Individuals treated with albendazole before immigrating to the United States had a significantly reduced incidence of intestinal nematodes compared with those who were untreated, according to study ...

A common pasture plant could help foraging ruminants ward off damaging gastrointestinal nematodes that can cause illness and death, scientists report. A common pasture plant could help foraging ...

Sheep resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes encompasses a multifaceted field integrating immunological, genetic, and environmental research to address a persistent global challenge in livestock ...

In mammals, intestinal immunity to gastrointestinal nematode parasites can result in a dramatic expulsion of resident adult worm populations from the intestine and exclusion of subsequent infections.

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University have discovered that a natural protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium sprayed on crops by organic farmers to ...

1. It is well known that gastrointestinal nematodes can have a significant impact on the growth of farmed ruminants. The clinical signs of these parasites are often subtle, with production losses ...

SHEEP FARMERS in Australia and New Zealand have a problem. Their charges are susceptible to intestinal nematode worms which cause them to waste away and can, in severe cases, kill them. Over the years ...

Hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) is a nematode that resides in the small intestines of the human host and typically causes iron-deficiency anemia and malnutrition. Lymphatic ...

Intestinal mitochondria in C. elegans are stained red. At left, a wild-type nematode exhibits a normal abundance of mitochondria. In the nematode at right, with its pathogen-associated circuit ...

An international team of scientists found that sociality is not linked to intestinal nematode infection in Asian elephants. The researchers looked at loneliness and characteristics of the elephants’ ...

Gastrointestinal nematodes, particularly species such as Haemonchus contortus, pose a significant challenge to sheep production systems worldwide. These parasites reside in the abomasum and intestines ...