Schistosoma bovis

Observations on cattle schistosomiasis in the Sudan, a study in comparative medicine. V. The effect of praziquantel therapy on naturally acquired resistance to Schistosoma bovis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 32, 1 370-1 374. 

Johansen, M.V., Monrad, J. and Christensen, N.O. (1 996) Effects of praziquantel on experimental Schistosoma bovis infection in goats. Veterinary Parasitology 62, 83-89. 

Schistosoma haematobium are predominantly human parasites whilst Schistosoma japon-icum is zoonotic in a wide range of domestic animals as well as humans, and species such as Schistosoma bovis, Schistosoma spindale and Schistosoma mattheei infect domestic livestock. The mammalian host becomes infected when... 

Boulanger, D., Schneider, D., Chippaux, J.P., Sellin, B. and Capron, A. (1999a) Schistosoma bovis vaccine effects of a recombinant homologous glutathione S-transferase in sheep. International Journal for Parasitology 29, 41 5—41 8. 

Bushara, H.O., Bashir, M.E., Malik, K.H., Mukhtar, M.M., Trottein, F., Capron, A. and Taylor, M.G. (1993) Suppression of Schistosoma bovis egg production in cattle by vaccination with either glutathione S-transferase or keyhole limpet haemocyanin. Parasite Immunology 15, 383-390. 

Blood fluke infections in cattle, sheep and goat are common in Africa, China and India. Some important flukes invading the blood circulatory system of cattle, sheep and goats are Schistosoma bovis, S. mattheei, S. nasalis, S. indicum, S. japonicim and S. spindale. 

Praziquantel is a safe and effective drug for treating schistosomiasis in cattle. Bushara et al. [54] obtained 98.9% reduction in worm burden in calves experimentally infected with Schistosoma bovis. The animals needed only two treatments of praziquantel at a dose of 20 mg/kg. 

The Distribution of Schistosoma bovis Sonaino, 1876 in Relation to Intermediate Host Mollusc-Parasite Relationships... 

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