The Coccidian Parasites (Protozoa, Sporozoa) of Ruminants

More information on the coccidian parasites (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) of the Colorado pika, Ochotona princeps, with a key to the species.

Regulation of Gene Expression in Protozoa Parasites

Infections with protozoa parasites are associated with high burdens of morbidity and mortality across the developing world. Despite extensive efforts to control the transmission of these parasites, the spread of populations resistant to drugs and the lack of effective vaccines against them contribute to their persistence as major public health problems. Parasites should perform a strict control...

Occurrence of Coccidian parasites in Sheep in Omerga region

Copyright: © Author, This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derives License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. Coccidian infections were studied in the Omerga region during the period of six months. 127...

Chronic diarrhoea in HIV patients: prevalence of coccidian parasites.

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in HIV patients with or without diarrhoea and to see an association between diarrhoea and the coccidian parasites in our setting. Stool samples from 113 HIV patients, 34 chronic diarrhoea and 79 without any history of diarrhoea were collected and examined for enteric parasites by microscopy. One hundred and thirte...

Oocyst wall formation and composition in coccidian parasites.

The oocyst wall of coccidian parasites is a robust structure that is resistant to a variety of environmental and chemical insults. This resilience allows oocysts to survive for long periods, facilitating transmission from host to host. The wall is bilayered and is formed by the sequential release of the contents of two specialized organelles - wall forming body 1 and wall forming body 2 - found...