Ishrat Vasi Shaikh

Prevalence and Detection of Zoonotic Cestodes in Contaminated Meat Sold in Local Markets in India and Its Health Impact: A Comprehensive Review

Ishrat Vasi Shaikh · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2025

Zoonotic cestodes, including Taenia and Echinococcus species, represent a significant but often neglected public health burden in India, primarily transmitted through meat consumed from local markets. The resulting diseases, neurocysticercosis (NCC) and cystic echinococcosis (hyd...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61758

New Cestode of the Genera Diplopylidium (Eucestoda: Dipylidiiae) Parasitizing Felis domesticus in Maharashtra: A Morphological Study

Ishrat Vasi Shaikh · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2025

Diplopylidium alii n. sp. belonging to order Dilepididea is described from Felis domesticus collected from Tal. Jalna of Jalna district, M.S. India. The collected cestodes were flattened and preserved in formalin. The preserved worms were stained with Harris haematoxylene, dehydr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2025/v8i3201