Tapeworms of the genus Spirometra Faust, Campbell et Kellogg, 1929 have long been
known as intestinal parasites of carnivores and their larvae (spargana) have been found in …

Simple Summary In South Africa, thousands of African lions are bred on farms for
commercial purposes, such as tourism, trophy hunting, and traditional medicine. Lions on …

According to the latest taxonomy of Spirometra species, six species (lineages) have been
tentatively classified as valid. These species are Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, S. folium, S …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in humans and domestic animals in eastern Africa.
All the species of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex have been reported in …

This study was aimed at describing two (2) intestinal nematodes from naturally infected
native breed of goats (Capra hircus) in Bangladesh, identified as Oesophagostomum …

A 22-year-old Thai man from the Northeast region presented with acute eye swelling,
itching, and discharge on his left eye. He was suspected of having gnathostomiasis and …

The genus Spirometra covers a group of zoonotic tapeworms that undergo multiple
developmental stages (adult worm, egg, coracidium, procercoid, and plerocercoid …

Dogs living in a domestic–wildlife interface can serve as reservoirs and sentinels of
parasites shared among humans, domestic animals and wildlife. In Kenya, the epidemiology …

Spirometra tapeworms (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) collected from carnivorous mammals
in Tanzania were identified by the DNA sequence analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome …

Purpose The aim of this study is to conduct a molecular characterization of Spirometra
tapeworm from jungle cat (Felis chaus) in Guilan Province, north of Iran using DNA …