AIM This study was undertaken to identify Paramphistomum cervi on the basis of its morphology and histology to be the common cause of paramphistomosis in infected sheep and its differentiation from other similar Paramphistomes in Gujarat. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult rumen flukes were recovered from the rumen of naturally infected sheep slaughtered in various abattoirs in Gujarat. Some adult f...

a cross sectional study was carried out from october 2010 to march 2011 at andassa livestock research center, north-west ethiopia. the objective was to determine the prevalence of cattle flukes infection. faecal samples were collected from a total of 384 cattle, cross breed (n= 39) and fogera breed (n=345) of all age groups and sex. sedimentation technique was employed for the recovery of fluke...

Presently, no effective anthelmintic drugs have been used to treat and control paramphistomosis, a severe disease of ruminants. In this study, we have investigated the in vitro anthelmintic effect of the leaves of Terminalia catappa L. crude extract (TcCE) and albendazole (ABZ) on adult Fischoederius cobboldi after incubating the flukes in RPMI-1640 medium containing the TcCE at various doses a...

We describe the case of a middle-aged Chinese migrant with background metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who was found to have parasitic perihepatic fluid collection masquerading as malignant collection. The aspirate this showed no organisms on gram stain negative cultures. A smear and cell block for cytology moderate bile, debris, proteinaceous material occasional macrophages. No cells ...

The incidence of liver cancer varies widely throughout the world, with high rates in sub - Saharan Africa, eastern and southeastern Asia, and Melanesia and a low incidence in Northern and Western Europe and the Americas. Primary cancers of the liver in adults are of two main histological types: hepatocellular carcinoma, which is derived from hepatocytes, and cholangiocarcinoma, which is derived...

The liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus is a member of the triad of epidemiologically important liver fluke species belonging to the family Opisthorchiidae and the major agent causing opisthorchiasis over a vast territory, covering Russia, Kazakhstan and several European countries. The similarity between the diseases caused by O. felineus and other liver flukes, O. viverrini and Clonorchis sinens...

Interaction between infectious agents and liver tissue, as well repeated extreme biological events beyond adaptive capacities, may result in pathological conditions predisposing people to development of primary cancers (PLCs). In adults, PLCs mainly comprise hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Various the hepatic microenvironment can destabilize normal cell functions by mod...

The flukes of cetaceans function in the hydrodynamic generation of forces for thrust, stability, and maneuverability. The three-dimensional geometry of flukes is associated with production of lift and drag. Data on fluke geometry were collected from 19 cetacean specimens representing eight odontocete genera (Delphinus, Globicephala, Grampus, Kogia, Lagenorhynchus, Phocoena, Stenella, Tursiops)....