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Pseudoparasites

invertebrate animals that accidentally penetrate the body of an animal or human being and remain there for some time, alive and causing harm. Some pseudoparasites (for example, the larvae of house flies and gray flesh flies, cheese skippers, and various species of myriopods) can reach the alimentary canal with food and cause a variety of disorders. Sheep maggots are found in wounds and ulcers and some myriopods are found in human nasal passages.

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In total, 47 % of all samples contained stages of endoparasites from various parasite classes (Protozoa, Cestoda, Trematoda and Nematoda) and 12 % pseudoparasites such as Acari (e.

Clinical examination methods and investigation into the occurrence of endoparasites, Borna disease virus and genetic variability in the garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus

Therefore, the oocysts in the feces of these hosts probably represent pseudoparasites that originated in feed or water contaminated with wild bird feces (Lindsay and Blagburn, 1994).

Phylogenetic Position Analysis of an Isospora Isolated From Siberian Tiger in Eimeriid Coccidian Based on 18S rDNA Sequence

The quick keys to the identification of protozoans, helminths, and arthropods are helpful for distinguishing pseudoparasites from harmful ones.

Atlas of Human Parasitology, 5th Edition

The images can be searched in categories entitled arthropods, cestodes, nematodes, protozoa, pseudoparasites, and trematodes Each image typically has various magnifications (x 100, 500, 1,000, etc.) as appropriate, as well as the organism viewed in various stains (Giemsa, Trichrome, wet prep, H&E, etc.) as appropriate and various stages (ovum, trophozoite, adult, microfilaria) as appropriate.

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Ciliocytophthoria have been reported in respiratory tract specimens, gynecologic specimens, and peritoneal washings.[1-3,5,6,8-11,15] Ciliocytopthoria have been produced experimentally by exposing porcine respiratory epithelium to a wide variety of pathogens and are known to be associated with respiratory disease in horses.[16,17] In humans, ciliocytophthoria have been associated with acute tonsillitis and viral infections.[18-20] Clinical virologists should, therefore, expect these pseudoparasites in respiratory specimens submitted for viral DFA.

Ciliocytophthoria in Clinical Virology