FIRST OCCURRENCE OF ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS LEUCKART, 1863 IN MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS IN SASKATCHEWAN

1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Hnatiuk
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
First Occurrence

scholarly journals Observations on parasite–host relationships of Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, in North Dakota

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1317-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Rausch ◽  
S. H. Richards
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
Deer Mice ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Important Intermediate ◽  
Host Relationships

Red foxes, Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus), and small mammals were collected and examined during 1965–69, to investigate parasite–host relationships of Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, in North Dakota. Comparative studies of this cestode were carried on concurrently through experimental infection of carnivores and rodents. In winter, red foxes in North Dakota exhibited high rates of infection of comparatively low intensity. Deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner), and voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord), were important intermediate hosts, but the larvae in deer mice produced fewer protoscolices. The strains of E. multilocularis from North Dakota and from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, differ biologically, as indicated by findings in experimentally infected rodents, but they could not be distinguished morphologically at the infraspecific level. Helminths recorded from red foxes in North Dakota are listed, and some ecological data are presented and discussed.

Note on the first occurrence of larval Echinococcus multilocularis in Clethrionomys rex in Hokkaido, Japan

1995 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Takahashi ◽  
K. Nakata
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Natural Cycle ◽  
New Host ◽  
New Host Record ◽  
First Occurrence

AbstractLarval Echinococcus multilocularis was found in Clethrionomys rex in Hokkaido, Japan. C. rex is a new host record for E. multilocularis. The cysts were filled with numerous protoscoleces suggesting a potential role of this vole in a natural cycle of transmission.

Establishment of a European-type strain of Echinococcus multilocularis in Canadian wildlife

Parasitology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 140 (9) ◽  
pp. 1133-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. GESY ◽  
J. E. HILL ◽  
H. SCHWANTJE ◽  
S. LICCIOLI ◽  
E. J. JENKINS
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Alveolar Hydatid Disease ◽  
Canadian Wildlife ◽  
Forested Region ◽  
Local Transmission

SUMMARYIn 2009, a haplotype closely related to European strains of Echinococcus multilocularis was detected in a dog from the Quesnel region of British Columbia, Canada. We now report the establishment of this same haplotype in 7 coyotes (Canis latrans) trapped within 40 km of Quesnel, BC. In addition, 3 coyotes and 1 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) harboured adult cestodes morphologically compatible with that of E. multilocularis (overall prevalence 33% in 33 carnivores). None of 156 potential intermediate hosts, including 131 representatives of two highly suitable rodent species, Peromyscus maniculatus and Microtus pennsylvanicus, trapped from a region 120–210 km south of Quesnel were infected. This report confirms the establishment and local transmission of a European-type strain of E. multilocularis (the causative agent of human alveolar hydatid disease), in wildlife in a forested region of North America where this cestode had not been previously detected, with significance for public and animal health.

The expression of TGF-β 1, TβR and Smad2/3 in liver infected with Echinococcus multilocularis

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. S57-S57
Author(s):  
Jianbing Ding ◽  
Yao Li ◽  
Xu Qi ◽  
Xiumin Ma ◽  
Renyong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Multilocularis

Resources: Internet Resources for the Independent Medical Evaluator – 2007

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Brigham ◽  
Jenny Walker
Keyword(s):  
Head Trauma ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Acute Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Orbital Fracture ◽  
Orbital Wall ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One ◽  
Neurological Injuries ◽  
Medial Orbital Wall

Abstract Rating patients with head trauma and multiple neurological injuries can be challenging. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fifth Edition, Section 13.2, Criteria for Rating Impairment Due to Central Nervous System Disorders, outlines the process to rate impairment due to head trauma. This article summarizes the case of a 57-year-old male security guard who presents with headache, decreased sensation on the left cheek, loss of sense of smell, and problems with memory, among other symptoms. One year ago the patient was assaulted while on the job: his Glasgow Coma Score was 14; he had left periorbital ecchymosis and a 2.5 cm laceration over the left eyelid; a small right temporoparietal acute subdural hematoma; left inferior and medial orbital wall fractures; and, four hours after admission to the hospital, he experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. This patient's impairment must include the following components: single seizure, orbital fracture, infraorbital neuropathy, anosmia, headache, and memory complaints. The article shows how the ratable impairments are combined using the Combining Impairment Ratings section. Because this patient has not experienced any seizures since the first occurrence, according to the AMA Guides he is not experiencing the “episodic neurological impairments” required for disability. Complex cases such as the one presented here highlight the need to use the criteria and estimates that are located in several sections of the AMA Guides.

Surgical treatment of alveolar echinococcosis: a single centre experience and systematic review of the literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-173
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Alveolar Echinococcosis ◽  
Lymphatic System ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Single Centre Experience ◽  
Therapeutic Procedures

Introduction: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. AE is primarily localised in the liver. Echinococcus multilocularis imitates tumour-like behaviour. It can metastasise through blood or lymphatic system to distant organs. Echinococcosis often remains asymptomatic due to its long incubation period and indistinct symptoms. Clinical symptoms are determined by the parasite’s location. Diagnosis of echinococcosis is based on medical history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, serology results, imaging methods and final histology findings. Surgical removal of the cyst with a safety margin, followed by chemotherapy is the therapeutic method of choice. Case report: We present a case report of alveolar echinococcosis in a thirty-year-old female patient in whom we surgically removed multiple liver foci of alveolar echinococcosis. The disease recurred after two years and required another surgical intervention. Conclusions: Alveolar echinococcosis is a disease with a high potential for a complete cure provided that it is diagnosed early and that the recommended therapeutic procedures are strictly adhered to.

Self-reference in early speech of children speaking Slovak

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-35
Author(s):  
Jana Kesselová
Keyword(s):  
Individual Case ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Social Deixis ◽  
Self Reference ◽  
Vega 1 ◽  
Slovak Language

Abstract The study focuses on the process of being aware of own I in children acquiring Slovak language at an early age and living in a Slovak family. The aim of the research is to understand the process of acquiring the means by which children refer to themselves in the interaction with an adult person. The research uses the qualitative longitudinal method of individual case study. A child’s speech is researched from the very first occurrence of a self-reference mean in 16th month up to the upper limit of early age (36th month) and all that is based on audio-visual records transcripts. The following are researched: (a) succession of self-reference means acquisition in early childhood, (b) function of self-reference linguistic means, (c) process of child’s self-awareness. The results obtained based on the linguistic data in Slovak language are compared with the results of similarly focused researches in English, French, Polish, Russian and Bulgarian language. The research reveals some constants in the development of self-reference instruments that can be observed throughout various language-cultural environments. The research is a part of solutions within the grant project VEGA 1/0099/16 Personal and Social Deixis in Slovak Language.

Improved Stage Categorization of PTZ-Induced Kindling and Late Enhanced Neurogenesis in PTZ Kindled Mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1511
Author(s):  
Marzieh Shahpari ◽  
Hadi Aligholi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Namavar ◽  
Farzaneh Vafaee ◽  
Masoumeh Emamghoreishi
Keyword(s):  
Subventricular Zone ◽  
Early Phase ◽  
Hind Limb ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
The Other ◽  
Myoclonic Jerk ◽  
Ptz Kindling ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Tonic Extension ◽  
Behavioral Index

Background: There is no universally accepted behavioral scoring to define the early development of phenothiazine (PTZ) kindling. Therefore, studies investigating alterations of neurogenesis in the PTZ model were mainly focused on full kindled animals rather than early stages of kindling. This study aimed to determine an appropriate behavioral index for categorizing stages of PTZ kindling progress and to evaluate neurogenesis during PTZ kindling. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four mice were intraperitoneally injected with a sub convulsive dose of PTZ (40mg/kg) every other day until they became full kindled. The first occurrence of different seizure behaviors and their durations were recorded during kindling development, and the different stages of kindling were categorized. Neurogenesis was evaluated in the lateral subventricular zone (SVZ) at each stage of kindling by immunofluorescence staining. Results: First occurrence of restlessness, motionless staring, hind limb tonic extension, Straub’s tail, myoclonic jerk, and tonic-clonic were sequentially observed in more than 80% of animals with increasing PTZ injections. The duration of the myoclonic jerk was significantly longer than the other seizure behaviors. The significantly higher percentage of BrdU-positive cells was found in SVZ of mice showing tonic-clonic in comparison to other seizure behaviors. Conclusion: A hierarchy behavior was observed during the kindling process when considering the first occurrence of seizure behaviors. We defined the first occurrence of restlessness, motionless, hind limb tonic extension and Straub’s tail behaviors as an early phase, myoclonic jerk as a borderline phase and tonic-clonic as a late phase of PTZ-induced kindling. Our results indicated an enhanced SVZ neurogenesis at the late phase of kindling. [GMJ.2019;8:e1511]

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