Paragonimiasis is a food-borne zoonotic disease caused by the genus Paragonimus which usually results from the intake of uncooked or undercooked freshwater crab or crayfish. Manipur is a northeastern state of India which is endemic for paragonimiasis where the first Indo-Japan joint research on Paragonimus and paragonimiasis was conducted to study the life cycle, pathobiology, and morphological...

A new locality of the taxon from genus Potentilla , endemic to flora Russia and Kazakhstan, was discovered in Eastern Europe. Previously, P. × angarensis recorded for European part based on collections Moscow Region Republic Udmurtia. The paper reports first record this hybrid Oka-Don Lowland, which found northeast Voronezh Region. main morphological characters hybridogenic taxon, dis...

The Fiji archipelago harbours a surprisingly diverse and endemic ant fauna, despite its isolated and remote location in the South Pacific. The ant genus Proceratium is present on Fiji with three endemic species, of which Proceratiumoceanicum De Andrade, 2003 and Proceratiumrelictum Mann, 1921 were previously known. In this study we describe the third species: Proceratiumvinaka sp. n. All three ...

We report for the first time an accurate record of Dendrelaphis bifrenalis (Boulenger, 1890), a colubrid snake thus far considered endemic to Sri Lanka, from southern India. Our data is based on voucher specimen collected Shenbagathoppu, Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, also refer paratype D. girii Sirumalai and previously identified as Meghamalai (both India) bifrenalis. Additionally, congruence di...

Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary glands is a rare neoplasm that is characterized by a non-neoplastic lymphocytic infiltration associated with an epithelial proliferation. It involves mainly the parotid gland. Racial and geographical factors contribute to the pathogenesis of this tumor. We report a case of a 70-year old woman from a non-endemic area who presented with several months hi...

Southeast Asia is the major endemic area for paragonimiasis. Diagnosis relies on identification of ova in the sputum, pleural fluid or tissue specimen, or serology. Low awareness, however, frequently results in the disease being overlooked. We report nine cases presenting as primary, massive and protracted pleural effusions. All patients had evidence of Paragonimus spp. in the pleural fluid; on...

Dendrobium petrophilum (Kraenzl.) Garay ex N.Hallé was a species only known from the type specimen and considered doubtful. Since it has been recently relocated in its locality surrounding areas, we were able to compare endemic closely related well species, oppositifolium N.Hallé. We confirm D. as distinct based on morphology very special ecology. Both are fully described, compared, illustrated...

The finding of a specimen the Galapagos batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958 in marine waters continental Ecuador was recorded. captured by artisanal fishing fleet that operates with bottom longlines Las Piñas cove, Manta Municipality, Manabí province, Ecuador. transferred to Biology Laboratory Faculty Marine Sciences Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, where morphometric data were ta...

calomyscus mystax is endemic to great balkhan mountains in southwestern turkmenistan. however there have been some inaccurate reports of existing this species in koprtdagh mts. and northern iran, but these were considered as calomyscus elburzensis and calomyscus grandis. phylogenetic analyses on cytb gene clustered samples from kopetdagh mts. in northeastern iran with one specimen of c. mystax ...

in the course of serological and parasitological studies of malaria, 1,018 persons were examined. they were from four different areas (a, b, c and d) in the region of bandar abbas and 1-1ina), southern iran, where malaria is still endemic. for the serological examinations, the ifat was used with p. falciparum and p.vivax antigens. several fa-positive reactions were observed in young children, m...