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Disseminated ascariasis infection with encephalopathy: Molecular confirmation and phylogenetic insights

IDCases
Ascariasis remains a major parasitic infection in low-resource regions, with children at highest risk. We describe a rare and severe pediatric case from rural Colombia involving intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, cholecystitis, and encephalopathy.
Martha I. Alvarez-Olmos, Jose A. Suarez, Carolina Hernandez, Ruth Garcia-Redondo, Angie L. Ramirez, Luz H. Patiño, Juan D. Ramirez, Mauricio Sarta-Mantilla, Santiago Correa, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi   +9 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides Discharge from the Mouth

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018
A 68-year-old Japanese man presented with Ascaris lumbricoides discharge from his mouth. The infection was suspected to have occurred while the patient was in the Philippines. This A.
Yuya Kobayashi, Jun Tsuyuzaki
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Comparison Between Phenotypic Profile and Functional Aspects of IL‐9‐Producing Lymphocytes, Th17 and Tfh of Individuals From Endemic and Non‐Endemic Areas for Hookworm Infection

Parasite Immunology, Volume 48, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hookworm infections remain a major public health concern in endemic areas, modulating both the adaptive and innate immune systems. While the type 2 response is well‐characterised, the roles of T follicular helper (Tfh), Th17, and IL‐9‐producing lymphocytes remain poorly defined.
Yvanna Louise Di Christine Oliveira, Marcelo Eduardo Cardozo, Luisa Mourão Dias Magalhães, Carlos Thailan de Jesus Santos, Ramayana Morais de Medeiros Brito, Luciana Maria de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Amado Gomes, Vinícius Torres Castro Campos, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Silvio Santana Dolabella, Lilian Lacerda Bueno   +10 more
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Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in contaminated faecal samples of children residing in urban areas of Lahore, Pakistan

Scientific Reports, 2020
Ascariasis is a common public health problem of preschool and primary school children in developing countries like Pakistan. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of Ascaris lumbericoides (A.
Shahida Azhar Ali, Sadaf Niaz, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Wajid Ali, Majid Ali, Adil Khan, Sohail Amir, Nasreen, Abdullah D. Alanazi, Raquel Cossio-Bayugar, Itzel Amaro-Estrada   +10 more
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The Shuar Health and Life History Project: Overview at 20 Years and Introduction to the Special Issue

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shuar Health and Life History Project (established in 2005) is an interdisciplinary, integrated field and laboratory research project with the Indigenous Shuar population in Amazonian Ecuador. Grounded in human biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary medicine, and global health, the SHLHP has three key research ...
Samuel S. Urlacher, Theresa E. Gildner, Lawrence S. Sugiyama   +2 more
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Colecistite aguda por ascaris lumbricoides

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Biliary’s ascariasis is the most often ectopic site of this helminthiasis, but invasion of the worms into the gallbladder is quite rare. The autors report a case of a patient with clinical symptoms, compatible with cholecystitis induced by the worm, as ...
Amauri Clemente da Rocha, Severino Lourenço da Silva Júnior, Rodrigo Fernando Lourenço de Amorim   +2 more
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RARE CASE OF ASCARIASIS DETECTED BY COLONOSCOPY ON THE BACKGROUND OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF FECAL CALPROTECTIN

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Introduction: The causative agents of ascariasis in humans are two species: Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum. For diagnosis, a fecal sample is most often examined.
Rumen Harizanov, Iskren Kaftandjiev, Iskra Rainova, Nina Tsvetkova   +3 more
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The application of proteomic methods (MALDI-toff MS) for studying protein profiles of some nematodes (dirofilaria and ascaris) for differentiating species

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Introduction: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-toff MS) is a reliable method for diagnosing a number of bacterial and fungal infections.
Sergey Andreevich Nagorny, Anna Valentinovna Aleshukina, Iraida Sergeevna Aleshukina, Larisa Alexandrovna Ermakova, Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya   +4 more
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The haemoglobins of Ascaris Lumbricoides [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B - Biological Sciences, 1949
Abstract The occurrence of distinct haemoglobins in the perienteric fluid and body wall of Ascaris is confirmed and methods described for the extraction and partial purification of the pigments. The absorption spectra of the haemoglobins and their principal derivatives were determined. Both haemoglobins possess a remarkable resistance
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Parasitas intestinais em centros de educação infantil municipal de Lages, SC, Brasil Intestinal parasites in nursey schools of Lages, southern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004
Infecção por enteroparasitas foi avaliada em 200 crianças em idade escolar, residentes em Lages. A prevalência geral entre helmintos e protozoários foi de 70,5% com 61,4% no sexo masculino e 74,5% no feminino.
Rosiléia Marinho de Quadros, Sandra Marques, Andréia Aparecida Ribeiro Arruda, Patrícia Simone Wolff Rosa Delfes, Íris Aparecida Azevedo Medeiros   +4 more
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