Parasitological aspects of Capillaria philippinensis recovered from Egyptian patients.
Seven new cases of intestinal capillariasis were detected in Kasr El-Aini University Hospitals, Cairo, during the period from July 1997 to June 1998. A parasitological study concerning the morphological features of Capillaria philippinensis recovered from the stool of Egyptian cases was carried out. Eggs were separated, cultured and used to infect Oreochromis nilotica niloticus, a famous popularly consumed type of fresh water fish in Egypt in a trial for identification of the fish intermediate host for this parasite, but infection had not developed in the intestine of this species of fish.
El-Dib
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo Unviersity, Egypt.
Ahmed
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El-Arousy
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Mahmoud
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Garo
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D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004534:Egypt; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D017210:Tilapia / Q000469:parasitology*