Helminthes


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Hel`min´thes


n. pl. 1. (Zool.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Identification of helminthes ova was done with the aid of taxonomic keys (Iqbal et al., 2007).
The school teachers trained by the health department administered the deworming medicine to the children as according to a survey, around 570,000 children in ICT area were at risk of soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) infections.
i) Pet dogs: During the period of study, dogs examined (n=600), 133 (22.16%) were found positive for Ancylostomes, while 24.50% of dogs were infected with other helminthes (Table 3).
Natural infection by thirty four helminthes of the dioctophyma renale (GOEZE, 1782) species in a dog.
Helminthes infections are widespread in humans and animals, causing loss to livestock production and distressing human population [4].
The WHO initiative, called Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN), it aims to combat five NTDs that generate the greatest burden of disease in the AFRO region, namely Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminthes, and Trachoma.
For detection of helminthes, eggs, larvae, and cysts of protozoan parasites, the samples were examined microscopically first with 10x and then with 40x objective.
Divers microbial (e.g., Helicobacter, Campylobacter, Clostridium, and Mycobacterium), parasitic (e.g., protozoa, helminthes, and flatworms), and viral (HPV, norovirus, and hepatitis B and C) are linked with chronic inflammatory responses.
Indeed, extensively managed pigs are reported to harbor intestinal helminthes and protozoans [7] while pigs raised in intensive operations though thought to be less prone to gastrointestinal infestation are infested as well; the large roundworm (Ascaris suum), whipworm (Trichuris suis), the nodular worms (Oesophagostomum sp), and protozoa (Coccidia) are often found in intensive pig production [8, 9].

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