aegyptianellosis is a disease caused by small intraerythrocytic inclusions which is restricted to the areaof africa, asia and extreme southern europe. in this study the prevalence of aegyptianella spp. wasevaluated in four genera of domestic poultry in the northern, southern and central regions of lorestanprovince from april to september 2008. a total of 275 native adult birds including chicken...

the possible existence of equine piroplasmosis was investigated in the province of quezon, philippines. blood samples of 269 horses from selected municipalities of quezon province were gathered. parasitological test namely blood parasite examination was employed and the test yielded negative results for the presence of the parasite. similarly, polymerase chain reaction assay was performed using...

Infections with blood parasites are common phenomenon in reptiles from all over the world. Apicomplexan are the majority of blood parasites that frequently occur with high levels of parasitaemia in the snakes. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of blood parasites in some snakes Guilan province in the North of Iran. A total of 51 specimens of three snake species were captured in...

Camel trypanosomosis is a life-threatening disease in the camel species and responsible for severe economic losses either in milk or meat productions. This study was carried out on the south-east area of Algeria on 100 camels of various ages and either sex from two herds. Microscopic examination of blood smears revealed higher levels of trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma evansi</...

Hepatozoonosis is a protozoal disease caused by various species of Hepatozoon. This parasite is transmitted from tick; the main vector of Hepatozoon canis is usually the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). However, several species of ticks are disposed as the alternative vectors. Dogs are usually infected by eating the tick or a part of the tick organ infected by the mature oocysts conta...

Background: Falciparum malaria is a severe health burden worldwide. Antigen presenting cells are reported to be affected by erythrocytic stage of the parasite. Malarial hemozoin (HZ), a metabolite of malaria parasite, has adjuvant properties and may play a role in the induction of immune response against the parasite. Objective: To determine the immunological impact of hemozoin on the capacity ...

An epidemiological survey of haemoparasitic infection in trade cattle was carried out at Lafenwa abattoir, Abeokuta, from August to November 2008. Thin Blood film and Haematocrit Centrifugation Techniques were used detect haemoparasites. A total 452 that comprised 174 cows 278 bulls examined. The breeds included 78 'Red Bororo', 14 'Sokoto Gudali' 360 'White Fulani'. Packed cell volume (PCV), r...

Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782) were obtained from the commercial fishermen in Çanakkale, Turkey, July, 2017. We examined a total of 40 fish (20 non-infested and 20 infested) assessed biometric indices, haematological parameters serum biochemical variables. The hepatosomatic index gonadosomatic infested chub lower than those fish. Blood haematocrit ratio haemoglobin concentrati...