can cause Anisakiasis in humans if raw or undercooked fish is consumed. Symptoms of infection may include vomiting, acute abdominal symptoms, or allergies. In this study, we collected 187 commercially available marine fish from the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProsthogonimus cuneatus and Prosthogonimus pellucidus (Trematoda: Prosthogonimidae) are common flukes of poultry and other birds which can cause severe impacts on animal health and losses to the poultry industry. However, there are limited studies on the molecular epidemiology, population genetics, and systematics of Prosthogonimus species. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes of P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a neglected zoonotic parasite of the gallbladder and bile duct of poultry, mammals, and humans. It has been widely reported in Asian, including China, Japanese, and Korea, where it is a potential threat to public health. Despite its significance as an animal and human pathogen, there are few published transcriptomic and proteomics data available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClonorchiasis, which is caused by , is an important foodborne disease worldwide. The excretory-secretory products (ESPs) of play important roles in host-parasite interactions by acting as causative agents. In the present study, the ESPs and sera positive for were collected to identify proteins specific to the sera of (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronocyclus labiatus and Cylicodontophorus bicoronatus are two significant horse parasitic nematodes which are classified into subfamily Cyathostominae, family Strongylidae, however, the classification of these nematodes has been controversial for more than a century. Mitochondrial (mt) genomes are considered valuable sources for parasite taxonomy, population genetics, and systematics studies. In the present study, the mt genomes of Co.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyathostomins are one kind of the most important parasites in equids. Cylicostephanus minutus is a member of the subfamily Cyathostominae. In the present study, we determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes from four Cs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBoth Clonorchis sinensis and Metorchis orientalis are the fish-borne zoonotic trematodes, and have a wide distribution of southeastern Asia, especially in China. Due to the similar morphology, life cycle, and parasitic positions are difficult to differentiate between both metacercariae. In the present study, the complete rDNA sequences of five C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEchinostoma miyagawai (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) is a common parasite of poultry that also infects humans. Es. miyagawai belongs to the "37 collar-spined" or "revolutum" group, which is very difficult to identify and classify based only on morphological characters.
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