Revision for “Paragonimus inca, Paragonimus peruvianus, Paragonimus caliensis, and Paragonimus amazonicus” created on June 18, 2014 @ 12:33:14
| Title | Paragonimus inca, Paragonimus peruvianus, Paragonimus caliensis, and Paragonimus amazonicus |
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| Content | <p align="CENTER"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Paragonimus inca, Paragonimus</b></i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>peruvianus</b></i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>, </b></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Paragonimus caliensis</b></i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>, and </b></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Paragonimus amazonicus</b></i></span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Other species of </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> have been described in South America. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus inca</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> has been described from felids in Peru. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>peruvianus</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> has been recovered from cats, and it has been shown that praziquantel (10 mg/kg/day for 10 days) causes the death of worms in the experimentally infected feline host (Nicanor Ibanez H, Cesar Jara C. 1992. Experimental paragonimiasis: therapeutical tests with praziquantel - final report. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 87 (suppl):107). </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus caliensis</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus amazonicus</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> have been described from opossums. These trematodes are similar to </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Paragonimus mexicanus</i></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in that the eggshells are undulated unlike specimens from other parts of the world.</span></span></p> |
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