A total of 205 larval gnathostomes were collected from 18 (22.5%) of 80 red banded odd-tooth snakes, Dinodon rufozonatum rufozonatum, which had been smuggled from China and confiscated at Customs in Busan, Republic of Korea. In order to identify the species, some of the larvae were observed by a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The larvae were 2.18 x 0.29 mm in average...

BACKGROUND Various imaging modalities play a role in diagnosing parasitic infections of the eye. We describe the spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings of an intravitreal parasite with subsequent evaluation by light microscopy. FINDINGS This is a case report of a 37-year-old Ecuadorian man who presented with uveitic glaucoma and a new floater in his left eye for 1 week...

Among the dog parasite, there are several common species to human parasites , such as gnathostome, trematodes, some cestodes, etc.. The prevalence of such dog parasites has the important meanings for the incidence of human parasites too. Some larval forms of dog parasites, such as dog ascaris or dog hook worm , according to Beaver ( 1956) et al., enter man , causing some serious diseases of lar...

1. In vertebrates, reproduction is primarily controlled by the HPG axis and, the structure of this endocrine pathway is highly conserved in jawed vertebrates (gnathostoma). The hypothalamic neuroendocrine system regulates synthesis and release of the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH) and LH, from the pituitary, which in turn stimulate gonadal development, in particular via the i...

We report a case of intraocular gnathostomiasis diagnosed by western blot assay in a patient with subretinal tracks. A 15-year-old male patient complained of blurred vision in the right eye, lasting for 2 weeks. Eight months earlier, he had traveled to Vietnam for 1 week and ate raw wild boar meat and lobster. His best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes and anterior chamber examinat...

There is a wide variety of food products that may be contaminated with one or more parasites and consequently enabling transmission to human beings. The prevalence of specific parasites in food supplies varies between countries and regions. Sources of food-borne products contaminated with parasites are pigs, cattle, fish, crabs, crayfish, snails, frogs, snakes and aquatic plants. One of the maj...