| [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 |
| the effect of niclosamide on raillietina tetragona. | | 1989 | 2631382 |
| 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 |
| isolation of avian viruses from the eggs of raillietina tetragona and ascaridia galli. | | 1974 | 4376077 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| characterization of esterase isozymes of raillietina tetragona (molin, 1858) (cestoda). | | 1982 | 6890271 |
| [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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| gastrointestinal helminths in indigenous and exotic chickens in vietnam: association of the intensity of infection with the major histocompatibility complex. | this study compared the prevalence and intensity of infections of helminths in 2 chicken breeds in vietnam, the indigenous ri and the exotic luong phuong. also, possible correlations with the major histocompatibility complex (mhc) were tested. the most prevalent helminths were ascaridia galli, heterakis beramporia, tetrameres mothedai, capillaria obsignata, raillietina echinobothrida and raillietina tetragona. differences in prevalence and intensity of infection were found between the 2 breeds. ... | 2007 | 17166322 |
| prevalence and burden of gastrointestinal helminthes among local chickens, in northern jordan. | we conducted a cross-sectional study from december 2004 to february 2005 and from june 2005 to august 2005. the study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal and tracheal helminthes among local chickens in northern jordan. a total of 208 male and female local scavenging chickens were selected randomly. we examined the trachea and gastrointestinal tract of each bird for the presence of helminthes. we recovered three nematode and eight cestode species. no trematodes were found. one h ... | 2008 | 18329115 |
| cross-sectional survey on helminth infections of chickens in the samsun region, turkey. | a cross-sectional survey was performed to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminth infections in 185 chickens from nine districts in the samsun region, northern turkey between july 1999 and june 2000. in total, 88% of 83 scavenging chickens and 4% of 52 layers from laying batteries were infected, but none of the 50 broilers harboured helminths in the alimentary tract or trachea. the difference in prevalence was statistically significant among broilers, layers from laying batteries and ... | 2008 | 18605376 |
| review of zoonotic parasites in medical and veterinary fields in the republic of korea. | zoonotic parasites are animal parasites that can infect humans. the major zoonotic protozoa in the republic of korea are babesia bovis, chilomastix mesnili, cryptosporidium parvum, endolimax nana, entamoeba coli, entamoeba hitolytica, giardia lamblia, iodamoeba bütschlii, pneumocystis carinii, sarcocystis cruzi, and toxoplasma gondii. the major zoonotic helminths in korea include trematodes, cestodes, and nematodes. trematodes are clonorchis sinensis, echinostoma hortense, echinostoma spp., fasc ... | 2009 | 19885329 |
| a survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range indigenous chickens in rural zimbabwe. | a survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and husbandry aspects of indigenous free-range chickens was carried out in selected districts from the highveld and lowveld of rural zimbabwe. the survey recorded infection with 4 species from the order phthiraptera (lice), 1 species from the order siphonaptera (fleas), 6 species from the order acarina (ticks and mites) and 9 species of cestodes. among the ectoparasites, the most prevalent was menacanthus stramineus (87.7%) followed by echidinophaga gallinacea ... | 2009 | 20169754 |
| prevalence of helminth parasites in free-range chickens from selected rural communities in kwazulu-natal province of south africa. | a total of 79 chickens were randomly collected from 4 rural localities and processed to detect the presence of helminth parasites and their prevalences. sixteen helminth species comprising 12 nematode and 4 cestode species were recorded from the 4 localities. syngamus trachea and cyathostoma spp. were the only helminth species recovered from the respiratory tract and the rest of the helminth species were from the gastrointestinal tract. the most prevalent nematode species across the 4 localities ... | 2010 | 21247015 |
| prevalence and impact of gastrointestinal helminths on body weight gain in backyard chickens in subtropical and humid zone of jammu, india. | necropsy of gastrointestinal tract of 125 free-range chickens from a subtropical and humid zone of northwestern india revealed four nematode spp. (ascaridia galli, heterakis gallinarum, capillaria spp. and cheilospirura hamulosa) and four cestode spp. (raillietina cesticillus, raillietina echinobothrida, raillietina tetragona and amoebotaenia cuneata) the overall prevalence of the helminth parasites was 72.0%. amongst various helminth species encountered in the region, a. galli emerged out as th ... | 2012 | 23543701 |
| tapeworms of rock dove and domestic chicken in taif area, saudi arabia. | the present study aimed to identify the tapeworms that parasitize the rock dove columba livia palastinae and domestic chicken gallus gallus domesticus in taif governorate, saudi arabia. a total of 115 rock doves and 105 domestic chicken have been examined. birds were brought in from the wells and farms inside and outside the city of taif. in rock doves, the percentage of infection was recorded as cotugnia digonopora 5.21%, hymenolepis carioca 10.43%, raillietina echinobothrida 27.82%, raillietin ... | 2012 | 23469626 |
| prevalence of parasites and associated risk factors in domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) and free-range backyard chickens of sistan region, east of iran. | this study was carried out on free-range backyard chickens and domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) from december 2010 to november 2011 to determine the prevalence, intensity and species of internal and external parasites in sistan region, east of iran. of the total of 59 (27 males and 32 females) free-range backyard chickens and 46 (26 males and 20 females) domestic pigeons inspected, 55 (93.22 %) and 39 (84.78 %) were infected respectively. ten species of free-range backyard chickens par ... | 2012 | 24082532 |
| synanthropic birds and parasites. | this paper describes the parasitologic findings for 60 synanthropic bird carcasses recovered in the campania region of southern italy. birds consisted of 20 yellow-legged gulls (larus michahellis), 15 rock pigeons (columba livia), 15 common kestrels (falco tinnunculus), and 10 carrion crows (corvus corone). each carcass was examined to detect the presence of ectoparasites and then necropsied to detect helminths. ectoparasites occurred in 100% of the birds examined. in particular, chewing lice we ... | 2013 | 24597118 |
| occurrence and hat-rapd analysis of gastrointestinal helminths in domestic chickens (gallus gallus domesticus) in phayao province, northern thailand. | the present study determined the prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal helminths in domestic chickens (gallus gallus domesticus) between november 2012 and august 2013. one hundred and twenty domestic chickens were purchased from villages in four districts of phayao province; mae chai, dok khamtai, chun and chiang kham. morphological differences were used to identify the helminth species, and hat-rapd technique was used to differentiate among closely related species. the results reveale ... | 2017 | 28053568 |
| prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens (gallus domesticus) in and around shimoga. | the present study was conducted for 1 year from march 2010 to february 2011 to identify gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens and to estimate its prevalence in and around shimoga, a malnad region of karnataka. a total of 250 gastro-intestinal tracts were collected from backyard chickens for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites. among the 250 birds screened, 183 (73.2 %) were found positive for gastrointestinal parasites by gross examination of gastrointestinal tract. out of 183 ... | 2016 | 27605824 |
| prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in banaraja fowls reared in semi-intensive system of management in mayurbhanj district of odisha. | studies on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths infection in banaraja fowls of three blocks (chandua, shamakhunta and bangriposi) of mayurbhanj district in odisha with respect to semi-intensive system of rearing. | 2015 | 27065637 |
| gastrointestinal helminths are highly prevalent in scavenging chickens of selected districts of eastern shewa zone, ethiopia. | a cross-sectional survey on gastrointestinal helminths was conducted on 124 chickens raised under traditional management system in two selected districts namely ada'a and adamitulu of eastern shewa zone, ethiopia. of these chickens, 111 (89.5%) were found to harbor one of the five different helminth parasites and 13 (10.48%) were free of helminths parasites. the study also found that 103 (83.0%) and 72 (58.0%) of the examined chickens were invariably infected by diverse species of cestodes and n ... | 2012 | 24175425 |
| broad spectrum anthelmintic potential of cassia plants. | to study the in vitro anthelmintic efficacy of cassia alata (c. alata), cassia angustifolia (c. angustifolia) and cassia occidentalis (c. occidentalis). | 2014 | 25183125 |
| morphology and molecular phylogeny of raillietina spp. (cestoda: cyclophyllidea: davaineidae) from domestic chickens in thailand. | raillietina species are prevalent in domestic chickens (gallus gallus domesticus) in phayao province, northern thailand. their infection may cause disease and death, which affects the public health and economic situation in chicken farms. the identification of raillietina has been based on morphology and molecular analysis. in this study, morphological observations using light (lm) and scanning electron microscopies (sem) coupled with molecular analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2 ... | 2016 | 28095663 |
| the full mitochondrial genome sequence of raillietina tetragona from chicken (cestoda: davaineidae). | in the present study, the complete mitochondrial dna (mtdna) sequence of raillietina tetragona was sequenced and its gene contents and genome organizations was compared with that of other tapeworm. the complete mt genome sequence of r. tetragona is 14,444 bp in length. it contains 12 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal rna genes, 22 transfer rna genes, and two non-coding region. all genes are transcribed in the same direction and have a nucleotide composition high in a and t. the contents of a + ... | 2016 | 25630743 |
| acute and sub-acute toxicological evaluation of the alcoholic leaf and root extracts of clerodendrum infortunatum l. | leaf and root extracts of clerodendrum infortunatum l. have been reported to show anthelmintic efficacy on a cestode parasite raillietina tetragona. its leaf showed no toxicity at 1000 mg/kg body weight but root toxicity study was not known. therefore, our study is to test both leaf and root extracts at 2000 and 3000 mg/kg body weight concentration given orally for 15 days in four groups of swiss albino mice, keeping another set as control (without plant extract). weight and behaviour of mice we ... | 2017 | 28783963 |
| immunohistochemical localization of sex hormone receptors in two raillietina tapeworms. | sex hormone receptors play critical roles in development and reproduction. however, it is not known whether they exist in raillietina tapeworms, and if they do, whether they have a similar function to that in vertebrates. we examined the immunohistochemical distributions of androgen receptors (ars), estrogen receptors (ers), and progesterone receptors (prs) in the tissues of two tapeworm species: raillietina echinobothrida and raillietina tetragona. immunopositive ars were found in the entire re ... | 2017 | 28290612 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of clerodendrum viscosum on fowl tapeworm raillietina tetragona. | clerodendrum viscosum vent. (verbenaceae) is a shrub, widely used amongst the natives of india against various diseases. | 2017 | 27595160 |
| biochemical and molecular characterization of the tegument protein rt10 from raillietina tetragona. | tegument antigens of tapeworm play an important role in modulation of host response and parasite survival. characterizing appropriate antigens for parasite infection diagnosis and vaccination is rational and could have both economic and epidemiological significance in poultry industry. in the present study, a major protoscolex homologue (named rt10) of echinococcus and taenia spp. was amplified from raillietina tetragona cestode. the rt10 cdna was 1,877 bp long containing an open reading frame o ... | 2014 | 24449448 |
| in vitro screening for cestocidal activity of three species of cassia plants against the tapeworm raillietina tetragona. | different species of cassia plant are widely available in india and are commonly used either for their laxative, antimicrobial or antibacterial activity. in the present study the effectiveness in vitro of the crude alcoholic extracts of three species, namely cassia alata, c. occidentalis and c. angustifolia, in the early paralysis and mortality of the fowl tapeworm raillietina tetragona at concentrations ranging from 5 to 80 mg/ml was investigated. time of paralysis and death were monitored freq ... | 2013 | 22433293 |