Very highly prevalent Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection of wild boar Sus scrofa in Khuzestan province, south-western Iran

[1] Arbabi, M., Doroodgar, A., Hooshyar, H., Asadi, M. A., Mobedi, I. (2001). Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in carnivores of Kashan region, Iran. In: Third National Congress of Medical Parasitology, Sari, Iran Search in Google Scholar

[2] Chaiyaporn, V. (1967): Discovering of two kinds of parasites in Thailand. J. Med. Ass. Thailand, 50: 834–838 Search in Google Scholar

[3] De-La-Muela, N., Hernandez-De-Lujan, S., Ferre, I. (2001): Helminths of wild boar in Spain. J. Wildl. Dis., 37: 840–843 Search in Google Scholar

[4] Dingley, D., Beaver, P. C. (1985): Macracanthorhynchus ingens from a child in Texas. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 34: 918–920 Search in Google Scholar

[5] Ellerman, J. R., Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966): Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London Search in Google Scholar

[6] Eslami, A., Farsad-Hamdi, S. (1992): Helminth parasites of wild boar, Sus scrofa, in Iran. J. Wildl. Dis., 28: 316–318 Search in Google Scholar

[7] Etemad, E. (1985): The mammals of Iran, Vol. 2. Iranian Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) Press, Tehran (in Persian) Search in Google Scholar

[8] Golvan, Y. J. (1994): Nomenclature of the Acanthocephala. Res. Rev. Parasitol., 54: 135–205 Search in Google Scholar

[9] Hemsrichart, V., Pichyangkura, C., Chitchang, S., Vutichamnong, U. (1983): Eosinophilic enteritis due to Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection: report of 3 cases. J. Med. Ass. Thailand, 66: 303–310 Search in Google Scholar

[10] Herre, W. (1986): Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Wildschwein. In Niethammer, J. and Krapp, F. (Eds): Handbuch der Säugetiere Europas. Paarhufer. AULA-Verlag GmbH, Wiesbaden, Band 2/II: 36–66 Search in Google Scholar

[11] Kates, K. C. (1943): Development of the swine thorn-headed worm, Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus, in its intermediate host. Am. J. Vet. Res., 4: 173–181 Search in Google Scholar

[12] Kliks, M., Tantachamrun, T., Chaiyaporn, V. (1974): Human infection by an acanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in Thailand: new light on a previous case. Southeast As. J. Trop. Med. Publ. Health, 5: 303–309 Search in Google Scholar

[13] Knight, W. B., Hiatt, R. A., Cline, B. L., Ritchie, L. S. (1976): A modification of the formol-ether concentration technique for increased sensitivity in detecting Schistosoma mansoni. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 55: 818–823 Search in Google Scholar

[14] Leng, Y. J., Huang, W. D., Liang, P. N. (1983): Human infection with Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus Travassos, 1916 in Guangdong Province, with notes on its prevalence in China. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 77: 107–109 Search in Google Scholar

[15] Marquardt, W. C., Demaree, R. S., Grieve, R. B. (2000): Parasitology and Vector Biology, 2nd Edition. Academic Press, London Search in Google Scholar

[16] Mas-Coma, S. (1979): Parasitofauna insular. La problemática de los parásitos en ecosistemas insulares. Rev. Real Acad. Farm. Barcelona, 21: 3–28 Search in Google Scholar

[17] Mas-Coma, S., Esteban, J. G. (1988): La evolución de una fauna parasitaria en islas “continentales”: el caso de los helmintos de micromamíferos en las Baleares y Pitiusas. Bull. Ecol. Paris, 19: 211–218 Search in Google Scholar

[18] Mas-coma, S., Feliu, C. (1984): Helminthfauna from small mammals (insectivores and rodents) on the Pityusic Islands. In Kuhbier, H., Alcover, J. A. and Guerau D’arellano Tur, C. (Eds): Biogeography and Ecology of the Pityusic Islands. Monographiae Biologicae 52, Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague: 469–525 10.1007/978-94-009-6539-3_23Search in Google Scholar

[19] Mas-Coma, S., Galan-Puchades, M. T., Fuentes, M. V., Valero, M. M., Jimenez, A. M. (1987): Sobre la composición cuantitativa de las parasitofaunas insulares: posible efecto regulador de las especies parásitas sobre las poblaciones de sus hospedadores. In Sans-Coma, V., Mas-Coma, S. and Gosalbez, J. (Eds): Mamíferos y Helmintos. Volumen Homenaje al Prof. Dr. Herman Kahmann en su 81 Aniversario. Ketres Editora, S. A., Barcelona: 217–251 Search in Google Scholar

[20] Mobedi, I., Arfaa, F., Vedadi, I. (1971): The possible role of dung-pusher beetles in the epidemiology of intestinal helminths. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot., 64: 924–925 Search in Google Scholar

[21] Neafie, R. C., Marty, A. M. (2000): Acanthocephaliasis. In Meyers, W. M., Neafie, R. C., Marty, A. M. and Wear, D. J. (Eds): Pathology of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 1 Helminthiases. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and American Registry of Pathology, Washington D.C.: 519–529 Search in Google Scholar

[22] Nelson, M. J., Nickol, B. B. (1986): Survival of Macracanthorhynchus ingens in swine and histopathology of infection in swine and raccoons. J. Parasitol., 72: 306–314 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/328161010.2307/3281610Search in Google Scholar

[23] Petrochenko, V. I. (1956–1958): Acanthocephala of Domestic and Wild Animals. Vol. I and II, Skrjabin, K.I. (Ed), Izdatel’stvo Akademii Nauk SSR, Moskva, 465–478 Search in Google Scholar

[24] Pradatsundarasar, A., Pechranond, K. (1965): Human infection with the acanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in Bangkok: report of a case. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 14: 774–776 Search in Google Scholar

[25] Radomyos, P., Chobchuanchom, A., Tungtrongchitr, A. (1989): Intestinal perforation due to Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection in Thailand. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 40: 476–477 Search in Google Scholar

[26] Schmidt, G. D. (1971): Acanthocephalan infections of man, with two new records. J. Parasitol., 57: 582–584 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/327792010.2307/3277920Search in Google Scholar

[27] Solaymani-Mohammadi, S., Modedi, I., Rezaian, M., Massoud, J., Mohebali, M., Hooshyar, H., Ashrafi, K., Rokni, M. B. (2003): Helminth parasites of the wild boar, Sus scrofa, in Luristan province, western Iran and their public health significance. J. Helminthol., 77: 263–267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/JOH200316810.1079/JOH200316812895286Search in Google Scholar

[28] Tesana, S., Mitrchai, J., Chunsuttwat, S. (1982): Acute abdominal pain due to Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection: a case report. Southeast As. J. Trop. Med. Publ. Health, 13: 262–264 Search in Google Scholar

[29] Zhao, B., Taraschewski, B., Mehlhorn, H. (1990): [Light and electron microscopic studies of the histopathogenicity of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Archiacanthocephala) in experimentally infected domestic swine]. Parasitol. Res., 76: 355–359 (in German) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF0092819210.1007/BF009281922336449Search in Google Scholar

[30] Zhong, H. L., Feng, L. B., Wang, C. X. (1983): Human infection with Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus causing serious complications in China. Chin. Med. J., 96: 661–668 Search in Google Scholar