Haematobia thirouxi potans, two methods described for laboratory rearing, adult flies can be fed either on a bovine calf or on bovine blood in vitro

Strongylus vulgaris, ponies (exper.), diethylcarbamazine did not prevent clinical or pathological changes due to migrating larvae, fewer adults recovered at necropsy from treated vs. untreated ponies

Parafilaria bovicola, field survey of insect vectors collected from cattle, bleeding-point on cows and prepatent period studies, experimental infection of laboratory-raised Musca autumnalis with third-stage larvae, transmission of third-stage larvae to calves (clinical and pathologic findings)

isoenzyme patterns of extracts of adult schistosomes collected from Hippopotamus amphibius in Kruger National Park compared with similar extracts of adult Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini, characteristics differed suggesting that H. amphibius schistosome is separate species

techniques to locate lesions and recover developmental stages of helminths from equine arteries, subperitoneum, liver, and lungs postmortem

Echinococcus multilocularis, cats are less suitable than dogs as definitive hosts

Theileria mutans, 4 isolates obtained from geographically distant parts of South Africa by subinoculation of infected blood were readily transmitted to cattle by Amblyomma hebraeum, all attempts to transmit these isolates with Rhipicephalus appendiculatus were unsuccessful

occurrence of larval stage of Taenia solium in brain, skeletal muscles, heart, lungs, and liver of Cape fur seal; Contracaecum osculatum also found in stomach

Anaplasma marginale, transstadial transmission by Rhipicephalus simus, successful transmission to oxen by tick stabilate prepared from infected male ticks

Zoonotic parasitic gastroenteritis has been well-known as a serious limitation to humans as well as livestock productivityin terms of man-power, pathology and fiscal losses, as human infection with these helminths from cattle can resultfrom consumption of meat containing the infective stage of the worm. This study therefore investigates the presence ofzoonotic helminth infections among cattle in Minna metropolis, and scientific basis for their potential transmission to humanpopulation. A total of 184 diarrhoeic faecal samples from cattle were collected from September 2014 to June 2015 in Minna,Niger state and processed using the direct faecal microscopic examination techniques. The obtained results showed that a total of 81 (44%) samples were positive including Ascaris sp, Fasciola gigantica, Trichuris sp. and Taenia sp. with infection rates of 22.3%, 12%, 2.2% and 0.5% respectively, and mixed infections of Fasciola gigantic with Ascaris sp. (4.3%) , and Ascaris sp. with Trichuris sp. (2.7%). Poor human hygiene, inadequate livestock husbandry managements and restriction of animals to residential areas are the major factors responsible for the high prevalence of zoonotic helminths and geo-helminths in the study area. Therefore veterinarians, animal handlers and livestock owners should practice personal hygienic and safe management practices for animal rearing and treatments.