The demand for tilapia fishing goods has recently expanded on a national scale. One of the difficulties this fish farming operation encountered was parasite-caused illness. aims study were to explore parasites in (Oreochromis niloticus) from local seller Dramaga, Bogor, West Java. A total 14 sampled, with an average length 22 cm and body weight 195 grams. Fish gills, pectoral fins, caudal tail ...

This study describes aspects of the infection caused by the myxosporean genus Henneguya, which forms cysts in the bony portion of the gill filaments of Hypophthalmusmarginatus. Specimens of this catfish were acquired dead from artisanal fishermen near the town of Cametá, state of Pará, northern Brazil, between July 2011 and May 2012. They were transported in refrigerated containers to the Carlo...

AIM This cross-sectional study aims to assess the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in hemodialysis patients compared with healthy individuals in central Iran from August 2014 to January 2015. BACKGROUND Cryptosporidiosis is a major cause of acute and persistent diarrhea with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients such as those undergoing renal dialysis. METHODS Three...

INTRODUCTION The present study aimed to establish the frequency and clinical characteristics of cutaneous tuberculosis among Mexican adult patients. METHODOLOGY Ninety-five patients with clinically compatible lesions to cutaneous tuberculosis participated in the study. All patients were HIV negative and none of them had previous anti-TB treatment. A skin biopsy was taken from every patient su...

Paratuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium avium subs. paratuberculosis a chronic, inflammatory and fatal disease of ruminants. The infection is characterized by chronic “subclinic” phase. Cattle in this phase is capable of infecting other animals in the herd. Although the presence of paratuberculosis has been known, the scientific studies on the disease and the prevalence appears to be scarced i...

To a paper on a new method for staining tubercle bacilli with Nachtblau which the writer published in 1941, Reenstierna added a short note (1), together with a plate, on its use in staining leprosy bacilli in nasal smears, films of blood, and sections of lepromata. As was the case with tubercle bacilli, the bacilli of leprosy were found to take a dark-blue color, to appear larger and more disti...

To investigate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in horses, a total of 200 fecal specimens were collected randomly from five farms in Tehran. Samples were taken during a year, 50 specimens each season. Of these specimens, 57 were obtained from Caspian Pony. The presence of oocysts in the samples was confirmed by modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining of direct smears of the fecal material fr...