Search Results - "Kramer, Laura H."
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Heat treatment and false-positive heartworm antigen testing in ex vivo parasites and dogs naturally infected by Dirofilaria repens and Angiostrongylus vasorum
Published in Parasites & vectors (09-11-2017)“…Heartworm antigen testing is considered sensitive and specific. Currently available tests are reported as detecting a glycoprotein found predominantly in the…”
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Novel Activity of a Synthetic Decapeptide Against Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoites
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (20-04-2018)“…The killer peptide KP is a synthetic decapeptide derived from the sequence of the variable region of a recombinant yeast killer toxin-like microbicidal…”
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Prevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infection in horses from northern Italy
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-07-2011)“…Babesia caballi and Theileria equi are the causative agents of equine piroplasmosis. In this epidemiological study, 294 horses reared in a rural area of…”
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Wolbachia and its implications for the immunopathology of filariasis
Published in Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets (01-03-2012)“…Filarial infections are characterized by immunopathological phenomena, that are responsible for the onset of often dramatic pathological outcomes, such as…”
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Optimized protocol for DNA/RNA co-extraction from adults of Dirofilaria immitis
Published in MethodsX (01-01-2019)“…[Display omitted] Dirofilaria immitis, the etiologic agent of canine heartworm disease, like several other filarial nematodes, harbors the bacterial…”
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Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis, Russia
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-01-2007)“…We report 14 cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, diagnosed from February 2003 through July 2004, in patients from…”
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Heartworm disease in animals and humans
Published in Advances in parasitology (2008)“…Heartworm disease due to Dirofilaria immitis continues to cause severe disease and even death in dogs and other animals in many parts of the world, even though…”
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Dirofilarial infections in Europe
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-10-2011)“…Nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria are currently considered emerging agents of parasitic zoonoses in Europe. Climatic changes and an increase in the movement…”
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Clinical assessment of post-adulticide complications in Dirofilaria immitis-naturally infected dogs treated with doxycycline and ivermectin
Published in Veterinary parasitology (15-09-2014)“…This study shows that a combination of doxycycline (10mg/kg/sid for 30 days) and ivermectin (6μg/kg/every 15 days for 6 months) is well tolerated for the…”
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A case of human conjunctival dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis in Italy
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-04-2011)“…This short communication describes a case of human conjunctival dirofilariosis by Dirofilaria immitis. A 51-year-old man from the Emilia-Romagna region of…”
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Association of Wolbachia with heartworm disease in cats and dogs
Published in Veterinary parasitology (28-05-2010)“…Although the presence of adult Dirofilaria immitis in the pulmonary arteries and its associated arteritis and thromboembolic disease can explain some of the…”
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Anti-Wolbachia Surface Protein antibodies are present in the urine of dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis with circulating microfilariae but not in dogs with occult infections
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-01-2012)“…Heartworm infection (Dirofilaria immitis) can cause kidney damage due to the presence of circulating microfilariae (mf) that contribute to the production and…”
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Full season efficacy of moxidectin microsphere sustained release formulation for the prevention of heartworm ( Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs
Published in Veterinary parasitology (11-12-2002)“…The authors report the efficacy of an injectable, moxidectin sustained release (SR) formulation for the prevention of canine heartworm infection in endemic…”
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Food-borne parasitic zoonosis
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