Findings in Appendectomies with Enterobius vermicularis Infection: Pinworm Is Not A Cause of Appendicitis
Conclusion: While E. vermicularis infection appears to be an incidental finding in appendectomies rather than being a cause of appendicitis, it probably stimulates LH which may mimic acute appendicitis clinically.
PMID: 30938128 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology)
Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology - March 27, 2019 Category: Parasitology Authors: Pehlivanoğlu B, Aydın Türk B, İşler S, Özdaş S, Abeş M Tags: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Source Type: research
Detection of Enterobius vermicularis in greater Berlin, 2007 –2017: seasonality and increased frequency of detection
AbstractThe pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) causes mostly mild infections characterised by nocturnal anal pruritus, mainly in children. Still, the infection is stigmatising and sleep disturbances may lead to lack of concentration. For Germany, no epidemiological data are available. Laboratory data of all patients for whom detection ofE. vermicularis by cellulose tape test had been requested between 2007 and November 2017 were analysed retrospectively.E. vermicularis was detected in 971/5578 (17.4%) samples collected from 3991 patients. The detection rate increased significantly within the period of investigation. It was ...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - February 2, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
A pinworm's tale: The evolutionary history of Lemuricola (Protenterobius) nycticebi
Publication date: Available online 2 December 2018Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeAuthor(s): Liesbeth Frias, Hideo Hasegawa, Danica J. Stark, Milena Salgado Lynn, Senthilvel KSS. Nathan, Tock H. Chua, Benoit Goossens, Munehiro Okamoto, Andrew J.J. MacIntoshAbstractLemuricola (Protenterobius) nycticebi is the only pinworm species known to infect strepsirrhine primates outside Africa, and the only pinworm species yet described in slow lorises. Here, we provided a detailed morphological comparison of female and male worms, and a first description of fourth-stage larvae collected from free...
Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife - December 2, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Dentostomella translucida (Gerbil Pinworm) Infection in Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones Unguiculatus) Schulz and Krepkorgorskaja, 1932.
Abstract
The popularity of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) as pets as well as experimental animals is continuously increasing. Mongolian gerbils are the main natural hosts of the nematode Dentostomella translucida, also referred to as pinworm, threadworm, or seatworm. D. translucida (Oxyuridae) was recently detected in the necropsy of a gerbil housed at the experimental animal production center of Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Mongolian gerbils are the main natural hosts of D. translucida, also referred to as pinworm. During necropsy in this animal, 26 parasites were c...
Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology - December 1, 2018 Category: Parasitology Authors: Ayan A, Pekağırbaş M, Aypak S, Karagenç T Tags: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Source Type: research
Morphological and genetic characterization of Syphabulea tjanschani () (Nematoda: Oxyuridae), with phylogenetic position of Syphabulea in Oxyuridae.
Abstract
Pinworms are important parasitic nematodes in animals and humans, and many species are of medical and veterinary importance. The genus Syphabulea is a poorly known group of pinworms. The systematic position of Syphabulea in Oxyuridae remains unclear. Moreover, there is still a paucity of detailed information on some morphological aspects of the type species S. tjanschani (Ablasov, 1962). In the present study, the detailed morphology of S. tjanschani was studied using light microscopy and, for the first time, scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed three traits useful for the characteriz...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - November 17, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Li Y, Chen HX, Yang XL, Li L Tags: Infect Genet Evol Source Type: research
