A SIMPLE METHOD FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF FASCIOLA HEPATICA MIRACIDIA

Fasciola hepatica

18 The success of helminth parasites is partly related to their ability to modulate host immune 19 responses towards an anti-inflammatory/regulatory phenotype. This ability resides with the 20 molecules contained in the secretome of various helminths that have been shown to interact with 21 host immune cells and influence their function. Consequently, there exists a unique opportunity 22 to exp...

Further Observation on the Susceptibility of Different Species of Lymnaea Snails of Iran to Miracidia of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica

Fasciola hepatica infection in China.

Fasciola hepatica is one of the most common parasites in China that infects ruminants, especially cattle, sheep and goats, and causes considerable morbidity and economic losses in the animal husbandry. The climate in wide areas of China is suitable for the development of F. hepatica and its intermediate snail hosts. However, human infection with the fluke is not common. Up to now, 38 hospital p...

Production of Daphnia epiphium, A method for mass production and rapid revival

A new and suitable breeding method for inducing asexual or sexual reproduction (opium pneumonia) of Daphnia Magna is described in the laboratory. Drying and dehydration cause the production of epiphium epiphium with rapid hatching. In the present study, the effect of many different parameters such as pesticides, light periods and light intensity, sediments, culture oxygen levels, dark period, a...

Determination of somatic and excretory-secretory antigens of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica using SDS-PAGE

Human fascioliasis due to unknown species and animal fascioliasis caused by both or one of Fasciola spp. are commonly seen in Iran. To compare electrophoretic patterns of somatic and excretory-secretory antigens of F. hepatica and F. gigantica  by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), the adult flukes were collected from infected slaughtered bovine livers. E/S a...