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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) accumulation and histopathological biomarkers in gills and mantle of Lanistes carinatus (Molluscs, Ampullariidae) to assess crude oil toxicity

Gamalat Osman1, Mansour Galal1, Abbas Abul-Ezz2, Ahmad Mohammed1, Mohammed Abul-Ela3 and Asmaa Mostafa Hegazy2

...umulation in the treated snails was fluctuated with time. The accumulation is due to their biotransformation process during metabolism. The histopathological observations of the gills and mantle of L. carinatus showed pronounced alterations at 24 hours and proliferated at the day 15 but showed a further decline at the day 30 of exposure. These findings seem to be time related and were classified as reversible and irreversible changes. Accordingly, it can be co...

Terrestrial Snail Fauna and Associated Helminth Parasites in a Tropical Semi-Urban Zone, Enugu State, Nigeria

Grace Chinenye Onyishi, Ifeanyi Oscar Aguzie, Joseph O. Okoro, Christopher Didigwu Nwani*, Ngozi Ezenwaji, Ndubisi Stanley Oluah and Fabian C. Okafor

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The productivity of snails consumed in Nigeria is affected by parasites they harbour. Some of these parasites endanger humans as well. This study was conducted to determine the terrestrial snail species and associated helminth parasites in Ugwueme agricultural zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The snails were collected from two communities. Light and teasing methods were used for recovery of parasites from the

Molecular Identification of Two Larval Trematodes in Melanopsis praemorsa (L., 1758) Intermediate Host from the West Bank-Palestine

Ghaleb Adwan*, Sami Bdir and Kamel Adwan

...>Melanopsis praemorsasnails are considered one of the intermediate hosts for digenetic trematode cercariae. Digenean larvae were obtained from M. praemorsa snails that were collected from Palestine. Cercaria melanopsi palestinia I and III were identified as a xiphidiocercaria belonging to the microcotylae sub-group and as a microcercous cercaria, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses based on sequences of the...

Morpho-Ecological Study of Freshwater Mollusks of Margalla Foothills, Pakistan

Muhammad Asif Gondal, Qazal Waheed, Sana Tariq, Waseem Haider, Aisha Khan, Qudsia Rasib and Haroon Ahmed*

... a long time, freshwater snails have attracted the attention of biologists. The ecological attributes like diversity, species richness and equitability of freshwater gastropods are important due to various reasons like intermediate hosts for many trematodes and bio-indicator. Snails are cosmopolitan in distribution and diversity of habitat to perform ecological performance is abosolute. The freshwater malacological informati...

Occurrence of Larval Dicrocoelium dendriticum and Brachylaima sp. in Gastropod Intermediate Hosts from Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan

Abdurakhim Kuchboev¹, Mehmonjon Egamberdiev², Rokhatoy Karimova¹, Oybek Amirov¹ and Mitsuhiko Asakawa^3,*

... from P. sogdiana snails were 98% similar to Brachylaima sp. In this study, it was confirmed that 2 species of terrestrial snail, X. candacharica and A. gereliana, act as the first intermediate hosts of D. dendriticum, and P. sogdiana snail play a role of intermediate host of Brachylaima sp. in the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan.

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Molluscicidal Activity and Biochemical Interactions of Copper Sulfate against Theba pisana (Müller)

Emtiaz Ibrahim Ghoniem, Gaber Mamdouh Abdelgalil, Amira Farouk Gad* and El-Sayed Hassan Eshra

...hE activities in treated snails after all tested times. While the tested compound inhibited ALP activities in all treated animal groups. AST and ALT activities in treated snails were significantly altered by tested doses of CuSO4. This study suggests that the activity of these enzymes modulation may be one of the biochemical mechanisms of CuSO4 toxicity.

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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Land Molluscs as Intermediate Hosts of Lungworms

Abdurakhim E. Kuchboev1*, Mehmonjon Kh. Egamberdiyev2

...ection rate of Pulmonata snails by protostrongilids larvae was 28.2% and that of slugs - 6.8%. In addition, the first informs of P. maydanica, C. levanderi and D. reticulatum as natural intermediate hosts for M. capillaris are given.

Keywords | Lungworms, Protostrongylids, Land molluscs, Morphological, Molecular identification, Prevalence

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Prevalence of Fascioliasis in Slaughtered Ruminants at Muyinga Slaughterhouse, Burundi

Salvator Minani^1,2*, Eric Nsengiyumva¹, Anatole Bigirimana^1,2, Arnaud Cubahiro^1,2, Dieudonné Ntakirutimana^1,2 and Vénuste Bizoza^1,2

...s well as the ecology of snails and larval fluke transmission in the definitive host should be conducted in Burundi. Effective control methods of liver flukes for intermediate and definitive hosts should be implemented to control fascioliasis in Burundi.

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Internet-Sold Snail Pomacea canaliculata and Achatina fulica Might Transmit Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Mainland China

Yu Liang Cao¹, Yue Guo^2,3*, Hui Zhang² and Chun Sheng Wang²

...ign: justify;">In China, snails Pomacea canaliculata and its new breed the gold snail, Achatina fulica and its new breeds the white jade snail, have been sold on the Internet in recent years. We concluded that 24,853 sales of P. canaliculata and A. fulica had been made through the Internet selling platform before 2019. Further surveys indicated that 51% sellers were located in endemic areas of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. However, no A. cantonensis-positive

Attractancy of granular insecticides for land snail (Helix aspersa, Gastropoda, Mollusca)

Hanif Gul and M. Ismail Chaudhry

...tried as attractants for snails feeding on juniper seedlings. Among them Temik was the most effective, which attracted and killed 99snails released at a distance of 1-2 meters in 120 hours. Thiodan, Diazinon and Disyston also attracted and killed few snails but NaCl did not act as attractant. ...

Molecular Sequencing Analysis of Fasciola Spp. in Sheep

Israa M. Essa*, Ghazi Y. Azzal, Alaa Tariq Abdulwahid

...es (e.g. controlling the snails, judicious annual using of flukecide, frequent examination of fecal samples of field animals, and destroying of infected livers) and evaluation the local epidemiology of fasciolosis. Also, wider surveys including different areas and animals with using the advanced diagnostic assay in combination with morphology should be conducted.

Keywords | Fasciolosis, Ovine liver fluke, Conventional PCR, Phylog...

Habitat Ecology and Shellfish Diversity of River Burhi Gandak, North Bihar, India

Sanjay Chandravanshi¹*, H.S. Mogalekar², Omkar Sahu², C. Sudhan³,

Roshan Kumar Ram² and Shivendra Kumar²

...f molluscs (5 species of snails and 2 species of mussels under 2 orders, 7 families and 6 genera). The highest species abundance was observed at Muzaffarpur sampling site having Palaemonidaeas the predominant family with 3 species. The Shanon-Wiener diversity index, Pielou’s evenness index and Margalef’s species richness index ranged from 2.30 to 2.50, 0.90 to 1.0, 2.0 to 2.30, respectively.

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