Erratum: Isospora sagittulae, a New Coccidian Parasite (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)

1993 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Keyword(s):  
Coccidian Parasite ◽  
Hylophylax Naevioides

A new coccidian parasite (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae: Eimeria) from the southern black racer, Coluber constrictor priapus (Reptilia: Ophidia: Colubridae) from Arkansas, USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-562
Author(s):  
Chris T. McAllister ◽  
John A. Hnida ◽  
Henry W. Robison
Keyword(s):  
Polar Granule ◽  
Stieda Body ◽  
Coccidian Parasite ◽  
Sporocyst Residuum ◽  
Coluber Constrictor ◽  
Coccidian Parasites ◽  
Oocyst Residuum

AbstractBetween April 2012 and October 2017, 18 southern black racers,Coluber constrictor priapus, were collected from nine counties of Arkansas (n= 13) and McCurtain County, Oklahoma (n= 5) and their faeces examined for coccidian parasites. One of 18 (6%)C. c. priapusharboured an eimerian that we describe here as new. Oocysts ofEimeria dunnisp. nov. were subspheroidal with a lightly pitted bi-layered wall measuring L × W 24.0 × 21.1 and L/W ratio of 1.2. A micropyle was absent but an oocyst residuum and polar granule were present. Sporocysts were ovoidal and measured 11.9 × 8.1 with L/W of 1.5. A Stieda body was present but substieda and parastieda bodies were absent. The sporocyst residuum was composed of medium-sized granules aligned along perimeter of sporocyst or in a dispersed mass. This represents the first valid eimerian reported from the southern black racer.

Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in humans: biological characteristics, clinical features, epidemiology, detection method and treatment

Parasitology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junqiang Li ◽  
Rongjun Wang ◽  
Yuancai Chen ◽  
Lihua Xiao ◽  
Longxian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Molecular Testing ◽  
Coccidian Parasite ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Cyclospora Cayetanensis ◽  
Susceptible Populations

AbstractCyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian parasite that causes protracted and relapsing gastroenteritis, has a short recorded history. At least 54 countries have documented C. cayetanensis infections and 13 of them have recorded cyclosporiasis outbreaks. Cyclospora cayetanensis infections are commonly reported in developing countries with low-socioeconomic levels or in endemic areas, although large outbreaks have also been documented in developed countries. The overall C. cayetanensis prevalence in humans worldwide is 3.55%. Among susceptible populations, the highest prevalence has been documented in immunocompetent individuals with diarrhea. Infections are markedly seasonal, occurring in the rainy season or summer. Cyclospora cayetanensis or Cyclospora-like organisms have also been detected in food, water, soil and some other animals. Detection methods based on oocyst morphology, staining and molecular testing have been developed. Treatment with trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP–SMX) effectively cures C. cayetanensis infection, whereas ciprofloxacin is less effective than TMP–SMX, but is suitable for patients who cannot tolerate co-trimoxazole. Here, we review the biological characteristics, clinical features, epidemiology, detection methods and treatment of C. cayetanensis in humans, and assess some risk factors for infection with this pathogen.

OnAdelina tribolii, a coccidian parasite ofTribolium ferrugineumF

Parasitology ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Coccidian Parasite ◽  
Fat Bodies

The coccidian dealt with in this paper is a parasite of the blood, fat bodies and connective tissue ofTribolium ferrugineum. W. A. Riley and L. Krogh were the first and perhaps the only ones who noticed stages of this parasite, when studying the histology of the larvae of this beetle. They found the pupae and adults uninfected, but in the course of the present work some of them were heavily infected, though only a small number could be examined.

Coccidial dispersion across trans- and cis-Andean antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae): Isospora sagittulae (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from nonsympatric hosts

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.P. Berto ◽  
B.doB. Lopes ◽  
R.D. Melinski ◽  
A.H.N. de Souza ◽  
C.C. Ribas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Refractile Body ◽  
Stieda Body ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Sporocyst Residuum ◽  
Polar Granules ◽  
Common Scale ◽  
Hylophylax Naevioides ◽  
Oocyst Residuum

Isospora sagittulae McQuistion and Capparella, 1992 (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is reported from White-throated Antbirds (Gymnopithys salvini (Berlepsch, 1901)) and from Common Scale-backed Antbirds (Willisornis poecilinotus (Cabanis, 1847)), which are thamnophilid birds from the Brazilian Amazon. Its oocysts are ovoidal to ellipsoidal, 28.4 μm × 22.4 μm, with smooth, bilayered wall, 1.1 μm. Micropyle and oocyst residuum are absent, but one to three polar granules are present. Sporocysts are subspherical to ovoidal, 15.0 μm × 12.6 μm. Stieda body thin and flattened and substieda body triangular to round. Sporocyst residuum composed of scattered granules. Sporozoites with refractile body and nucleus. This coccidium was originally described from the Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides (Lafresnaye, 1847)), a trans-Andean antbird that is not sympatric with G. salvini and W. poecilinotus, which are cis-Andean antbirds from lowland Amazon forest; therefore, this current study presents some assumptions to explain the dispersion of I. sagittulae among antbird species.

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