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The Presence of Blastocystis in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Blastocystis is a protozoan that parasitizes the intestines. A number of hosts of Blastocystis have been found, including human and animals. However, there has been no research on the prevalence of Blastocystis in Tibetan antelope. Here, a molecular test
Hong-Li Geng, Yu-Zhe Sun, Jing Jiang, He-Ting Sun, Yuan-Guo Li, Si-Yuan Qin, Si-Yuan Qin, Zhen-Jun Wang, Tao Ma, Jun-Hui Zhu, Nian-Yu Xue, Hong-Bo Ni   +11 more
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One Health Disparities and Blastocystis infection among smallholder farmers in northeastern Madagascar. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Blastocystis is a globally transmitted gastrointestinal protozoa that commonly infects people living in low- and middle-income countries. Transmission is thought to occur via consumption of contaminated water or food and through contact with infected ...
Solis A, Anaeme A, Titcomb G, Janko M, Rabezara JY, Barrett TM, Kauffman K, Pender M, Soarimalala V, Kolinski L, Kramer R, Young H, Nunn CL.   +12 more
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Subtype Distribution And Molecular Characterization Of Blastocystis From Hemodialysis Patients In Turkey [PDF]

, 2020
JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESIntroduction: The aim of this study was to determine the Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in hemodialysis patients in Turkey.
Koltas, Ismail Soner, Tugce Duran, Baris Gulhan, Ismail Soner Koltas, Cikman, Aytekin, Aydin, Merve, Demirkazik, Mehtap, Gulhan, Baris, Turkmen, Kultigin, Mehtap Demirkazik, Duran, Tugce, Aytekin Cikman, Kultigin Turkmen, Merve Aydin   +13 more
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A longitudinal study of Blastocystis in dairy calves from birth through 24 months demonstrates dynamic shifts in infection rates and subtype prevalence and diversity by age

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Blastocystis is a common microeukaryotic intestinal parasite in humans and other animal hosts globally. However, no large-scale longitudinal study has ever been conducted for Blastocystis.
Monica Santin, Aleksey Molokin, Jenny G. Maloney   +2 more
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Molecular characterization of Blastocystis sp. in Chinese bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis)

Parasite, 2021
Blastocystis sp., a parasitic eukaryote, widely colonizes the intestines of humans and a large number of animals, including rodents and lagomorphs. More than 30 million bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis) are farmed in China as a source of meat for human ...
Song Junke, Yang Xin, Ma Xun, Wu Xuemei, Wang Yuxin, Li Zhili, Liu Guohua, Zhao Guanghui   +7 more
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Blastocystis in the faeces of children from six distant countries: prevalence, quantity, subtypes and the relation to the gut bacteriome

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Blastocystis is a human gut symbiont of yet undefined clinical significance. In a set of faecal samples collected from asymptomatic children of six distant populations, we first assessed the community profiles of protist 18S rDNA and then ...
Ondrej Cinek, Katerina Polackova, Rasha Odeh, Abeer Alassaf, Lenka Kramná, MaryAnn Ugochi Ibekwe, Edna Siima Majaliwa, Gunduz Ahmadov, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila Elmahi, Hanan Mekki, Sami Oikarinen, Jan Lebl, Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah   +12 more
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Subtype analysis of Blastocystis isolates in Swedish patients. [PDF]

, 2012
Blastocystis is a genetically diverse and widespread intestinal parasite of animals and humans with controversial pathogenic potential. At least nine subtypes of Blastocystis have been found in humans.
Clark, G. C.,, Forsell, Joakim,, Evengård, Birgitta,, Granlund, Margareta,, Stensvold, C. R.,, Granlund, M, Forsell, J, Clark, CG, Stensvold, CR, Evengård, B   +9 more
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Study of Blastocystis frequency among IBD patients referred to a gastroenterology center [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2018
Background: Blastocystis is the most common anaerobic protozoa living in the large intestine of a broad spectrum of vertebrates. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the Blastocystis infection rate in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ...
Sara Mohammad Ali Gol, Sedigheh Nabian, Fatemeh Arabkhazaeli, Hamed Mirjalali, Saied Bokaie, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Reza Zali, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei   +7 more
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Co-infection of HIV and intestinal parasites in rural area of China [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasite infections (IPIs) are among the most significant causes of illness and disease of socially and economically disadvantaged populations in developing countries, including rural areas of the People's Republic of China.
Wang, Feng-Feng, Peter Steinmann, Steinmann Peter, Jia-Xu Chen, Li-Guang Tian, Yu-Chun Cai, Guo, Jian, Wang Feng-Feng, Guo Jian, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Xiao-Mei Yin, Tian, Li-Guang, Zhou, Li, Jian Guo, Li Zhou, Cai, Yu-Chun, Zhou Xiao-Nong, Tian Li-Guang, Cai Yu-Chun, Wang Tian-Ping, Chen Jia-Xu, Steinmann, Peter, Zhou Li, Chen, Jia-Xu, Feng-Feng Wang, Wang, Tian-Ping, Guo-Jin Cheng, Yin, Xiao-Mei, Cheng Guo-Jin, Yin Xiao-Mei, Tian-Ping Wang, Cheng, Guo-Jin   +32 more
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HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population : an immunological profile [PDF]

, 2013
Parasite infections often result in a switch of the human body's predominant immune reaction from T-helper 1 (Th1)-type to Th2-type. Hence, parasite infections are widely expected to accelerate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Wang, Feng-Feng, Peter Steinmann, Xiao-Mei Yin, Tian, Li-Guang, Jian Guo, Cai, Yu-Chun, Mary Dickey, Jia-Xu Chen, Dickey, Mary Kathryn, Li-Guang Tian, Shan Lv, Yu-Chun Cai, Steinmann, Peter, Guo, Jian, Chen, Jia-Xu, Feng-Feng Wang, Lv, Shan, Wang, Tian-Ping, Yin, Xiao-Mei, Tian-Ping Wang   +19 more
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