Browsing by Author "Rupa, Fatema Hashem"

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    Brief review on atypical human trypanosomiasis of trypanosoma lewisi
    Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Setsuda, Aogu; Saito-Ito, Atsuko; Sato, Hiroshi
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    Brief review on atypical human trypanosomiasis of trypanosoma lewisi
    (2016) Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Setsuda, Aogu; Saito-Ito, Atsuko; Sato, Hiroshi
    Trypanosomes (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae), particularly salivarian trypanosome species as well as stercorarian Trypanosoma cruzi, are important parasites of humans and other animals that cause often fatal diseases. Stercorarian T. lewisi is known as a rat-specific species of the subgenus Herpetosoma. Rodent trypanosomes cause latent infections, and T. lewisi infection beyond the genus border, e.g. infection in mice, is considered to be virtually impossible. Nevertheless, nine human cases of T. lewisi infection have been reported in recent decades, with an increased incidence (five cases) in the last two decades. In the present review, we summarize the records of atypical human trypanosomiasis ascribed to T. lewisi infection and provide information on the background of disease incidences and possible PCR-based diagnostic approaches.
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    Endoparasites of Vietnamese lizards recorded in the last 50 years (1966−2015)
    Thi Tran, Binh; Nguyen, Son Truong; Nguyen, Tao Thien; Van Luc, Pham; Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Sato, Hiroshi
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    Endoparasites of Vietnamese lizards recorded in the last 50 years (1966−2015)
    (2016) Thi Tran, Binh; Nguyen, Son Truong; Nguyen, Tao Thien; Van Luc, Pham; Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Sato, Hiroshi
    At present, there is a limited knowledge of amphibian and reptile parasites in Vietnam. To date, 45 species of endoparasite in Vietnamese lizards have been recorded. These species consist of 11 cestode, 12 trematode, 18 nematode, one acanthocephalan and three pentastomid species from 10 host species. As Vietnam is one of the global hot spots for herpetofauna diversity (a recent report documented 385 reptiles and 181 amphibians in the country), it appears that only a fraction of the parasites of lizards in this richly biodiverse territory has been recorded. To facilitate the accurate taxonomical identification of parasites and clarify the taxonomic relationship of parasites from Vietnamese lizards with those from Oriental lizards or lizards of other geographical regions, parasites should be characterized both morphologically and phylogenetically.
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    First record of trypanosoma dionisii of the T. cruzi clade from the Eastern bent-winged bat (miniopterus fuliginosus) in the far East
    (Springer) Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Takano, Ai; Suzuki, Kazuo; Maeda, Ken; Sato, Hiroshi