Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production
Background: The main object of this experimental work was to practise laboratory production both adult and the larval stage of Hymenolepis diminuta with conventional modification to make further studies easier. Materials & Method: Adults H. diminuta were collected from urban rats in Tehran, Ira...
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| author | MS Makki F Shahbazi S Teimoori MB Rokni MR Abaei I Mobedi Gh Hassanpour Gh Mowlavi |
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| description | Background: The main object of this experimental work was to practise laboratory production both adult and the larval stage of Hymenolepis diminuta with conventional modification to make further studies easier.
Materials & Method: Adults H. diminuta were collected from urban rats in Tehran, Iran. The beetles became infected using blended gravid segments with flour as bait. Cysticercoids have been saved after precise dissection of invertebrate hosts. The exposure of infected beetles to laboratory rats was performed to establish the life cycle.
Result: Out of 57 collected rats, three rats were infected with H. diminuta. Almost all exposed beetles found infected with the larval stage of parasite. About one-month later H. diminuta eggs were seen in stool examination of laboratory rats.
Conclusion: Rare human occurrence of H. diminuta along with light level of clinical manifestation of this parasite, underestimate the concerns toward its public health importance. Nowadays, various field of studies, such as biochemistry with special focuses on the capability of H. diminuta tegument absorption have performed apart from parasitological views alone. In the present study, establishment of this parasite life cycle has practically provided the access of adult and cysticercoid stages of the tapeworm in further researches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a6e13d3d55e498990437e6d7e2bac2f2022-12-21T17:42:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2011-06-0162Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass ProductionMS Makki0F Shahbazi1S Teimoori2MB Rokni3MR Abaei4I Mobedi5Gh Hassanpour6Gh Mowlavi7Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran AND Center for Research of ndemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: The main object of this experimental work was to practise laboratory production both adult and the larval stage of Hymenolepis diminuta with conventional modification to make further studies easier. Materials & Method: Adults H. diminuta were collected from urban rats in Tehran, Iran. The beetles became infected using blended gravid segments with flour as bait. Cysticercoids have been saved after precise dissection of invertebrate hosts. The exposure of infected beetles to laboratory rats was performed to establish the life cycle. Result: Out of 57 collected rats, three rats were infected with H. diminuta. Almost all exposed beetles found infected with the larval stage of parasite. About one-month later H. diminuta eggs were seen in stool examination of laboratory rats. Conclusion: Rare human occurrence of H. diminuta along with light level of clinical manifestation of this parasite, underestimate the concerns toward its public health importance. Nowadays, various field of studies, such as biochemistry with special focuses on the capability of H. diminuta tegument absorption have performed apart from parasitological views alone. In the present study, establishment of this parasite life cycle has practically provided the access of adult and cysticercoid stages of the tapeworm in further researches.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/180Hymenolepis diminutaLife cycleRatFlour beetle |
| spellingShingle | MS Makki F Shahbazi S Teimoori MB Rokni MR Abaei I Mobedi Gh Hassanpour Gh Mowlavi Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production Iranian Journal of Parasitology Hymenolepis diminuta Life cycle Rat Flour beetle |
| title | Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production |
| title_full | Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production |
| title_fullStr | Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production |
| title_short | Establishment of Hymenolepis diminuta Life Cycle to Provide Parasite Mass Production |
| title_sort | establishment of hymenolepis diminuta life cycle to provide parasite mass production |
| topic | Hymenolepis diminuta Life cycle Rat Flour beetle |
| url | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/180 |
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