1993 | 8249251 |
| epidemiological studies on gastrointestinal helminths of dromedary (camelus dromedarius) in semi-arid lands of eastern ethiopia. | a total of 752 dromedaries were examined and 75% were found to be harbouring nematode eggs. the mean epg was 1831 and the range was from 100 to 21,200. the prevalence rates in the four-age groups examined were 59.6% (3-7 years), 72.4% (8-12 years), 76.1% (13-17 years) and 83.9% (18-22 years). the prevalence rate for females and males were 77.6 and 64.8%, respectively and for long dry, short rainy, short dry and long rainy seasons were 66, 80, 69 and 82.6%, respectively. the mean epg of faeces wa ... | 2002 | 11900928 |
| ["tayassus albirostris" (illig.), new host of "moniezia benedeni" (moniez, 1879) (cestoda, anoplocephalidae)]. | | 1961 | 14491091 |
| quantitative chromatographic determination of several benzimidazole anthelmintic molecules in parasite material. | a specific, precise and accurate high-performance liquid chromatographic (hplc) analytical method has been developed for the quantitative determination of different benzimidazole (bzd) anthelmintics in parasite material (moniezia benedeni). mebendazole (mbz), oxibendazole (obz), flubendazole (flbz), albendazole (abz) ricobendazole (rbz), albendazole sulphone (abzso(2)), fenbendazole (fbz), oxfendazole (ofz) and fenbendazole sulphone (fbzso(2)) were measured simultaneously in m. benedeni, a sheep ... | 2003 | 14630366 |
| integrated pharmacological assessment of flubendazole potential for use in sheep: disposition kinetics, liver metabolism and parasite diffusion ability. | flubendazole (flbz) is a broad spectrum benzimidazole methylcarbamate anthelmintic widely used in poultry and swine. however, there is no information available on the pharmacological behaviour of flbz in ruminants. the work reported here was addressed to evaluate the potential of flbz for use in sheep. the integrated assessment included evaluation of flbz and metabolites plasma disposition kinetics, liver metabolism and ex vivo ability to diffuse into the cestode parasite moniezia benedeni. in a ... | 2004 | 15500567 |
| drug transport mechanisms in helminth parasites: passive diffusion of benzimidazole anthelmintics. | anthelmintic molecules must reach their receptors inside target parasites to exert the pharmacological effect. available data suggest that the main route of entry of antiparasitic drugs into helminth parasites would be through their external surface. however, it is unclear if trans-tegumental/cuticular penetration is the most important way of entry of benzimidazole (bzd) anthelmintics into their target parasites compared to oral ingestion. the relative involvement of active and passive transport ... | 2006 | 16430886 |
| the parasitic fauna of the european bison (bison bonasus) (linnaeus, 1758) and their impact on the conservation. part 1. the summarising list of parasites noted. | during the current century, 88 species of parasites have been recorded in bison bonasus. these are 22 species of protozoa (trypanosoma wrublewskii, t. theileri, giardia sp., sarcocystis cruzi, s. hirsuta, s. hominis, s. fusiformis, neospora caninum, toxoplasma gondii, cryptosporidium sp., eimeria cylindrica, e. subspherica, e. bovis, e. zuernii, e. canadensis, e. ellipsoidalis, e. alabamensis, e. bukidnonensis, e. auburnensis, e. pellita, e. brasiliensis, babesia divergens), 4 trematodes species ... | 2014 | 25119348 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. xvi. helminths of some antelope species from the eastern and western cape provinces. | the numbers and species of helminths recovered from one black wildebeest, connochaetes gnou, three eland, taurotragus oryx, 18 mountain reedbuck, redunca fulvorufula, one red hartebeest, aicelaphus buselaphus and two springbok, antidorcas marsupialis, in the mountain zebra national park, eastern cape province; two black wildebeest, two grey rhebuck, pelea capreolus, two mountain reedbuck and four springbok in the karoo national park, western cape province; two bontebok, damaliscus pygargus dorca ... | 2000 | 10843320 |
| biochemistry of infective eggs of the cestode moniezia benedeni. | | 1982 | 6891946 |
| transtegumental diffusion of benzimidazole anthelmintics into moniezia benedeni: correlation with their octanol-water partition coefficients. | the experiments described here report on the correlation between the ex vivo diffusion of different benzimidazole (bzd) anthelmintics into the cestode parasite moniezia benedeni, and their octanol-water partition coefficients (p.c.). the characterisation of the drug diffusion process into target parasites is relevant to understand the mechanism of drug penetration and the pharmacological activity of anthelmintic drugs. specimens of the tapeworm m. benedeni, used as a helminth parasite model, wer ... | 2003 | 12810040 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. xiv. helminths of nyalas (tragelaphus angasii) in the mkuzi game reserve, kwazulu-natal. | the helminthis of 58 nyalas (tragelaphus angasil) culled in the mkuzi game reserve, kwazulu-natal, during march 1991, and six culled during march 1994, were collected, identified and counted. of these, an as yet undescribed camelostrongylus sp., cooperia hungl. an onchocerca sp., strongyloides papillosus and moniezia benedeni are new parasite records. the individual nematode burdens of the antelope examined during march 1991 varied from one to 2327, and the total mean adult gastro-intestinal-nem ... | 1996 | 9173357 |
| prevalence and epidemiology of trichostrongylids in wyoming cattle with consideration of the inhibited development of ostertagia ostertagi. | during 1988, monthly collections of abomasa and the cranial portion of the small intestine of 208 native wyoming cattle were examined for adult and larval helminth parasites. egg counts were performed on colonic faecal specimens. the animals ranged from 7 months to 8 years of age and were sampled at slaughter houses or diagnostic laboratories from five different counties in the state. most of the cattle had ranged for a long time on non-irrigated, high altitude grass plains from about 1250 to 25 ... | 1996 | 8893483 |
| genetic markers to distinguish moniezia expansa from m. benedeni (cestoda: anoplocephalidae) and evidence of the existence of cryptic species in australia. | multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (mee) was used to genetically compare moniezia spp. collected from sheep and cattle in southern australia. fifteen enzyme loci were established for the genetic characterisation of individual specimens of moniezia, which represents a significant increase in the number of loci that was previously available for these cestodes. another four enzyme loci were also identified as providing potential genetic markers. there were no differences in staining activity or band ... | 2007 | 17206509 |
| differential diagnosis of moniezia benedeni and m. expansa (anoplocephalidae) by pcr using markers in small ribosomal dna (18s rdna). | moniezia benedeni and m. expansa are common ruminant tapeworms of worldwide distribution, causing gastrointestinal disorders and even death in sheep and goats. in this study, a polymerase chain reaction- (pcr-) based approach for precise species identification was developed and also applied to faecal dna diagnosis of the tapeworm infection. since nuclear ribosomal dna (rdna) appears to be a useful target for species and/or strain markers, the 18s regions of the rdna of m. benedeni and m. expansa ... | 2013 | 23974930 |
| genetic characterization of moniezia species in senegal and ethiopia. | genetic diversity of moniezia spp. from domestic ruminants in senegal and ethiopia was investigated based on the nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and nuclear small subunit ribosomal rna gene (ssu rdna). a total of 64 adult tapeworms were collected from sheep, goat and cattle, and the tapeworms from cattle were all morphologically identified as moniezia benedeni. on the other hand, the tapeworms obtained from sheep and goat were identified as moniezia ex ... | 2015 | 25752566 |
| immunodiagnosis of paramphistomosis using monoclonal antibody-based sandwich elisa for detection of paramphistomum gracile circulating 16 kda antigen. | in this study, we have produced a monoclonal antibody (moab) against 16 kda antigen of paramphistomum gracile (16 kdaagpg), and developed an accurate sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (sandwich elisa) for the detection of circulating 16 kdaag in the serum and fecal samples from cattle naturally infected with p. gracile. moab 1d10 was immobilized on a microtitre plate, and the antigen in the samples was captured and detected with biotinylated rabbit anti-16 kdaagpg antibody. the lower de ... | 2017 | 28219472 |
| antigenic profile, isolation and characterization of whole body extract of paramphistomum gracile. | an antigenic component of adult paramphistomum gracile was characterized by means of indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (indirect elisa), sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) and immunoblotting using sera from cattle naturally infected with p. gracile, eurytrema pancreaticum, fasciola gigantica, moniezia benedeni, strongylids, trichuris sp. and strongyloides sp. the whole body (wb) extracts of p. gracile were fractionated by gel filtration chromatography ... | 2016 | 27135198 |
| moniezia benedeni and moniezia expansa are distinct cestode species based on complete mitochondrial genomes. | moniezia spp. parasitize the intestines of ruminants, causing monieziasis. in this study, the complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes of m. benedeni and m. expansa have been determined, characterized and employed to test the hypothesis that m. benedeni and m. expansa are distinct species by phylogenetic analysis based on the concatenated amino acid sequences derived from 12 protein-coding genes, inferred with bayesian and maximum-likelihood methods. the complete mt genomes of m. benedeni and m. expa ... | 2017 | 27923556 |
| thiosulphate: cyanide sulphur transferase activity in some species of helminth parasites. | investigation on the characteristic pattern of enzymes in various organisms may be of particular importance, as this type of information can help to understand certain physiological and biochemical processes in living organisms. thiosulfate: cyanide sulfurtransferase (rhodanese) is a ubiquitous multifunctional enzyme, which its major function is generally believed to be in cyanide detoxification. the present study was conducted to determine the activity of this enzyme in some parasitic helminths ... | 2014 | 24808648 |
| production and characterization of a monoclonal antibody against recombinant cathepsin l1 of fasciola gigantica. | monoclonal antibodies (moabs) against a recombinant cathepsin l1 of fasciola gigantica (rfgcatl1) were produced in vitro by fusion of balb/c mice spleen cells immunized with rfgcatl1 and mouse myeloma cells. reactivity and specificity of these moabs were evaluated by indirect elisa and immunoblotting techniques. seven moab clones were selected from the stable hybridoma clones, namely 1e10, 1f5, 3d11, 4b10, 4d3, 4e3 and 5e7. clones 1e10, 1f5 and 3d11 were igm, whereas clones 4b10, 4d3, 4e3 and 5e ... | 2014 | 24736227 |
| production and characterization of a monoclonal antibody specific to 16 kda antigen of paramphistomum gracile. | a number of monoclonal antibodies (moabs) against the 16 kda antigen of paramphistomum gracile (16 kdaagpg) were produced in vitro by hybridoma technique. reactivity and specificity of these moabs were evaluated by elisa and immunoblotting assays. seven moab clones were selected from the stable hybridoma clones, namely 1d10, 2d7, 3b10, 3d9, 4f1, 4g4, and 5g12. it was found to be igm and kappa light chain isotypes. by immunoblotting and elisa, all moabs reacted with purified 16 kdaagpg at molecul ... | 2017 | 27770198 |
| continuous moniezia benedeni infection in confined cattle possibly maintained by an intermediate host on the farm. | infection with moniezia benedeni is sometimes found in confined cattle in japan. between october 2011 and january 2013, we monitored the fecal egg prevalence at a confined cattle farm in miyazaki prefecture where continuous m. benedeni infection has been recognized for years to evaluate the possible infection routes. fecal egg prevalence changed seasonally with the highest in october 2011 (27.3%: 9/33). this was followed by a gradual decrease until july 2012 (9.4%: 3/32) and then an increase bet ... | 2013 | 23912911 |
| studies on monieziasis of sheep i. prevalence and antihelminthic effects of some plant extracts, a light and electron microscopic study. | out of 2,343 examined sheep throughout the whole year, 271 were found to be infected with tapeworms (11.5%). the highest infection rate (22.1%) was recorded in autumn, while the lowest (6%) occurred in summer. six species of cestodes were identified according to their prevalence: moniezia expansa (74%), moniezia denticulata (8.5%), moniezia benedeni (4.8%), moniezia trigonophora (2.7%), and thysaniezia giardi (2.7%), t. giardi was recorded in egypt for the first time. m. expansa was found throug ... | 2010 | 20865430 |
| [the endoparasites of sika deer (cervus nippon) in austria]. | the endoparasite fauna of 108 sika deer (42 calves <1 year, 20 approximately 1 year old animals, 46 animals >1 year) originating from the two free-living sika deer populations in austria (ostrong, 35 animals; tullner donauauen, 73 animals) was studied. the deer were shot during the hunting seasons 2003-2005. in all, at least four species of protozoa (eimeria austriaca, eimeria robusta, eimeria sordida; sarcocystis spp.), two species each of cestodes (moniezia benedeni, larval cyst of taenia hyda ... | 2007 | 17987366 |
| dynamics of infections with gastrointestinal parasites and dictyocaulus viviparus in dairy and beef cattle from costa rica. | a longitudinal survey was carried out to determine and describe the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasite infections and dictyocaulus viviparus in a dairy and a beef cattle farm of two different ecological zones in costa rica. the influence of anthelmintic treatment, age and meteorological factors (rainfall, minimum and maximum temperatures) on gastrointestinal nematodes and d. viviparus counts was determined. calves were subjected to monthly sampling of feces and blood between a ... | 2007 | 17656024 |
| mixed infection with intestinal tape worms in sheep. | in a survey carried out during the period april 2001 to november 2002, the intestines of 3165 slaughtered sheep in the fars province of iran were examined for mixed infection with intestinal tape worms. four point sixty eight percent of animals were found to be infected with one or more than one species of tape worms. the identified species included: moniezia expansa, moniezia benedeni, thysaniezia giardi, avitellina centripunctata and stilesia globipunctata. of all 148 infected sheep, 104 anima ... | 2004 | 16493395 |