Transmission of the virus of St. Louis encephalitis to normal chickens by the bite of infected mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) has been demonstrated. Both experimentally infected and naturally infected mites were shown to be capable of transferring the virus of St. Louis encephalitis to chickens by bite. Virus is present in the blood of such chickens in small amounts, so that demonstration of vire...

Trichomonas vaginalis causes vaginitis and increases the risk of HIV transmission by heterosexual sex, while Tritrichomonas foetus causes premature abortion in cattle. Our goals were to determine the effects, if any, of anti-retroviral lectins, which are designed to prevent heterosexual transmission of HIV, on adherence of Trichomonas to ectocervical cells and on Tritrichomonas infections in a ...

the poultry red mite, dermanyssus gallinae is one of the most economically important ectoparasites in hens and some species of mammals worldwide. cases of human infestation have been reported worldwide. in this study we report infestation in three members of a family referred with pruritus and allergic dermatitis rash. they have collected very small animals and carried them to the laboratory wh...

Native chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a livestock animal that widely kept by the community because it very easy to maintain. chickens are used as staple food contains protein. This study aims determine prevalence and intensity of ectoparasite attacks describe types ectoparasites found in native Mandau Duri District, Riau. The research was conducted December 2022-February 2023. random sam...

Contextualización: el ácaro rojo de las aves corral (Dermanyssus gallinae) es un ectopárasito que afecta la salud gallinas ponedoras, genera estrés en población, disminuye tasa crecimiento y por ende baja calidad los huevos. Vacío conocimiento: control D. gallinae se hace a través acaricidas químicos hacia cuales han generado resistencia, necesario nuevas alternativas base productos naturales, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis or Trichomonas vaginalis during pregnancy decreases the risk of preterm birth and associated adverse outcomes. DATA SOURCES Pre-MEDLINE and MEDLINE (1966-2003), EMBASE (1980-2003), and the Cochrane Library were searched using the keywords "bacterial vaginosis", "Trichomonas", "Trichomonas vaginalis", "Trichomonas vagi...

Conventional methods for the propagation and preservation of parasites in vivo or in vitro have limitations, which include the need for labor, the initial isolation and loss of strains, bacterial and fungal contamination, and changes in the original biological and metabolic characteristics of the organism. All of these disadvantages are reduced considerably by cryopreservation. In this study, w...

Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).