Diplozoidae (Monogenea) are blood-feeding freshwater fish gill ectoparasites with extraordinary body architecture and a unique sexual behaviour in which two larval worms fuse and transform into one functioning individual. In this study, we describe the body organisation of Paradiplozoon homoion adult stage using a combined approach of confocal laser scanning and electron microscopy, with emphas...

Navratil S.: Parasitoses in the Fry of Selected Freshwater Fish Species under the Conditions of Stripping and Rearing. Acta vet. Bmo. 60. 1991: 357-366. During the period from 1984 to 1989. the problem of parasitic invasion into the artificially reproduced and reared fry of the freshwater fish species (Barbus barbus, Chondrostoma nasus. Leuciscus cephalus, Aspius aspius) wereinvestigated at a s...

in a thousands beds general hospital affiliated to the tehran university, long-standing infestations of insects such as cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes and rat were found as a result of vicious circles and substandard clearing which are due to not well trained and drilled personnel of contracting agency, out of work condition of two incinerators, quasti-administrative aspects of their program on...

A trap for the collection of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), is described. The trap was baited with CO2 (50-400 mL/min), heat (37.2-42.2 degrees C) and a chemical lure comprised of 33.0 microg proprionic acid, 0.33 microg butyric acid, 0.33 microg valeric acid, 100 microg octenol and 100 microg L-lactic acid, impregnated into a gel. Laboratory studies, conducted in a...

Scabies remains the most prevalent, endemic, and neglected ectoparasitic infestation globally and can cause institutional outbreaks. The sensitivity of routine microscopy for demonstration of Sarcoptes scabiei mites or eggs in skin scrapings is only about 50%. Except for three studies using conventional or two-tube nested PCR on a small number of cases, no systematic study has been performed to...

Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) are a resurgent pest worldwide and infestations within the United States are increasing at a rapid rate. Because of the physical and psychological discomfort inflicted by their blood feeding habits, and allergies and secondary infections associated with bites, bed bugs are recognized as a significant public health problem. Although bed bug infestations are spread...

Until recently, bed bugs have been considered uncommon in the industrialized world. This study determined the extent of reemerging bed bug infestations in homeless shelters and other locations in Toronto, Canada. Toronto Public Health documented complaints of bed bug infestations from 46 locations in 2003, most commonly apartments (63%), shelters (15%), and rooming houses (11%). Pest control op...

Peter G. Fisher, DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal) Pet Care Veterinary Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA, USA Dermatological conditions are common in the exotic companion mammal. Causes may include ectoparasitism, underlying endocrine disease, infectious agents (bacterial, viral, fungal), conditions related to anatomy such as obesity or pain from osteoarthritis that inhibits grooming behavior, en...

This nation-wide survey including 382 Swedish apiaries is the first to document base-line information of prevalence and distribution ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, mite-associ...

PATIENT Male, 62. FINAL DIAGNOSIS Bipolar disorder. SYMPTOMS Bordeline personality disorder. MEDICATION - CLINICAL PROCEDURE Bed bug infestation. SPECIALTY Psychiatry. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND In the past decade, bed bug infestations have been increasingly common in high income countries. Psychological consequences of these infestations are rarely examined in ...