scholarly journals Haematophagous parasites of some fish species in the Lower Irtysh

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Е. L. Liberman

The purpose of the research is study of four fish species infected with haematophagous parasites in the rivers of the Lower Irtysh basin. Materials and methods. The work was performed in the rivers of the Lower Irtysh basin in 2017–2020. A total of 390 fish of different sex and age were examined including 47 roach (Rutilus rutilus lacustris, (Pallas)), 41 ide (Leuciscus idus, (Linnaeus, 1758)), 47 pike (Esox lucius, (Linnaeus, 1758)) and 255 Siberian sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus marsiglii (Brandt, 1833)). We took blood from the tail artery, and examined its fresh drop under a microscope, and prepared a thin smear, then dried it in the air and fixed in a mixture of 70% ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether (1 : 1) for 30 minutes. The fixed smears were dried in the air at room temperature and stained with azure and eosin at a dilution of 1 : 10 for 40 minutes. We identified species of the found parasites and calculated the prevalence of infection with standard error of the mean.Results and discussion. We found representatives of the Coccidea and Kinetoplastea classes parasitizing in fish blood. Trypanoplasma acipenseris and Haemogregarina acipenseris were recorded in the Siberian sterlet. The pike was infected with T. schulmani and H. esoci. T. schulmani was found in the blood of the ide and roach. Piscicola geometra is the main host of flagellates and sporozoans that parasitize in fish blood in the basin of the Lower Irtysh. The roach and the Siberian sterlet become infected with parasitic flagellates from the age of 1+. All examined fish were infected in age groups 2+ – 4+. Haemogregarina parasitize in the pike aged 4+ and 5+, and in the Siberian sterlet aged 1+ – 4+ and 6+ – 7+.

Author(s):  
Elizaveta L'vovna Liberman ◽  
Gleb Igorevich Volosnikov

The article describes the problems of the Ob-Irtysh basin (the Tyumen region), which is a natural focus of opisthorchosis. Localized in the bile ducts of the liver, the pathogen of opisthorchosis poses a risk to the human body. Parasitic community of Siberian roach inhabiting the Tobol Riverwas studied in the autumn period of its life cycle. There were examined 24 fish species of different sexes at the age of 0+ to 4+. There was registered the roach invasion by 9 species of para-sites belonging to 6 systematic groups: Monogenea - 2, Cestoda - 1, Trematoda - 4, Nematoda - 1, Bivalvia - 1, Copepoda - 1. Parasitization of gills by monogeny Dactylogyrus crucifer with inva-sive extensiveness of 83.3% and Paradiplozoon homoion homoion with invasive extensiveness of 16.7% has been stated. Diplostomum chromatophorum parasitizes in the lens of the eye, in total 18 of the examined fish are invaded. Opisthorchis felineus was found in muscles with invasive exten-siveness of 29.2%. Immature specimens of Sphaerostoma bramae were found in the intestines of nine fish examined. Mesentery of 4 fish species and liver of 1fish species examined are affected by Raphidascaris acus at a larval stage. The dominant parasite in the study is Rhipidocotyle campanula. Trematode at the metacercaria stage was found on the gills and fins, the overall infection rate comes to 70.8%. Also, Ergasilus sieboldi parasitizes on the gills and fins of the examined roach species. Depletion of the species composition of parasites is observed in the autumn period of the roach life cycle.


Author(s):  
Elizaveta L'vovna Liberman ◽  
Gleb Igorevich Volosnikov

The paper aims to identify the age-related dynamics patterns of distributing the parasitofauna of ide in the Lower Irtysh. The composition of the ide parasitic community is represented by sixteen species belonging to the classes Monogenea, Cestoda, Trematoda, Nematoda, Copepoda, where Trematoda class is remarkable for the highest species diversity (9 species). It has been stated that the composition of the ide parasite fauna is distributed nonuniformly within the age groups. The study noted the presence of parasite species invading ide of any age group; there were also parasitic organisms observed either in young ide representatives, or in older fish species, as well as there were found parasite species not belonging to any distribution system. According to the analysis results of the age dynamics of the average invasion intensity, it has been found that the representatives of O. felineus and R. campanula prevailed in the number of specimens in all age groups of ide. The dynamics of the invasion extensity conditionally corresponds to three groups: EI growing with the fish aging, EI with a decreasing dynamics, constant EI = 100% (represented by R. campanula). The parasitofauna of the Lower Irtysh ide is similar to the parasite fauna of ide species inhabiting other water bodies, and shows the peculiarities of occurrence both within a separate age group and in the dynamics of occurrence parameters with fish aging


Author(s):  
Inna Nikolaevna Medvedeva ◽  
Elizaveta L'vovna Liberman

In the basin of the Lower Irtysh, the most common types of carp fish (Cyprinidae) are ide ( Leuciscus idus ), bream ( Abramis brama ) and roach ( Rutilus rutilus ). The fish caught in the summer 2017 (20 ide specimens of 3+…7+ years old and 61 roach specimens of 1+…6+ years old) were infested by two Opisthorchiidae representatives: opisthorchosis pathogen Opisthorchis felineus and methorhoz pathogen Metorchis bilis , for which they are an intermediate hosts (a definitive host are carnivorous animals and a human). The extent of invasion by metacercariae of O. felineus was 70%, the combined infection with M. bilis - 25%. Species infested only by methorchis were not detected. Bream is invaded only by an opisthorchiasis pathogen (46.1%). Minimal values were registered in roach: degree of invasion by opisthorchis is 31.1%, degree of invasion by methorchisis is 3.3%, combined invasion occurs in 1.6% of fish. Intensity of infestation with metacercariae of O. felineus (specimens per one fish) made in average: at the age of 3+ - 180.4 specimens per one fish; at the age of 4+ - 105; 5+ - 483.4; 6+ - 938; 7+ - 22. M. bilis was registered at the age of 5+ - 8.5 specimens; 6+ - 675; 7+ - 18. In roach, the intensity of invasion of O. felineus per fish was at the age of 3+ - 33.1 specimens; 4+ - 9.3; 5+ - 7.7; 6+ - 5.3. M. bilis in roach was registered since the age of 2+ and amounted to 2 specimens per a fish; 3+ - 25; 6+ - 6. In bream the intensity of infestation of O. felineus is not high and at the age of 3+ it made 2.7; 4+ - 3.3; 5+ - 13; 6+ - 1 per a fish. The maximum abundance index of O. felineus and M. bilis was found in the population of ide and made 316.5 and 35.5 specimens; in roach AI was 21.9 and 0.8, respectively. The population of bream was least affected by opisthorchis (2.3). The high number of parasites proves that the Lower Irtysh basin is a natural seat of opisthorchosis, that is why, in order to prevent opisthorchosis and methorchisis spreading, it is recommended to strengthen the veterinary and sanitary control in places where fish products are processed and sold, as well as to extend activities on publicizing sanitary rules and preventive norms against these infections.


1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
Rukshana Ahmed ◽  
Shamim Ara

Pathological changes in the prostate gland occur commonly with advancing age including inflammation, atrophy, hyperplasia and carcinoma and a change in volume is also evident. Estimation of volume of prostate may be useful in a variety of clinical settings. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed to see the changes in volume of the prostate with advancing age and done in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from August 2006 to June 2007. The study was performed on 70 post-mortem human prostates collected from the unclaimed dead bodies that were under examination in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. The samples were divided into three age groups; group A (10-20 years), group B (21-40 years) and group C (41-70 years). Volume of the sample was measured by using the ellipsoid formula. The mean ± SD volume of prostate was 7.68 ± 3.64 cm3 in group A, 10.61 ± 3.99 cm3 in group B and 15.40 ± 6.31 cm3 in group C. Mean difference in volume between group A and group C, group B and group C were statistically significant (p<0.001). Statistically significant positive correlation was found between age and volume of prostate (r = + 0.579, p < 0.001). Key Words: Prostate; volume; Bangladeshi. DOI: 10.3329/imcj.v4i2.6501Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2010; 4(2): 74-77


Author(s):  
Elizaveta L'vovna Liberman ◽  
Andrey Aleksandrovich Chemagin

Ide Leuciscus idus (Linnaeus, 1758) belongs to Cyprinidae family and is used in commercial and recreational fishing. Ide is an intermediate host of Opisthorchis felineus . In the control catches (summer 2015, the Lower Irtysh, Uvatsky, Tobolsky and Vagaysky regions of Tyumenskaya Oblast’) there were observed species with lengths 11.9-38.1 cm, with a total weight 45-1085 g. Some species aged 9 years old and even older. The maximum rate of linear growth was registered in ide species younger than 3 years old, at this age annual growth made 5 cm. The annual growth of four-year-old females made 5.4 cm, males - 2.8 cm. Females aged 3+ exceeded males in body weight and length. Species at the age 1+…2+ years old added 204.6% in their mass; at the age 2+…3+ years old - 65.3%, at 3+…4+ years old - 29.4%. Gender and gonad maturity were determined in species older than 2+, but not in all species. Among females aged 2+…4+ there were found species with I and II stage of gonad maturity. Females aged 5+ were spawned-out species having VI-II stage of gonad maturity (48%); female species aged 6+ having IV stage of gonad maturity made 33.4%. Among males in the age groups of 2+ and 3+ there were registered species with I stage (38.5 and 20%, respectively) and II stage (61.5 and 80%, respectively) of maturation only. Fatness degree of studied species ranged from 0 to 5. Species aged 2+ had I stage (24% species); in the aged groups the proportion of such species decreased (5+ years old - 7.8%; 6+ years old - 12.1%; 8+ years old - 5.9%); species aged 2-7 had II stage of fatness; proportion of older species also decreased. Species with III and IV stage of fatness were found more often (III stage was observed in 100% of the fish species at the age of 1+). Proportion of species with V stage was minor, it increased with age. According to the analysis of the study results, nutritive base in the basin is found satisfactory for ide growth and development.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 714-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Kucharczyk ◽  
Andrzej Szczerbowski ◽  
Marek J. Łuczyński ◽  
Roman Kujawa ◽  
Andrzej Mamcarz ◽  
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Author(s):  
Gozde Serindere ◽  
Ceren Aktuna Belgin ◽  
Kaan Orhan

Background: There are a few studies about the evaluation of maxillary first premolars internal structure with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The aim of this study was to assess morphological features of the pulp chamber in maxillary first premolar teeth using micro- CT. Methods: Extracted 15 maxillary first premolar teeth were selected from the patients who were in different age groups. The distance between the pulp orifices, the diameter of the pulp and the width of the pulp chamber floor were measured on the micro-CT images with the slice thickness of 13.6 µm. The number of root canal orifices and the presence of isthmus were evaluated. Results: The mean diameter of orifices was 0.73 mm on the buccal side while it was 0.61 mm on palatinal side. The mean distance between pulp orifices was 2.84 mm. The mean angle between pulp orifices was -21.53°. The mean height of pulp orifices on the buccal side was 4.32 mm while the mean height of pulp orifices on the palatinal side was 3.56 mm. The most observed shape of root canal orifices was flattened ribbon. No isthmus was found in specimens. Conclusion: Minor anatomical structures can be evaluated in more detail with micro-CT. The observation of the pulp cavity was analyzed using micro-CT.


Author(s):  
Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski ◽  
Jan Gödeke

Abstract Purpose Collective evidence from single-centre studies suggests an increasing incidence of pilonidal sinus disease in the last decades, but population-based data is scarce. Methods We analysed administrative case–based principal diagnoses of pilonidal sinus disease and its surgical therapy between 2005 and 2017 in inpatients. Changes were addressed via linear regression. Results The mean rate of inpatient episodes of pilonidal sinus disease per 100,000 men increased from 43 in 2005 to 56 in 2017. In females, the mean rate of inpatient episodes per 100,000 women rose from 14 in 2005 to 18 in 2017. In the whole population, for every case per 100,000 females, there were 3.1 cases per 100,000 males, but the numbers were highly variable between the age groups. There was considerable regional variation within Germany. Rates of inpatient episodes of pilonidal sinus disease were increasing in almost all age groups and both sexes by almost a third. Surgery was dominated by excision of pilonidal sinus without reconstructive procedures, such as flaps, whose share was around 13% of all procedures, despite recommendations of the national guidelines to prefer flap procedures. Conclusion Rates of inpatient episodes of pilonidal sinus disease in Germany rose across almost all age groups and both sexes with relevant regional variation. The underlying causative factors are unknown. Thus, patient-centred research is necessary to explore them. This should also take cases into account that are solely treated office-based in order to obtain a full-spectrum view of pilonidal sinus disease incidence rates.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 251513552110158
Author(s):  
Abdoulreza Esteghamati ◽  
Shirin Sayyahfar ◽  
Yousef Alimohamadi ◽  
Sarvenaz Salahi ◽  
Mahmood Faramarzi

Background: Whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccine administration is still advocated for children under 7 years of age in Iran. However, there is no recommendation for the administration of a dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to childbearing age/pregnant women in the Iranian vaccination program and it has increased the risk of infection through waning immunity during women’s childbearing age life. The study aimed to assess the levels of anti- Bordetella pertussis antibodies in childbearing age women of different ages in Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total number of 360 childbearing age women divided into six age groups, with 5-year intervals from 15 to 45 years old, in 2018–2019. Then, the levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against B. pertussis were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The IBM SPSS Statistics software (version 16.0) (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the participants was 30.01 ± 8.35 years (range 14–45 years). All the cases were IgM negative, but two IgA-positive individuals (in the age groups of 14–19 and 30–34 years) were reported. Overall, 239 (66.4%) cases were IgG positive. The mean age of IgG-positive cases was 30.37 ± 8.37 years. The IgG-positive cases were mostly in the age groups of 30–34 and 35–39 years [43 (71.1%)]. The odds of IgG positivity were 1.97. The highest odds of IgG positivity were seen in 30–34 and 35–39 years groups (2.52) and the lowest odds were seen in the 20–24 and 25–29 years groups (1.60). Using the Jonckheere–Terpstra test, the increasing trend of IgG changes in different age groups was not statistically significant (Tπ=5.78, p = 0.09). Conclusion: The infants of women of childbearing age might be prone to pertussis in countries using the wP vaccination schedule. It is suggested to administer a dose of Tdap to women before or during pregnancy to increase the immunity of their infants against this disease during early infancy.


2021 ◽  
pp. 232020682110065
Author(s):  
Deniz Erdil ◽  
Nilsun Bagis ◽  
Hakan Eren ◽  
Melike Camgoz ◽  
Kaan Orhan

Aim: Bruxism is defined as the involuntary recurrent masticatory muscle activity characterized by gnashing, grinding, clenching of teeth, and/or pushing the mandible. Factors creating its etiology are peripheral (morphological) or central (physiopathological and physiological), and exogenous. Recently, among physiological factors, depression and bruxism were considered to be related. A definitive treatment method does not exist for bruxism; however, botulinum toxin-A (BT-A) application is an up-to-date and effective way of treatment. The present study is aimed to evaluate the levels of depression in bruxism patients treated with BT-A application. Materials and Methods: A total of 25 individuals (23 females and 2 males) who were diagnosed as bruxism patients were included in the study. 25 U of BT-A for each masseter muscle was injected into the patients. Patients were prospectively observed for a possible change in depression levels by using Beck’s Depression Inventory. The inventory was implemented before and six months after the BT-A application. Depression levels before and six months after the injection were compared. A paired t-test was used to compare “before” and “after” treatment values. One-way analysis of variance and post-hoc Tukey tests were used to evaluate the change in Beck’s Depression Inventory scores according to age groups. Results: The mean total score was 7.80 ± 8.10 before the treatment and 7.16 ± 6.52 six months after the treatment. The decrease in the mean score was not statistically significant ( P > .05). Conclusion: In conclusion, despite the decrease in the mean Beck’s Depression Inventory scores, a statistically significant decrease in the depression levels of patients was not observed.


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