IDENTIFICATION OF EGGS HYMENOLEPIS NANA AND HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA IN RAT FECES AND CHILDREN'S FECESIN DUKUH SRATEN, KECAMATAN PEDAN, KLATEN

Hymenolepis nana

RATIONALE There is evidence that parasitic helminths can ameliorate colitis in animal models and humans. Although infections with Hymenolepis sp. are clinically benign, the immunomodulatory interactions between host and parasite are largely unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS In this study we examined the intestinal mucosa of an adult asymptomatic patient harboring adult and larval dwarf tapeworms (Hym...

Hymenolepis Nana

Sill,?Captain Stewart begins his note on Hymenolepis nana, in the June number of the Indian Medical Gazette, with the words, " Ah far as the literature at the disposal of the present writer permits of a statement, Hymenole/iis nana has been recorded on one occasion only from India, nnmely, by Capt:iin M. Foster lleaney from the Ward a district. (6)." Number (6) in Captain Stewart's references r...

Do male and female beetles (Tenebrio molitor) respond differently to rat feces containing eggs from the tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta?

Males and females often differ in their susceptibility and exposure to infection. Thus, they may also differ in their ability to avoid infection. The beetle, Tenebrio molitor, risks infection with cysticercoids when ingesting rat feces containing eggs of the tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta. Previous studies demonstrated that beetles sometimes prefer infective feces suggesting that the tapeworm i...

Eradication of Hymenolepis Nana Infection

Prevalence of Hymenolepis nana and H. diminuta from Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Heilongjiang Province, China

Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta are globally widespread zoonotic cestodes. Rodents are the main reservoir host of these cestodes. Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are the best known and most common rats, and usually live wherever humans live, especially in less than desirable hygiene conditions. Due to the little information of the 2 hymenolepidid species in brown rats in China, the aim...