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blood fluke

n.
See schistosome.

blood fluke

Schistosoma, a close relative of the liver FLUKE, causing BILHARZIA in man.
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Schistosomal are a genus of trematodes commonly known as blood flukes as their adults reside in blood capillaries.
Diagnosis and Management of Schistosoma indicum Infestation in a Calf
It was probably not coincidental that the first parasite to be reported from the Lake was a turtle leech, the first digene distribution record involved turtle hosts, and the first new species description was for a turtle blood fluke. Furthermore, species richness among the Lake turtle community was reflected in the most frequently cited study originating from the Lake, namely Byrd's report on species diversity of spirorchiid blood flukes.
A history of field parasitology studies originating from the Reelfoot lake region of Tennessee and Kentucky
CHGC implemented blood fluke genomics sequencing using the SGI RASC Appliance for Bioinformatics and SGI InfiniteStorage 350 storage solution.
SGI BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERS GENOME RESEARCH
This blood fluke (magnified 550 times) causes diarrhea.
ANIMAL PARASITES
In addition, certain Schistosoma blood fluke species, especially S.
Schistosomiasis in Cattle in Corsica, France
Professor Hoffmann and colleagues show for the first time that genomic DNA of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni is methylated and go on to identify the protein (a DNA methyltransferase) that is likely to mediate this process.
ABERYSTWYTH SCIENTISTS MAKE A BREAKTHROUGH
To help extinguish effects of the ancient parasite, the Schistosoma japonicum or blood fluke --one of the major infectious parasites to a wide range of hosts including primates, rodents, carnivores, and humans -- Chinese Scientists at the China National Human Genome Center (CHGC) in Shanghai are using SGI (NASDAQ:SGIC) compute technology running a Mitrion-accelerated BioInformatics application to improve early disease diagnosis and discover new drugs to effectively treat disease caused by this parasite.
CHGC USES SGI/MITRONICS FOR EARLY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS/DISCOVERY
Bullard had identified one novel parasite, a blood fluke. "As part of my work, I was going to describe and name it," he says.
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Schistosoma nasale caused Nasal schistosomosis is an important blood fluke disease in bovines especially cattle in India.
Therapeutic management of nasal schistosomosis--a report of 2 cows
In a paper entitled "Cytosine methylation regulates oviposition in the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni," which is published in Nature Communications, Professor Karl Hoffmann from the University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences outlines how they have identified a specific DNA modification of the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni that gives rise to the disease schistosomiasis.
KILLER DISCOVERY
Kolawole described the ailment as an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma.
Proper Hygiene Prevents Schistosomiasis Risk a Medical Practitioner

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