Species Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded in eastern and western Australia.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (from gut, liver & faeces); Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) [MACROPODIDAE] Tammar Wallaby (from stomach of captive animal)), parasitic.
Associated Fauna References
Bearup, A.J., Lawrence, J.J. & Heydon, G.A.M. 1949. The incidence of parasitic infections in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia 2: 7-10 (Homo sapiens)
Biggs, B.A., Megna, R., Wickremesinghe, S. & Dwyer, B. 1987. Human infection with Cryptosporidium spp.: results of a 24-month survey. Medical Journal of Australia 147: 175-177 (Homo sapiens)
Brown, D.M., Upcroft, J.A. & Upcroft, P. 1995. Free radical detoxification in Giardia duodenalis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 72: 47-56 (Homo sapiens)
Campbell, S.F., Wynne, J.M. & McCormack, J.G. 1992. Severe amoebic colitis requiring colonic resection. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 62: 405-407 (Homo sapiens)
Cilento, R. 1942. Tropical diseases in Australasia. Brisbane : W.R. Smith & Paterson. (Homo sapiens)
Cumpston, J.H.L. 1989. Health and Disease in Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service. (Homo sapiens)
Edwards, P., Wodak, A., Cooper, D.A., Thompson, I.L. & Penny, R. 1990. The gastrointestinal manifestations of AIDS. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 20: 141-148 (Homo sapiens)
Fiaschi, T. 1898. Clinical notes on a case of amoebic abscess of the liver and lung. Australian Medical Gazette 17: 511-512 (Homo sapiens)
Fotedar, R., Stark, D., Beebe, N., Marriott, D., Ellis, J. & Harkness, J. 2007. PCR detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii in stool samples from Sydney, Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45: 1035-1037 (Homo sapiens)
Goldsmid, J.M. 1981. Intestinal parasitic infections of man in Tasmania. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 75: 110-111 (Homo sapiens)
Gracey, M. 1992. Diarrhoea in Australian Aborigines. Australian Journal of Public Health 16: 216-225 (Homo sapiens)
Green, P.H.R. 1997. Amoebiasis incidence at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. Medical Journal of Australia 1: 11-13 (Homo sapiens)
Isbister, J.L.T. 1898. Pathological notes upon the above case of amoebic abscess of the liver and lung. Australian Medical Gazette 17: 512-513 (Homo sapiens)
Johnston, T.H. 1909. Notes on Australian entozoa. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 7: 329-344 (Homo sapiens)
Johnston, T.H. 1909. Notes on some Australian parasites. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 20: 581-584 (Homo sapiens)
Johnston, T.H. 1910. Notes on some Australian parasites. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 20: 349-353 (Homo sapiens)
Johnston, T.H. 1916. A census of the endoparasites recorded as occurring in Queensland, arranged under their hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 28: 31-79 (Homo sapiens)
Johnston, T.H. & Cleland, J.B. 1910. Protozoal infections. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1909: 31-46 (Homo sapiens)
Lee, A.H., Wang, K., Gracey, M. & Yau, K.K.W. 2003. Factors affecting length of hospitalization of infants and children for recurrent gastroenteritis in Western Australia. Acta Paediatrica 92: 843-847 (Homo sapiens)
Levitt, M.D., Quinlan, M.F & Sheiner, H.J. 1986. Liver abscess in Western Australia (1974-1983). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 56: 341-346 (Homo sapiens)
Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. Part I. Monotremes and marsupials. Part II. Eutheria. Part III. Introduced herbivora and the domestic pig. Part IV. Man. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 101-160 (Homo sapiens)
Ravenscroft, P.J., Douglas, J.B., Emmerson, B.T., Harris, O.D. & Rao, A. 1975. Intestinal amoebiasis and amoebic liver abscess in Brisbane, 1956 to 1973. Clinical syndromes and the results of medical and surgical management. Medical Journal of Australia 1: 551-555 (Homo sapiens)
Stark, D., Fotedar, R., Van Hal, S., Beebe, N., Marriott, D., Ellis, J.T. & Harkness, J. 2007. Prevalence of enteric protozoa in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men from Sydney, Australia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76: 549-552 (Homo sapiens)
Stedman, N.L., Munday, J.S., Esbeck, R & Visvesvara, G.S. 2003. Gastric amebiasis due to Entamoeba histolytica in a dama wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Veterinary Pathology 40: 340-342 (Macropus eugenii)
Thammapalerd, N., Kotimanusvanij, D., Duchene, M., Upcroft, J.A., Mitchell, R., Healey, A., Samarawickrema, N., Tharavanij, S., Wiedermann, G. & Upcroft, P. 1996. Pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase from Entamoeba histolytica recognized by a monoclonal antibody. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 27: 63-70 (Homo sapiens)
Verco, J.C. 1899. Amoebic pulmono-hepatic abscess. Australian Medical Gazette 18: 66-71 (Homo sapiens)
Walker, J.C., Bahr, G. & Ehl, A.S. 1985. Gastrointestinal parasites in Sydney. Medical Journal of Australia 143: 480 (Homo sapiens)
Weinmann, A.J., Spelman, D.W. & Spicer, W.J. 1992. Indigenous invasive amoebiasis in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 62: 235-237 (Homo sapiens)
Willis, H.H. 1923. A note on intestinal protozoal cysts in man at Townsville, north Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia 2: 682 (Homo sapiens)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2015 | AMOEBOZOA Luhe, 1913 (emend. Cavalier-Smith, 1998) | 03-Jul-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Apr-2012 | ADDED |