| 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 |
| studies on endoparasites of the black bear (ursus americanus) in the southeastern united states. | examination of 53 black bears (ursus americanus) from six states in the southeastern united states revealed at least 17 species of endoparasites, including sarcocystis sp., spirometra mansonoides (spargana), macracanthorhynchus ingens, ancylostoma caninum, arthrocephalus lotoris, baylisascaris transfuga, capillaria aerophila, capillaria putorii, crenosoma sp., cyathospirura sp., dirofilaria immitis, gnathostoma sp., gongylonema pulchrum, microfilariae, molineus barbatus, physaloptera sp. and str ... | 1978 | 418189 |
| 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 |
| oesophageal worm (gongylonema pulchrum, molin 1857) in a mountain gazelle (gazella gazella). | | 1978 | 566030 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. x. helminths in impala. | two to four impala in the nylsvley nature reserve were culled each month from february 1975-february 1976. two trematode species, 1 cestode species and 13 species of nematodes were recovered from these antelope. of these, fasciola gigantica, gongylonema pulchrum, haemonchus placei and trichostrongylus falculatus are new records for impala. in general, h. placei, longistrongylus sabie and impalaia tuberculata exhibited a similar pattern of seasonal occurrence. adult worms were present during nove ... | 1978 | 572950 |
| helminth parasites of intermingling axis deer, wild swine and domestic cattle from the island of molokai, hawaii. | helminth infections of axis deer (cervus axis), wild swine (sus scrofa) and domestic cattle (bos taurus) were studied among intermingling herds on the puu-o-hoku ranch, molokai, hawaii. twenty-four species of helminths were collected from the 10 deer, 10 swine and 10 cattle. capillaria bovis, cooperia punctata, haemonchus contortus and trichostrongylus axei infected both axis deer and cattle, whereas gongylonema pulchrum infected both axis deer and wild swine. none of the species of helminths oc ... | 1989 | 2716106 |
| visceral helminth communities of an insular population of feral swine. | nine species of helminths, all nematodes, were recovered from the viscera of 48 feral swine (sus scrofa) from cumberland island, georgia. both the overdispersed frequency distributions and the abundances of the four common species of helminths (stephanurus dentatus, metastrongylus apri, m. pudendotectus and gongylonema pulchrum) did not vary significantly across the main and interactive effects of host sex and/or seasons. whether or not the present low population densities of feral swine on cumb ... | 1988 | 3352080 |
| human gongylonema infection in spain. | a case of gongylonemiasis in a 31-year-old woman of granada, spain, is reported. the worm, clearly belonging to gongylonema genus, could not be identified definitively as gongylonema pulchrum, the species usually described in humans. | 1988 | 3354769 |
| gongylonema pulchrum molin (nematoda: gongylonematidae) in black bears (ursus americanus pallas) from pennsylvania. | | 1986 | 3951047 |
| factors affecting the helminth community structure of adult collared peccaries in southern texas. | four species of nematodes (gongylonema pulchrum, parabronema pecariae, texicospirura turki, and physocephalus sexalatus) and one species of cestode (moniezia sp.) comprised the helminth fauna of adult collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) from the plains in southern texas. the community structure of the helminth fauna of peccaries from this region was basically dissimilar to that from the more humid gulf coastal prairies of southern texas in composition (by the conspicuous absence of certain speci ... | 1985 | 4032623 |
| effects of season and physical condition on the gastrointestinal helminth community of white-tailed deer from the texas edwards plateau. | eighty-six adult female white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus (zimmermann), collected over a 12-mo period in the texas edwards plateau, harbored six species of nematodes (haemonchus contortus, gongylonema pulchrum, oesophagostomum venulosum, ostertagia ostertagi, cooperia sp., and apteragia odocoilei), and two cestodes (moniezia sp. and taenia hydatigena). the patterns of distribution of the three common species of gastrointestinal helminths (h. contortus, o. venulosum, and g. pulchrum) were ... | 1985 | 4032624 |
| [skin manifestations in gongylonema pulchrum, first human case in germany]. | | 1973 | 4737533 |
| notes on gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857 (nematoda: spiruridae) in the gray squirrel in southwestern virginia. | | 1971 | 5090971 |
| geographic distribution of gongylonema pulchrum, gongylonema verrucosum, and paramphistomum liorchis in white-tailed deer of the southeastern united states. | | 1970 | 5461089 |
| gongylonema pulchrum in tongues of slaughtered pigs. | | 1970 | 5465084 |
| morphological variation in the gullet nematode, gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, from eight species of definitive hosts with a consideration of gongylonema from macaca spp. | | 1971 | 5553452 |
| [case of human gongylonema pulchrum parasitization]. | | 1965 | 5868642 |
| 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 |
| parasitic infection of camelus dromedarius from iran. | 25 intestinal tract, 30 oesophagus and respiratory organs and 47 liver of arabian camel were examined. 35 species of nematodes two species of cestodes one immature trematode one cestodes larvae, one diptera larvae, one microfilaria of lung worm and two external parasites were found. this is a first report of helminths in camel from iran. the nematodes: physocephalus sexalatus, ascarops strongylina, haemonchus contortus, cooperia punctata, nematodirus oratianus, nematodirella longissimespiculata, ... | 1980 | 7460130 |
| human infection with gongylonema pulchrum: a case report. | a 43 year old woman developed a painful tumor at the left buccal mucosa. following local anti-inflammatory treatment a 35 mm long, living female adult worm of gongylonema pulchrum was extracted from the affected side. no further treatment was needed and recovery was complete 5 days after extraction. infection had occurred possibly 6 weeks before in hungary with ingestion of contaminated water from an open draw well. although commonly occurring as parasitic infection of domestic cattle and other ... | 1994 | 7716397 |
| 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 |
| geographic distribution of gongylonema pulchrum and gongylonema macrogubernaculum from macaca fuscata in japan. | after a first report on the gullet nematode, gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, being found in the japanese macaque, macaca fuscata, in kyushu, japan, the geographic distribution of the parasite, a causative agent of gongylonemiasis in cattle and man, was examined in 181 monkeys transferred to the japan. monkey centre from 23 sites in japan, including yaku-shima (island). yaku-shima is included in the world natural heritage list of the united nations for its subtropical forests, which have an unu ... | 1994 | 9140479 |
| scanning electron microscopy of adult gongylonema pulchrum (nematoda: spirurida). | scanning electron microscopy (sem) was used to study the surface ultrastructure of adult worms of gongylonema pulchrum. the anterior end in both sexes was covered by numerous cuticular platelets. there was a pair of lateral cervical papillac. the buccal opening was small and extended in the dorsoventral direction. around the mouth a cuticular elevation enclosed the labia, and eight papillae were located laterodorsally and lateroventrally. two large lateral amphids were seen. on the lateral sides ... | 2000 | 10861193 |
| characterization of monoclonal antibodies against gnathostoma nipponicum. | monoclonal antibodies (mabs) were produced against the proteins of advanced third-stage larvae (adl3) of gnathostoma nipponicum. six mabs (gn2c3, gn2h3, gn4c3, gn4e9, gnsh1, and gn10b7) were obtained as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). gn4e9 and gnsh1 seemed to be genus-specific, as they did not cross-react with anisakis sp., dirofilaria immitis, gongylonema pulchrum, toxocara canis, trichinella sp., trichuris vulpis, metagonimus sp., or spirometra erinaceieuropaei by eli ... | 2003 | 12659325 |
| wild boar helminths: risks in animal translocations. | the helminth populations found in a group of wild boars collected in central spain were compared to those in a group of animals imported from a french game farm that produces boars for restocking. eleven helminth species, including ten nematodes and one acanthocephalan, were found. gongylonema pulchrum and macracanthorhynchus hirundinaceus were only detected in autochthonous wild boars, while oesophagostomum dentatum, ascaris suum, and trichuris suis were detected in imported animals only. autoc ... | 2003 | 12944047 |
| experimental infection of laboratory animals and sheep with gongylonema pulchrum in japan. | japanese white rabbits, wistar rats, ddy mice, suffolk sheep, and a domestic cat were each orally inoculated with 20-140 third-stage larvae (l3) of gongylonema pulchrum, isolated from naturally infected dung beetles captured in aomori prefecture. worm recovery rates were 40.0-72.0% in rabbits at 7, 14, and 19 weeks post-infection (pi) and 3.3-25.0% in rats at 19 weeks pi. those in 2 sheep at 7 weeks pi showed 53.6% and 29.3%. no worms were recovered from the mice and the cat. in the susceptible ... | 2003 | 12951427 |
| hens and turkeys as hosts of gongylonema pulchrum. | | 1965 | 14302594 |
| [gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, from slaughterhouse animals from the lublin region]. | | 1964 | 14346944 |
| [occurrence of gongylonema pulchrum in man, in morocco]. | | 1951 | 14830978 |
| a note on the occurrence of gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, in man in ceylon. | | 1950 | 15402951 |
| gongylonema pulchrum in the black bear, euractos americanus, and the probable synonymy of g. pulchrum molin, 1847, with g. ursi (rudolphi, 1819). | | 1950 | 15402967 |
| high incidence of the gullet worm, gongylonema pulchrum, in a squirrel monkey colony in a zoological garden in japan. | histological examination revealed the gullet worm (gongylonema pulchrum) embedded in the lingual mucosa of two of four dead bolivian squirrel monkeys (saimiri boliviensis) from a zoological garden in kyushu, japan. the zoo had kept the monkeys as a colony of approximately 80-100 individuals in a moated, open ground since 1981. to assess the incidence of g. pulchrum infection in this colony, lingual scraping with disposable plastic sticks was conducted in february during 2 consecutive years (2003 ... | 2004 | 15631906 |
| [human infection with gongylonema pulchrum]. | a 27-year-old woman repeatedly attended an outpatient clinic and reported sensations of movement within the buccal mucosa. various local inspections were without any obvious abnormal findings. a few days later the patient brought a filiform structure, which she had extracted from the affected mucosa by manipulation with her toothbrush. | 2005 | 16273496 |
| parasitism among white-tailed deer and domestic sheep on common range. | parasitism was studied in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and domestic sheep (ovis aries) which shared a common range in eastern west virginia. of 30 species of internal parasites, 11 were found in deer and 22 in sheep. five parasites, sarcocystis sp., cysticercus tenuicollis, oesophagostomum venulosum, cooperia punctata, and gongylonema pulchrum, occurred in both deer and sheep. an index of similarity of 17.2 suggests that the parasite faunas of these hosts are distinct, and that it ... | 1976 | 16498882 |
| further observations on the development of gongylonema pulchrum in rabbits. | third-stage larvae of gongylonema pulchrum from naturally infected dung beetles were inoculated orally into 24 rabbits. worm recovery ranged from 54 to 91% (mean = 67.5%) during the period from 24 hr to 52 wk postinoculation (pi). two hours pi, the larvae entered the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus and migrated upward. early development occurred primarily in pharyngeal mucosa, tongue, and buccal mucosa. the third molt took place 11 days pi and the final molt at 36 days pi. ma ... | 2005 | 17089739 |
| gongylonema pulchrum infection and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a vari (lemur macaco variegata; kehr 1792). | this report describes the morphologic and histologic features of a case of esophageal gongylonema pulchrum infection and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a 17-yr-old, female vari (lemur macaco variegates). the lemur had lived in a german zoo and had a clinical history of dyspnea, vomiting, and anorexia. at necropsy, a whitish, soft, nodular, centrally necrotic mass was found in the caudal third of the esophagus. in addition, numerous intraepithelial nematodes (g. pulchrum) were observed in ... | 2005 | 17323583 |
| efficacy of thiabendazole, mebendazole, levamisole and ivermectin against gullet worm, gongylonema pulchrum: in vitro and in vivo studies. | in vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of thiabendazole, mebendazole, levamisole and ivermectin against gongylonema pulchrum. for in vitro assays, third-stage larvae (l3) incubated with the drugs were administered orally to mice and the ability of larvae to invade the gastric mucosa of the animals was examined. after incubation, only those larvae treated with high concentrations of levamisole (1 and 10 microg/ml) were tightly coiled with intestines exhibiting morphol ... | 2008 | 18061354 |
| [the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematodes in hair goats of the sanliurfa region]. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematodes in hair goats in sanliurfa region between november 2005 and november 2006. during this period, the alimentary canal from 1 or 2 goats was obtained from the municipal slaughterhouse each week. these were brought into the laboratory and examined for the presence of nematodes. gastro-intestinal tracts of 100 hair goats were examined. of these, 83 (83%) were found infected with nematodes. twenty nematode species wer ... | 2009 | 19367541 |
| host age, sex, and reproductive seasonality affect nematode parasitism in wild japanese macaques. | parasites are characteristically aggregated within hosts, but identifying the mechanisms underlying such aggregation can be difficult in wildlife populations. we examined the influence of host age and sex over an annual cycle on the eggs per gram of feces (epg) of nematode parasites infecting wild japanese macaques (macaca fuscata yakui) on yakushima island. five species of nematode were recorded from 434 fecal samples collected from an age-structured group of 50 individually recognizable macaqu ... | 2010 | 20711744 |
| helminth infections of wild boars ( sus scrofa) in the bursa province of turkey. | the present study aimed to investigate the status of helminth infections in wild boars in the bursa province of turkey. for this purpose, during 2007-2008, 27 wild boars were necropsied and examined for helminths. individual samples of tongue and diaphragm from 27 necropsied wild boars and an additional 22 tongue and diaphragm samples provided by hunters were examined by trichinoscopy and artificial digestion for trichinella spp. larvae. twenty animals (74%) were identified as being infected wit ... | 2010 | 21114894 |
| [fauna and distribution of nematodes from the suborders spirurata and filariata parasitizing cattle in dagestan, from the perspective of vertical zoning]. | cattle of dagestan are infested with several nematode species from the suborders spirurata and filariata, and extensiveness of the invasion depends greatly on the altitude above sea level. level of infestation with thelazia rhodesi, th. gulosa, and th. skrjabini is 38% in plains, 20% in submontane, and 5% in mountain zone. the same tendency is observed for the species gongylonema pulchrum--45, 22, and 10%, respectively. infestation with setaria labiato-papillosa is 27.3% on average. infestation ... | 2010 | 21427961 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of the gullet worm gongylonema pulchrum: gene content, arrangement, composition and phylogenetic implications. | gongylonema pulchrum (nematoda: gongylonematidae), a thread-like spirurid gullet worm, infects a range of mammalian definitive hosts, including cattle, pigs, equines, goats, primates and humans, and can cause gongylonemiasis. | 2015 | 25884563 |
| 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 |
| molecular genomics resource for the parasitic nematode spirocerca lupi: identification of 149 microsatellite loci using fiasco and next generation sequencing. | understanding genetic diversity and movement patterns in parasitic organisms is paramount to establish control and management strategies. in this study we developed a microsatellite resource as well as a diagnostic multiplex for the cosmopolitan parasitic nematode spirocerca lupi, known to cause spirocercosis in canids. a combination of microsatellite enrichment and 454 sequencing was used to identify 149 unique microsatellite loci in s. lupi. twenty loci were characterized further in two sampli ... | 2015 | 26477486 |
| human gongylonema pulchrum infection: esophageal symptoms and need for prolonged albendazole therapy. | we describe a case of human infection with gongylonema pulchrum acquired in southeast georgia. the patient presented with intermittent yet persistent nausea and vomiting for months. this case describes the need for extraction of worms on two occasions each followed by courses of albendazole treatment. gongylonema pulchrum infections with high worm burden may relapse after extraction of the worm and a 3-day short course of albendazole therapy. longer courses of albendazole may be indicated in sel ... | 2017 | 28138043 |
| multiple gongylonema pulchrum worms in a human esophagus. | | 2016 | 26890538 |
| intraspecific and interspecific genetic variation of gongylonema pulchrum and two rodent gongylonema spp. (g. aegypti and g. neoplasticum), with the proposal of g. nepalensis n. sp. for the isolate in water buffaloes from nepal. | the gullet worm (gongylonema pulchrum) has been recorded from a variety of mammals worldwide. in an earlier study, we demonstrated two separate transmission cycles in cattle (bos taurus) and wild mammals in japan based on nucleotide sequences of the ribosomal rna gene (rdna) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (cox-1) region of mitochondrial dna of multiple isolates of different origins. our earlier study additionally demonstrated two major cox-1 haplotypes of g. pulchrum prevalent in cattle in j ... | 2016 | 26531300 |
| efficacy of levamisole alone and in combination with mebendazole against gongylonema pulchrum infection in rabbits. | gongylonema pulchrum is an important parasite of captive primates. twelve rabbits were infected with 30 third-stage larvae of g. pulchrum. at 4-7 months post-infection, animals were administered levamisole at a single dose of 12 mg/kg, levamisole at 8 mg/kg three times at 2-day intervals, levamisole at a single dose of 8 mg/kg after administration of mebendazole at 70 mg/kg for 3 days or 8 ml of distilled water for 3 days (control). necropsy at 14 days after treatment revealed that single and mu ... | 2015 | 25298240 |
| [human infection with gongylonema pulchrum: a case report]. | | 2014 | 25223067 |
| [buccal infection with gongylonema pulchrum: an indigenous case in france]. | although long known, infestations of the buccal mucosa by nematodes of the gongylonema genus are rare, particularly in france. herein we report a new case. | 2013 | 24090893 |
| gongylonema pulchrum infection in a resident of williamsburg, virginia, verified by genetic analysis. | we describe the thirteenth reported case of human infection with gongylonema spp. in the united states and the first to be confirmed as gongylonema pulchrum. the parasite described was isolated from the oral cavity of a resident of williamsburg, virginia. the identity of the parasite was verified through morphological and genetic approaches, and provided the first genetic confirmation of a gongylonema sp. in humans. | 2013 | 23958907 |
| gongylonema sp. infection in the scops owl (otus scops). | since 1997, it has been observed that fledging scops owls often develop necrotic plaques in their oral cavities, which in severe cases can even affect bone tissue. this condition has been defined as a necrotic oropharyngeal disease based on gross lesions. in 2011 alone, thirty-five cases were identified at the brinzal owl rescue centre (madrid, spain), of which four were chosen to perform a complete diagnostic study. histopathology was carried out in three cases and cytology in one case. using m ... | 2013 | 23872068 |
| first case of human gongylonemosis in france. | gongylonema spp. are cosmopolitan spirurid nematodes that are common parasites of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857 is most common in ruminants, where it invades mucosa and submucosa of the mouth, tongue, oesophagus and forestomachs. it extremely rarely occurs in man, and fewer than 60 cases have been reported worldwide. we report a case from the alsace region, which appears to be the first case of human gongylonemosis described in france. | 2013 | 23425508 |
| a distinct genetic population of gongylonema pulchrum from water buffaloes in nepal. | whole-length esophagi of 111 murrah cross water buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) were collected in the kathmandu and chitwan districts of nepal from december 2009 to february 2010. gullet worms showing a typical epithelium-dwelling character were detected in 13 of 53 (24.5%) buffaloes in kathmandu and in 5 of 58 (8.6%) buffaloes in chitwan. the worms' morphology and measurements were identical to those of gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, except for the length of the left spicules relative to the bod ... | 2013 | 23421498 |
| genetic variation of gongylonema pulchrum from wild animals and cattle in japan based on ribosomal rna and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit i genes. | the gullet worm (gongylonema pulchrum) has been recorded from a variety of mammals worldwide, including monkeys and humans. due to its wide host range, it has been suggested that the worm may be transmitted locally to any mammalian host by chance. to investigate this notion, the ribosomal rna gene (rdna), mainly regions of the internal transcribed spacers (its) 1 and 2, and a cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) region of mitochondrial dna of g. pulchrum were characterized using parasites from t ... | 2013 | 22967753 |
| incidence and genetic characterization of gongylonema pulchrum in cattle slaughtered in mazandaran province, northern iran. | the gullet worm, gongylonema pulchrum molin, 1857, is a thread-like spirurid nematode found in a variety of mammals worldwide. its incidences in iranian cattle of different breed or age have not been reported. the aims of the present study are to disclose the infection status of g. pulchrum in cattle slaughtered in northern region of iran. | 2010 | 22347239 |