Although co-infection of tuberculosis (TB) and intestinal parasites, including protozoa and helminths, in humans has been widely studied globally, very little of this phenomenon is known in China. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural county of China to investigate such...

Objective: To investigate the parasitic infection in domestic dogs in Da Hinggan Ling area, and provide reference for the prevention and control of local zoonotic parasitic diseases. Methods: In September 2020, fresh domestic dog feces were collected from dog owner's household yard of 6 natural...

Blastocystis is a common zoonotic parasite colonizing the intestine of human and animals around the world, with a wide range of animal hosts. Many studies suggest that Blastocystis may cause clinical symptoms mainly diarrhea in poor immune population. Rodents are the largest group of mammals on the ...

Condensed tannins (CT) have been shown to enhance the exogenous stress resistance of fish, whereas the protective effects of CT against damage induced by dietary aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) on the growth and health of fish have not been evaluated. A 56-day feeding trial was carried out to assess the...

Zearalenone (ZEN) is one of the secondary metabolites of Fusarium and is regarded as a common contaminant of foodstuffs especially corn products. ZEN is considered to be cytotoxic, tissue toxic, genotoxic and reproductive toxic, which acts as a serious threat for humans and animals. In this study,...

Background: Trichinella spiralis is a zoonotic food-borne parasite. A disease caused by infection with T. spiralis is called trichinellosis in humans. It is important to investigate the epidemic situation and the surveillance of herds and then prevent infection in humans. Therefore, this study is...

Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide obligate intracellular protozoa that infects almost all warm-blooded animals and causes zoonotic toxoplasmosis. Individuals with normal immune function are often infected with Toxoplasma gondii without obvious clinical symptoms and show recessive infection, but...

Our study was conducted to investigate the individual and combined effects of zearalenone and deoxynivalenol on jejunum digestive enzymes in mice. Intraperitoneal injection were given to animals with different doses of single or combined toxin (DON 1.5 mg/kg or 2.5 mg/kg, ZEA 20 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg). ...

Fumonisins have posed hazardous threat to human and animal health worldwide. Enzymatic degradation is a desirable detoxification approach but is severely hindered by serious shortage of detoxification enzymes. After mining enzymes by bioinformatics analysis, a novel carboxylesterase FumDSB from ...

The interaction between the ovine prion protein gene (PRNP) and Doppel (PRND) gene polymorphisms is essential for understanding the role of prion proteins in scrapie. In this study, the blood genomic DNA samples of 111 Gansu Alpine Merino sheep were used to define the PRNP alleles and the...