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Background Blastocystis species are common enteric human parasites and carriage has been linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), particularly diarrhoea-predominant IBS.
Robyn Nagel +3 more
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Laboratory characteristics of blastocystis invasion in patients with chronic viral hepatitis
Based on the survey results in 1322 patients found that patients with hronic viral hepatitis (CVH) blastocysts are found more often than in the group of individuals without concomitant pathology of the hepatic-biliary system (28.8% vs. 5.5%, respectively)
A. S. Sigidaev +8 more
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Introduction Cryptosporidium is a leading protozoan cause of diarrheal disease globally, posing a significant threat to immunocompromised individuals, including patients with hematologic malignancies. This study was aimed at finding out how common Cryptosporidium is, what species and genotypes are present, and what risk factors are linked to patients ...
Rahmat Solgi +6 more
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The expansion of human populations and their associated land use practices are contributing to the fragmentation of forest ecosystems, thereby impacting the habitats of wildlife, including nonhuman primates (NHPs). This increased proximity between humans and NHP, which share an ecosystem, creates opportunities for the transmission of gastrointestinal ...
María Fernanda López-Flores +10 more
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Blastocystis hominis: An Organism in Search of a Disease
Blastocystis hominis is a protozoan organism frequently found in the human intestinal tract. Eleven consecutive patients with symptoms of enteritis and having B. hominis as the sole enteropathogen were studied in an attempt to define the association of blastocystosis with clinical disease. B.
R A, Miller, B H, Minshew
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Intestinal Parasitosis in the Valle de Tenza Region of the Department of Boyacá, Colombia
Introduction: Intestinal parasitosis represent a public health problem in Colombian communities. Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitosis in the population of the Valle de Tenza region, department of ...
Verdugo Sánchez, Marisol +4 more
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Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a harmonised safety assessment approach to support EFSA Scientific Panels and Units. The QPS approach assesses the taxonomic identity, body of relevant knowledge and safety of microorganisms intentionally added to the food and feed chain.
EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) +28 more
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Introduction. Blastocystis sp. is a common protozoan parasite that colonizes the intestinal tract of humans and animals and in humans nine subtypes have been described so far.
Martin P. LALEV +3 more
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Molecular Identification of the Nematode Eustrongylides ignotus in Mandarin Fish, Siniperca chuatsi
ABSTRACT Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) is a high‐value economic freshwater fish in China; however, the frequent occurrence of diseases threatens its production. To this end, we explored the impact of a nematode parasite newly found in the abdomen of mandarin fish collected from Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Jin‐hua Gao +8 more
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Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo +6 more
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