| a focus of opisthorchiidosis in germany. | epidemiological investigations were carried out in a focus of opisthorchiidosis in brandenburg state of germany. 9 out of 23 cats harboured adult flukes in their livers. beside opisthorchis felineus, metorchis bilis was found in 4 cats. muscle samples of 227 cyprinid fish belonging to 6 species (rutilus rutilus, scardinius erythrophthalmus, alburnus alburnus, abramis brama, a. ballerus, blicca bjoerkna) were examined for trematode metacercariae. 12 different types of cysts were found. o. felineu ... | 1996 | 9060173 |
| [investigations on the endoparasitic fauna of domestic cats in eastern brandenburg]. | the internal organs of 155 cats originating from 3 different territories in the eastern part of brandenburg state were examined for parasites between 1993 and 1995. parasites were found in 85% of cats. parasites with the highest prevalence were toxocara mystax (45%), hydatigera taeniaeformis (22%), ancylostoma tubaeforme (17%) and opisthorchis felineus (16%). metorchis bilis, mesocestoides spp., taenia pisiformis, capillaria plica, capillaria sp., ollulanus tricuspis, aelurostrongylus abstrusus, ... | 1997 | 9139627 |
| liver fluke (opisthorchiidae) findings in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the eastern part of the federal state brandenburg, germany--a contribution to the epidemiology of opisthorchiidosis. | parasitological examination of 677 livers from red foxes shot in connection with a rabies control programme were carried out in the eastern districts of the federal state brandenburg/germany in 1996. of the foxes, 32.5% were positive for opisthorchiid flukes. metorchis bilis, the most frequently occurring fluke was found in 28.1% of foxes with numbers between 1 and 185. opisthorchis felineus was found in 6.7% of fox livers. a maximum of 169 specimens was removed from one animal. pseudamphistomum ... | 1999 | 9934964 |
| [distribution of opisthorchiid liver flukes in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in western brandenburg]. | 226 (= 43.9%) out of 515 red foxes originating from the western districts of the federal state brandenburg were positive for opisthorchiid flukes. metorchis bilis, opisthorchis felineus and pseudamphistomum truncatum occurred in prevalences of 36.9, 8.9 and 0.2% respectively. although low fluke burden were predominant the maximum number of each fluke species isolated was 419, 46, and 78 respectively. no clear relations were found between the liver fluke prevalence and the proportion of surface w ... | 2000 | 11153218 |
| [liver fluke infection and sarcoptic mange in red foxes in berlin]. | 396 red foxes originating from the city of berlin were examined for opisthorchiid liver flukes and clinical sarcoptic mange between january 1997 and march 1998. out of 232 (= 58.6%) foxes positive for opisthorchiid flukes 221 animals harboured metorchis bilis and 70 were infected with opisthorchis felineus. pseudamphistomum truncatum was found only in 8 foxes. m. bilis occurred as mono-infection in 154 animals. m. bilis in combination with o. felineus was found in 61 cases. pure opisthorchis inf ... | 2001 | 11413713 |
| [helminth findings in indigenous raccoon dogs nyctereutes procyonoides (gray, 1843)]. | internal organs of 74 racoon dogs originating from the eastern districts of the federal land brandenburg were subjected to a complete helminthological dissection. in addition, samples of diaphragma muscles from 46 further animals were examined for trichinella larvae. altogether 3 trematode- (alaria alata, isthmiophora melis, metorchis bilis), 3 cestode- (mesocestoides sp., echinococcus multilocularis, taenia polyacantha) and 7 nematode species (capillaria aerophila, c. plica, trichinella spirali ... | 2001 | 11505800 |
| indirect elisa for the detection of antibodies against opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1790) in foxes. | serological investigations focused on the detection of specific opisthorchiid liver fluke antibodies in silver foxes (vulpes vulpes fulva). animals were experimentally infected with opisthorchis felineus (nos. 1 and 2) and metorchis bilis (nos. 3-8) by feeding fish with a counted number of metacercariae. four foxes remained as non-infected negative controls (nos. 9-12). for the indirect elisa, an excretory-secretory antigen was produced by in vitro cultivation of o. felineus and m. bilis adults ... | 2003 | 12482649 |
| liver enzyme activity and histological changes in the liver of silver foxes (vulpes vulpes fulva) experimentally infected with opisthorchiid liver flukes. a contribution to the pathogenesis of opisthorchiidosis. | blood samples from silver foxes experimentally infected with opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis, respectively, were examined for the activity of liver enzymes. the average activities of aspartate aminotransferase (ast), glutamate dehydrogenase (gldh), alkaline phosphatase and alanine aminotransferase in uninfected control animals were 20, 1.8, 57 and 44 units/l, respectively. the liver enzymes in infected foxes reacted differently, depending on dose, species of flukes and individual pecul ... | 2003 | 12632157 |
| a sero-epidemiological survey on the occurrence of opisthorchiid liver flukes in red foxes ( vulpes vulpes) in berlin, germany. | serum samples collected from red foxes in the city of berlin between 1996 and 1999 were analysed for the presence of antibodies against opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis using an indirect elisa. out of 1,000 specimens, 30.6% and 46.5% reacted positively with specific o. felineus and m. bilis antigens, respectively. seroprevalence in adult foxes was always higher than in juveniles. while no significant differences were observed in adult foxes throughout the period, in juvenile specimens s ... | 2003 | 12743797 |
| molecular characterization and differentiation of opisthorchiid trematodes of the species opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1790) using polymerase chain reaction. | adult specimens of the opisthorchiid liver fluke species opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis could be identified for the first time by molecular biological methods using species specific primers (of and mb primers) in the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). the of or mb primers were based on a part of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase i gene. a specific product of approximately 200 bp could be amplified for o. felineus by means of the specific o. felineus primers. by contrast, the amplif ... | 2003 | 12748848 |
| [differentiation of the eggs of opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1890) by their morphometric signs]. | | 2006 | 16813244 |
| [opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1890) infections in population of some regions of the ob river basin]. | the incidence of opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1890) infections among people living in several regions of the ob river basin in the west siberia has been assesed in this work. our results suggest that metorchis bilis infection was common in many of the serologically tested people. moreover, this helminth was obtained from the biliary ducts of humans in autopsy. | 2007 | 17460938 |
| liver flukes in dogs and treatment with praziquantel. | opisthorchiid eggs were found in 6 out of 27 (22%) huskies while an elisa detected antibodies against opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis in 24 (89%) and 25 (93%) sera taken from these dogs, respectively. all dogs showed an increased activity of glutamate dehydrogenase while aspartate aminotransferase was normal in all samples. ten weeks after treatment with praziquantel no fluke eggs were found in the faeces from any animal and antibody titres dropped in all animals. | 2007 | 17981396 |
| [increased accumulation of some trace elements in peripheral blood and bile of patients infested with opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1890)]. | the invasion with opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884) is known to be common in the ob river region, west siberia. these trematodes parasitize biliary tract of devinitive host (man or some species of animals). other opisthorchiid species occurring in west siberia, metorchis bilis (braun, 1890), has also been recorded recently as human parasite. life cycles of both these trematodes include fish-eating mammal hosts. eggs of o. felineus and m. bilis are very similar morphologically and can hardly ... | 2009 | 19505017 |
| [dna diagnosis of mixed invasions of opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis by polymerase chain reaction]. | opisthorchiasis is one of the significant naturofocal diseases in russia. the diagnosis of opisthorchiasis may mask some diseases, such as opisthorchiasis, metorchiasis, and clonorchiasis - biohelminthoses that are induced by various representatives of the family opisthorchiidae-opisthorchis felineus/o.viverrini, metorchis bilis, and clonorchis sinensis, respectively. coproovoscopy and serologic methods fail to accurately define the species-specific affiliation; in this connection the identifica ... | 2010 | 20614520 |
| distribution of repetitive dna sequences in chromosomes of five opisthorchid species (trematoda, opisthorchiidae). | genomes of opisthorchid species are characterized by small size, suggesting a reduced amount of repetitive dna in their genomes. distribution of repetitive dna sequences in the chromosomes of five species of the family opisthorchiidae (opisthorchis felineus 2n=14 (rivolta, 1884), opisthorchis viverrini 2n=12 (poirier, 1886), metorchis xanthosomus 2n=14 (creplin, 1846), metorchis bilis 2n=14 (braun, 1890), clonorchis sinensis 2n=14 (cobbold, 1875)) was studied with c- and agnor-banding, generatio ... | 2011 | 21791251 |
| telomeric dna in chromosomes of five opisthorchid species. | the analysis of telomere repeat distribution in chromosomes of five opisthorchid species (opisthorchis felineus (rivolta, 1884), opisthorchis viverrini (poirier, 1886), metorchis xanthosomus (creplin, 1846), metorchis bilis (braun, 1890), clonorchis sinensis (cobbold, 1875)) was performed with fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish) of labeled (ttaggg)n dna-probe and pna telomere probe on mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of these species. it was shown that chromosome telomeres of all studied spe ... | 2011 | 21708281 |
| opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis are the main agents of liver fluke infection of humans in russia. | liver fluke infections are gradually transforming from a local problem of individual geographic regions to a widespread problem. the observed expansion is likely to be connected with the ever-increasing intensity of traffic flow and migration of the infected carriers between cities, regions, and countries. opisthorchis felineus, the trematode belonging to the family opisthorchiidae, is a well known causative agent of the infection called opisthorchiasis. metorchis bilis, also a member of the fam ... | 2011 | 21840415 |
| echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic parasites in red foxes in estonia. | red fox (vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed canid in the world and an important source of multiple zoonotic pathogens capable of causing life-threatening diseases, such as rabies and alveolar echinococcosis. informing general public of potential risks related to foxes is becoming more important since the fox densities have increased in many countries and the species is colonizing urban areas in europe and around the world with increasing pace, bringing zoonotic pathogens to the immedi ... | 2016 | 27279259 |
| chromosome morphometry in opisthorchiid species (platyhelminthes, trematoda). | few existing studies have dealt with cytogenetics in trematodes, largely due to the attendant technical difficulty of chromosome preparation. we performed a comparative analysis of chromosomes in five opistorchiid species, including opisthorchis felineus rivolta, 1884, opisthorchis viverrini poirier, 1886, clonorchis sinensis cobbold, 1875, metorchis xanthosomus creplin 1846, and metorchis bilis (braun, 1790) odening, 1962. for some of these species, no detailed morphometric description of their ... | 2016 | 27404484 |
| [the reagents kit to detect metyorchis biis, opisthorchis viverrini and clonorchis sinensis, opisthorchis felineus--agents of opisthorchiasis using technique of polymerase chain reaction in real-time]. | the helminths opisthorchis felineus, opisthorchis viverrini, clonorchis sinensis, metorchis bilis are the agents of opisthorchiasis. the actual diagnostic of parasitic diseases based on microscope analysis of samples of human feces to detect presence of ova of parasites suffers of many shortcomings, in particular low sensitivity especially at earlier stages. the purpose of this study was to compare results of detection of parasites using both classical technique and technique of specific differe ... | 2014 | 25552048 |
| opisthorchiasis in western siberia: epidemiology and distribution in human, fish, snail, and animal populations. | opisthorchiasis is a widespread helminth infection in russia. the largest opisthorchiasis endemic focus in the world is the ob river watershed in western siberia. the main causative agent of this condition is the liver fluke, opisthorchis felineus. in addition, another liver fluke species in the opisthorchiidae family, metorchis bilis, causes a symptomatically similar disease, metorchiasis. despite a long research history going back to 1927, opisthorchiasis remains a serious problem in russia, a ... | 2016 | 27939972 |
| intestinal and liver flukes of birds of prey (accipitriformes, falconiformes, strigiformes) from slovakia: uniform or diverse compound? | during 2012-2014 up to 286 birds of the orders falconiformes (5 species), accipitriformes (11 species), and strigiformes (7 species) were examined for trematodes and this represents the first detailed study in slovakia. a total of 12 trematode species belonging to the families diplostomidae, cyathocotylidae, strigeidae, and opisthorchiidae were identified. rare infections were found in falcons where only two species (40 %) and three of 85 examined birds (3.5 %) were infected with a low range of ... | 2016 | 27055533 |
| integrative taxonomy of european parasitic flatworms of the genus metorchis looss, 1899 (trematoda: opisthorchiidae). | metorchis spp. are flukes (platyhelminthes: digenea) that infect vertebrates, including humans, dogs, cats, poultry and wild game, with cyprinid freshwater fish serving as typical second intermediate hosts. in their definitive hosts, the metorchis spp. are difficult to identify to species. we provide and analyze sequences of two nuclear (18s rdna and its2) and two mitochondrial (co1 and nd1) dna loci of four morphologically identified european species of the metorchis, namely metorchis albidus, ... | 2016 | 26794684 |
| distribution and molecular phylogeny of biliary trematodes (opisthorchiidae) infecting native lutra lutra and alien neovison vison across europe. | the recent identification of pseudamphistomum truncatum, (rudolphi, 1819) (trematoda: opisthorchiidae) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1790) odening, 1962 (synonymous with metorchis albidus (braun, 1893) loos, 1899 and metorchis crassiusculus (rudolphi, 1809) looss, 1899 (trematoda: opisthorchiidae)) in otters from britain caused concern because of associated biliary damage, coupled with speculation over their alien status. here, we investigate the presence, intensity and phylogeny of these trematod ... | 2016 | 26620805 |
| [accumulation of some toxic microelements in liver tissue and helminthes obtained from patients with opisthorhis felineus (rivolta, 1884) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1890) invasion]. | according to some available reports, it is known that there may be an increased accumulation of some micronutrients in the samples of hair and blood. the purpose of the present investigation was to study the general regularities of accumulation of micronutrients in the samples of liver tissue and helminthic bodies obtained from patients with opisthorchiasis who lived in tomsk and who had different etiological types of opisthorchis (o. felineus) and metorchis (m. bilis). the fact that m. bilis he ... | 2013 | 17290908 |
| [on the occurrence of metorchis bilis braun (trematodes) in german farm-bred minks]. | | 1965 | 5887388 |
| first report and molecular identification of opisthorchis viverrini infection in human communities from lower myanmar. | opisthorchis viverrini is endemic in the south east asian region, especially in cambodia, lao people's democratic republic, vietnam and thailand, but there have been no previous records from myanmar. during stool surveys of rural populations in three regions of lower myanmar, opisthorchis-like eggs were found in 34 out of 364 (9.3%) participants by stool microscopy after using the modified formalin-ether concentration technique. dna was extracted from these positive stool samples and a portion o ... | 2017 | 28472153 |