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Protozoan Infections, Animal

MedGen UID:
46170
•Concept ID:
C0033741
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Animal Protozoan Infection; Animal Protozoan Infections; Infection, Animal Protozoan; Infections, Animal Protozoan; Protozoan Infection, Animal

Definition

Infections with unicellular organisms formerly members of the subkingdom Protozoa. The infections may be experimental or veterinary. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVProtozoan Infections, Animal

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Emerging treatment options for cryptosporidiosis.
Love MS, Choy RKM
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Oct 1;34(5):455-462. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000761. PMID: 34261904Free PMC Article
Management strategies for human babesiosis.
Smith RP, Hunfeld KP, Krause PJ
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2020 Jul;18(7):625-636. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1752193. PMID: 32268823
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: A Review.
Sanchez E, Vannier E, Wormser GP, Hu LT
JAMA 2016 Apr 26;315(16):1767-77. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.2884. PMID: 27115378Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Overview of food- and water-borne zoonotic parasites at the farm level.
Gajadhar AA, Scandrett WB, Forbes LB
Rev Sci Tech 2006 Aug;25(2):595-606. PMID: 17094700
Zoonotic implications of the swine-transmitted protozoal infections.
Solaymani-Mohammadi S, Petri WA Jr
Vet Parasitol 2006 Sep 10;140(3-4):189-203. Epub 2006 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.012. PMID: 16828229
The zoonotic transmission of Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Hunter PR, Thompson RC
Int J Parasitol 2005 Oct;35(11-12):1181-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.009. PMID: 16159658
Breaking the species barrier: use of SCID mouse-human chimeras for the study of human infectious diseases.
Davis PH, Stanley SL Jr
Cell Microbiol 2003 Dec;5(12):849-60. doi: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00321.x. PMID: 14641171
Nitroheterocyclic drugs with broad spectrum activity.
Raether W, Hänel H
Parasitol Res 2003 Jun;90 Supp 1:S19-39. Epub 2003 Feb 26 doi: 10.1007/s00436-002-0754-9. PMID: 12811546

Diagnosis

Research on Piroplasmorida and other tick-borne agents: Are we going the right way?
Uilenberg G, Gray J, Kahl O
Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2018 May;9(4):860-863. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.005. PMID: 29567148
Update on the diagnosis and management of Tritrichomonas foetus infections in cats.
Manning K
Top Companion Anim Med 2010 Aug;25(3):145-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2010.08.001. PMID: 20937497
Tick-borne pathogens and diseases of animals and humans in Thailand.
Ahantarig A, Trinachartvanit W, Milne JR
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2008 Nov;39(6):1015-32. PMID: 19062690
Zoonotic implications of the swine-transmitted protozoal infections.
Solaymani-Mohammadi S, Petri WA Jr
Vet Parasitol 2006 Sep 10;140(3-4):189-203. Epub 2006 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.05.012. PMID: 16828229
Diagnosis of equine neurologic problems.
De Lahunta A
Cornell Vet 1978 Jan;68 Suppl 7:122-32. PMID: 204449

Therapy

Therapeutic uses of metronidazole and its side effects: an update.
Hernández Ceruelos A, Romero-Quezada LC, Ruvalcaba Ledezma JC, López Contreras L
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019 Jan;23(1):397-401. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201901_16788. PMID: 30657582
Antiparasitic DNA vaccines in 21st century.
Wedrychowicz H
Acta Parasitol 2015 Jun;60(2):179-89. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0026. PMID: 26203983Free PMC Article
Update on the diagnosis and management of Tritrichomonas foetus infections in cats.
Manning K
Top Companion Anim Med 2010 Aug;25(3):145-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2010.08.001. PMID: 20937497
Nitroheterocyclic drugs with broad spectrum activity.
Raether W, Hänel H
Parasitol Res 2003 Jun;90 Supp 1:S19-39. Epub 2003 Feb 26 doi: 10.1007/s00436-002-0754-9. PMID: 12811546
Pfiesteria complex organisms and human illness.
Collier DN, Burke WA
South Med J 2002 Jul;95(7):720-6. PMID: 12144078

Prognosis

Unravelling the Immunity of Poultry Against the Extracellular Protozoan Parasite Histomonas meleagridis Is a Cornerstone for Vaccine Development: A Review.
Mitra T, Kidane FA, Hess M, Liebhart D
Front Immunol 2018;9:2518. Epub 2018 Nov 2 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02518. PMID: 30450097Free PMC Article
Veterinary diseases review for mainland Japan, 2000-2010.
Reeves WK, Yore K, Paul R, Lloyd L
US Army Med Dep J 2013 Jan-Mar:38-44. PMID: 23277444
Update on the diagnosis and management of Tritrichomonas foetus infections in cats.
Manning K
Top Companion Anim Med 2010 Aug;25(3):145-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2010.08.001. PMID: 20937497
Pfiesteria complex organisms and human illness.
Collier DN, Burke WA
South Med J 2002 Jul;95(7):720-6. PMID: 12144078
Veterinary parasitology and human health.
Eckert J
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1997 Sep 27;127(39):1598-608. PMID: 9342806

Clinical prediction guides

Insights on the taxonomy of Haemoproteus parasites infecting cracid birds.
de Freitas RVM, Barino GTM, Cedrola F, Dias RJP, D'Agosto M, Massard CL
Parasitol Int 2023 Jun;94:102730. Epub 2023 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102730. PMID: 36623802
Delay in arrival: lineage-specific influence of haemosporidians on autumn migration of European robins.
Ágh N, Csörgő T, Szöllősi E
Parasitol Res 2022 Oct;121(10):2831-2840. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1007/s00436-022-07621-5. PMID: 36001132Free PMC Article
Prevalence and diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites across islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Amaya-Mejia W, Dodge M, Morris B, Dumbacher JP, Sehgal RNM
Parasitol Res 2022 Jun;121(6):1621-1630. Epub 2022 Apr 1 doi: 10.1007/s00436-022-07490-y. PMID: 35362739Free PMC Article
Therapeutic uses of metronidazole and its side effects: an update.
Hernández Ceruelos A, Romero-Quezada LC, Ruvalcaba Ledezma JC, López Contreras L
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019 Jan;23(1):397-401. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201901_16788. PMID: 30657582
Pfiesteria complex organisms and human illness.
Collier DN, Burke WA
South Med J 2002 Jul;95(7):720-6. PMID: 12144078

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