arteritis due to strongylus vulgaris is a well-known cause of colic in horses and donkeys. the current report describes a fatal incidence of arterial obstruction in cranial mesenteric artery caused by s. vulgaris infection in an adult donkey in which anthelmintic treatment was not regularly administered. necropsy findings of the abdominal cavity revealed a complete cranial mesenteric arterial o...

The external ultrastructure of the anterior and posterior extremities of the nematodes, Strongylus asini , Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus equinus and Strongylus edentatus, was studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fresh specimens of S. asini were collected from the caecum, ventral colon and vena portae of Equus burchelli and Equus zebra hartmannae ; S. vulgaris from the caecum, colo...

Transglutaminases (E.C. 2.3.3.13) are a family of Ca(2+)-dependent enzymes that stabilize protein structure by catalyzing the formation of isopeptide bonds. A novel form of transglutaminase has been identified and characterized that seem to play an important role in growth, development, and molting in adult and larval stages of filarial nematodes. The aim of this study was to identify the ubiqu...

Hypersensitivity to bloodworms (chironomid larvae) leading to asthma and other related allergic disorders is becoming common in individuals who keep or work with fish due to the increased use of bloodworms as fish food or bait.

A total of 133 (65.51%) faecal samples were found positive for various helminths and most frequently strongyle infections were diagnosed with an infection rate of 58.5% (117/200) in a year long study to asses various epidemiological factors influencing the gastro-intestinal nematodes of horses. Significant difference in the prevalence of various gastrointestinal helminths was detected in the st...

We redescribed Strongylus brauni LINSTOW, 1897 from a large spotted civet, Viverra megaspila BLYTH. We also established a new genus, Viverrostrongylus, for S. brauni, because there is no genus which has the morphological characteristics of S. brauni among the 8 genera of Angiostrongylidae.

Isolation of immunodiagnostic fraction from Strongylus vulgaris adult worms was described by CNBr-Sepharose 4B affinity column chromatography. The isolation process resulted in a fraction with 2161.5 fold increase in binding activity compared to its crude extract. Characterization of the isolated fraction by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing showed that the fractio...

Arteritis due to Strongylus vulgaris is a well-known cause of colic in horses and donkeys. The current report describes a fatal incidence of arterial obstruction in cranial mesenteric artery caused by S. vulgaris infection in an adult donkey in which anthelmintic treatment was not regularly administered. Necropsy findings of the abdominal cavity revealed a complete cranial mesenteric arterial o...

With the aim of studying the endoparasite fauna of horses from the Formiga city, located in center-west region of the state of Minas Gerais, 25 animals that were naturally infected with helminths were evaluated. By means of parasitological necropsies, different endoparasites were found. The subfamily Cyathostominae presented the highest incidence, followed by Trichostrongylus axei, Oxyuris equi...