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Parasite loads an underlying cause of salmon mortality, linked to land use changes
A recent study suggests that parasites in fish, including threatened species of Oregon coho salmon, may have more profound impacts on fish health than has been assumed, and could be one of the key mechanisms ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Portuguese scientists show Schistosoma haematobium direct link to tumours
Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is a parasitic flatworm that infects millions of people, mostly in the developing world, and is associated with high incidence of bladder cancer although why is not clear. Now, however, ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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As deadly cat disease spreads nationally, MU veterinarian finds effective treatment
Lone Star ticks, which are notorious carriers of many diseases including cytauxzoonosis, or "bobcat fever," have been spreading across the nation in recent years. As a result, cats across much of the country are now exposed ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Cattle, dairy ticks do battle against unique control measure
Australian scientists believe they may be a step closer to finding a cattle tick vaccine that could save the national cattle and dairy industries approximately $175 million per annum and reduce the need for pesticides.
Aug 15, 2011 |
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New vaccines may come from forcing giardia parasite to display its many disguises
The intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia changes outfits nearly as often as a fashion model on a Parisian runway. With more than 200 protein coats in its molecular wardrobe, this troublesome creature -- the cause of innumerable ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Toxoplasma gondii spreads in the habitat of the Iberian lynx
An international team led by researchers from the University of Cordoba (UCO) has analysed seroprevalence (antibodies to a disease) of Toxoplasma Gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in many specie ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Vaccine to stop pig parasite could reduce human disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A vaccine against the tapeworm Taenia solium has eliminated transmission of the parasite in pigs in a field trial in Africa. It is hoped that the vaccine could indirectly reduce the incidence ...
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Apr 06, 2010 |
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New test may help address costly parasite in sheep industry
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Georgia have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep, a problem that causes hundreds ...
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon and Trout Populations
Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic Brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led Bournemouth University (BU) published in the International Jou ...
Jun 17, 2009 |
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DNA test to revolutionise sheep worm control
CSIRO scientists have moved a step closer to developing a novel DNA test which has the potential to revolutionise management of one of the biggest threats to sheep health in Australia, the barber’s pole worm.
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Tropical disease experts call for a 'Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases'
An international team of tropical disease control experts has urged the global health and development community, and particularly the G8 leaders, to establish a new financing mechanism to combat the neglected tropical diseases ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 26, 2008 |
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New Parasite Discovered; Infects Waterfowl, Other Species
Microbiologists at Oregon State University have discovered a new species of “myxozoan” parasite that has been found for the first time to infect a warm blooded animal – in this case, ducks - after evolving ...
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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