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Haemonchiasis

MedGen UID:
42320
•Concept ID:
C0018477
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Haemonchiases
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005778

Definition

Infection with nematodes of the genus haemonchus, characterized by digestive abnormalities and anemia similar to that from hookworm infestation. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHaemonchiasis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

H11-induced immunoprotection is predominantly linked to N-glycan moieties during Haemonchus contortus infection.
Wang C, Liu L, Wang T, Liu X, Peng W, Srivastav RK, Zhu XQ, Gupta N, Gasser RB, Hu M
Front Immunol 2022;13:1034820. Epub 2022 Oct 25 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1034820. PMID: 36405717Free PMC Article
Genomic and transcriptomic variation defines the chromosome-scale assembly of Haemonchus contortus, a model gastrointestinal worm.
Doyle SR, Tracey A, Laing R, Holroyd N, Bartley D, Bazant W, Beasley H, Beech R, Britton C, Brooks K, Chaudhry U, Maitland K, Martinelli A, Noonan JD, Paulini M, Quail MA, Redman E, Rodgers FH, Sallé G, Shabbir MZ, Sankaranarayanan G, Wit J, Howe KL, Sargison N, Devaney E, Berriman M, Gilleard JS, Cotton JA
Commun Biol 2020 Nov 9;3(1):656. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01377-3. PMID: 33168940Free PMC Article
Relevance of improved epidemiological knowledge to sustainable control of Haemonchus contortus in Nigeria.
Bolajoko MB, Morgan ER
Anim Health Res Rev 2012 Dec;13(2):196-208. Epub 2012 Nov 20 doi: 10.1017/S1466252312000163. PMID: 23163980
Sensory quality of meat from lambs fed garlic.
Strickland VJ, Fisher JS, Williams HG, Potts WT, Hepworth GW
Meat Sci 2011 Jul;88(3):590-3. Epub 2011 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.01.032. PMID: 21345600
Vaccination-induced protection of lambs against the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus correlates with high IgG antibody responses to the LDNF glycan antigen.
Vervelde L, Bakker N, Kooyman FN, Cornelissen AW, Bank CM, Nyame AK, Cummings RD, van Die I
Glycobiology 2003 Nov;13(11):795-804. Epub 2003 Aug 7 doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwg107. PMID: 12907692

Diagnosis

Haemonchotolerance in West African Dwarf goats: contribution to sustainable, anthelmintics-free helminth control in traditionally managed Nigerian dwarf goats.
Chiejina SN, Behnke JM, Fakae BB
Parasite 2015;22:7. Epub 2015 Feb 10 doi: 10.1051/parasite/2015006. PMID: 25744655Free PMC Article
A dyf-7 haplotype causes sensory neuron defects and is associated with macrocyclic lactone resistance worldwide in the nematode parasite Haemonchus contortus.
Urdaneta-Marquez L, Bae SH, Janukavicius P, Beech R, Dent J, Prichard R
Int J Parasitol 2014 Dec;44(14):1063-71. Epub 2014 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.08.005. PMID: 25224687
Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep: parasite fecundity correlates with worm size and host lymphocyte counts.
Rowe A, McMaster K, Emery D, Sangster N
Vet Parasitol 2008 May 31;153(3-4):285-93. Epub 2008 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.040. PMID: 18337014

Therapy

Nematocidal Effect of Oyster Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (Agaricomycetes) against Haemonchus contortus.
de Matos AFIM, Greesler LT, Giacometi M, Barasuol BM, de Vasconcelos FRC, Stainki DR, Monteiro SG
Int J Med Mushrooms 2020;22(11):1089-1098. doi: 10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2020036364. PMID: 33426840
Sensory quality of meat from lambs fed garlic.
Strickland VJ, Fisher JS, Williams HG, Potts WT, Hepworth GW
Meat Sci 2011 Jul;88(3):590-3. Epub 2011 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.01.032. PMID: 21345600
Investigation of in vitro anthelmintic activities of Pycnanthus angolensis and Sphenocentrum jollyanum.
Gbolade AA, Adeyemi AA
Fitoterapia 2008 Apr;79(3):220-2. Epub 2008 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.11.024. PMID: 18313232
Vaccination-induced protection of lambs against the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus correlates with high IgG antibody responses to the LDNF glycan antigen.
Vervelde L, Bakker N, Kooyman FN, Cornelissen AW, Bank CM, Nyame AK, Cummings RD, van Die I
Glycobiology 2003 Nov;13(11):795-804. Epub 2003 Aug 7 doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwg107. PMID: 12907692
Pharmacology of anthelmintic resistance.
Sangster NC, Gill J
Parasitol Today 1999 Apr;15(4):141-6. doi: 10.1016/s0169-4758(99)01413-1. PMID: 10322335

Prognosis

The basic reproduction quotient (Q0) as a potential spatial predictor of the seasonality of ovine haemonchosis.
Bolajoko MB, Rose H, Musella V, Bosco A, Rinaldi L, Van Dijk J, Cringoli G, Morgan ER
Geospat Health 2015 Mar 19;9(2):333-50. doi: 10.4081/gh.2015.356. PMID: 25826315
Relevance of improved epidemiological knowledge to sustainable control of Haemonchus contortus in Nigeria.
Bolajoko MB, Morgan ER
Anim Health Res Rev 2012 Dec;13(2):196-208. Epub 2012 Nov 20 doi: 10.1017/S1466252312000163. PMID: 23163980
Progress on vaccination against Haemonchus contortus.
Newton SE
Int J Parasitol 1995 Nov;25(11):1281-9. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00065-a. PMID: 8635880

Clinical prediction guides

Immunomodulatory effects of adult Haemonchus contortus excretory/secretory products on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
Rehman ZU, Knight JS, Koolaard J, Simpson HV, Pernthaner A
Parasite Immunol 2015 Dec;37(12):657-69. doi: 10.1111/pim.12288. PMID: 26457886
Assessment of a hands-on method for FAMACHA© system training.
Maia D, Rosalinski-Moraes F, van Wyk JA, Weber S, Sotomaior CS
Vet Parasitol 2014 Feb 24;200(1-2):165-71. Epub 2013 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.11.013. PMID: 24332960
Relevance of improved epidemiological knowledge to sustainable control of Haemonchus contortus in Nigeria.
Bolajoko MB, Morgan ER
Anim Health Res Rev 2012 Dec;13(2):196-208. Epub 2012 Nov 20 doi: 10.1017/S1466252312000163. PMID: 23163980
Sensory quality of meat from lambs fed garlic.
Strickland VJ, Fisher JS, Williams HG, Potts WT, Hepworth GW
Meat Sci 2011 Jul;88(3):590-3. Epub 2011 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.01.032. PMID: 21345600
Excretory/secretory products of sheep abomasal nematode parasites cause vacuolation and increased neutral red uptake by HeLa cells.
Przemeck S, Huber A, Brown S, Pedley KC, Simpson HV
Parasitol Res 2005 Feb;95(3):213-7. Epub 2005 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00436-004-1280-8. PMID: 15723269

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