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Epidemiology and diagnosis of "Schistosoma japonicum", other helminth infections and multiparasitism in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease, endemic in over 70 countries in the tropics and subtropics. At present, the bulk of the global burden is concentrated in sub- Saharan Africa.
Steinmann, Peter
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases in HIV Patients in Tabriz(Original article) [PDF]
Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Opportunistic pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, Isospora belli, Blastocystis, etc. cause various gastrointestinal and non-digestive diseases in people with HIV.
Saba Ramezanzadeh +7 more
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First genotyping of Blastocystis in yaks from Qinghai Province, northwestern China
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Blastocystis is a common protist that can infect domestic and wild animals worldwide. Yak (Bos grunniens), an ancient species which can survive in alpine regions, has supplied necessities to local residents in plateau areas for generations ...
Mei Ren +8 more
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021 Objective:Immunocompromised patients are at a greater risk of developing intestinal parasite infections. In this study, we examined the presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encaphalitozoon intestinalis and other intestinal protozoa in stool samples of ...
Filiz Kaya +8 more
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Blastocystis hominis Infection in Cuban AIDS Patients [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997 Blastocystis hominis, previously known as a yeast, is being considered a potential pathogenic protozoan by different authors (RR Babb & S Wagener 1989 West J Med 151: 518-519, SMH Qadri et al. 1989 J Clin Microbiol 27: 2407-2409). However, others believe it to be a commensal microorganism (T Sun et al. 1989 Am J Gastroenterol 84: 1543-1547, H Senay & D
Angel Escobedo, Fidel Angel Núñez
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background The intestinal parasite Blastocystis is found in humans and animals around the world. It is spread through the consumption of contaminated food and water and has been associated with a variety of intestinal symptoms. Blastocystis is one of the
Liliana Rojas-Velázquez +8 more
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Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks
Animals, 2022 Blastocystis is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of Blastocystis in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of ...
Piotr Falkowski +2 more
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Extra-enteric Blastocystis infection in a duck [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2018 Cell structures morphologically consistent with Blastocystis were aspirated from a subcutaneous facial swelling in a 13-mo-old pet duck. On PCR analysis and sequencing, the organism was confirmed as Blastocystis sp. subtype 7. Blastocystis is a single-celled protist that is found in the intestinal tract of many species, including mammals, birds ...
Nicholas P, Ilchyshyn, Paola, Monti
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RISK FACTORS AND DIAGNOSIS OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME PATIENTS [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2018 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is still an ambiguous disorder of the gastrointestinal function. Several theories have been postulated as regard its underlying patho-physiology. Infection with intestinal parasites has been evaluated as a possible etiology
ESSAM HASSAN +3 more
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The significance of 'Blastocystis' in different hosts [PDF]
Blastocystis is an obligate anaerobic, protistan parasite found in the intestinal tract of human and various other hosts. Blastocystis is placed within the stramenopiles. This diverse group also includes slime nets, water moulds and brown algae.
Alfellani, Mohamed
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