Previous studies have revealed that ivermectin treatment for gnathostomiasis can reduce parasitic loads in animals and make recurrent subcutaneous swelling subside in 76% of patients. Our study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin for cutaneous gnathostomiasis treatment in a placebo-controlled trial. This study was a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study performed at The Bangk...

sporadic serogroup C ET-24 strain. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of 66 N. meningitidis isolates representing serogroups A, B, C, W135, Z, and Y were diverse, with nine different sequences among the NMW135 isolates. Finally , all four recent NMW135 isolates had identical NheI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns distinct from patterns seen in other NMW135 isolates. All these molecular ...

Types and additional material of the paederine genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 from the Qinling Shan, the Daba Shan, and adjacent mountain ranges in Central China (Gansu, Shaanxi, northern Sichuan, western Hubei) are revised. In all, 34 species are recognized, 29 of which are described and illustrated for the first time: L. aquilinum sp. n. (Shaanxi: Daba Shan); L. biapicale sp. n. (Sichuan:...

At least 13 species of intestinal nematodes and 4 species of blood and tissue nematodes have been reported infecting man in Indonesia. Five species of intestinal nematodes are very common and highly prevalent, especially in the rural areas and slums of the big cities. Those species are Ascaris lumbricoides, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, Trichuris trichiura and Oxyuris vermicularis,...

To the Editor: Major human onchocerciasis reported in Africa and Central/ South America is caused by Onchocerca volvulus. This blackfly-mediated parasitosis is also called ‘river blindness’, often resulting in visual disturbance in the endemic area. Ocular involvement by O. lupi, a canine parasite, has recently been the subject of focus. In Japan, infestation of O. volvulus or O. lupi is not se...