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The history of Chagas disease [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 The ancestor of Trypanosome cruzi was probably introduced to South American via bats approximately 7-10 million years ago. When the first humans arrived in the New World, a sylvatic cycle of Chagas disease was then already well established. Paleoparasitological data suggests that human American trypanosomiasis originated in the Andean area when people ...
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Fluoride Varnish for Caries Prevention in Preschoolers: An Overview of Reviews
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to overview the available evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) on the effects of fluoride varnish (FV) for caries prevention in preschoolers. Methods Systematic reviews, with or without meta‐analyses, of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi‐randomised trials evaluating the use of FV in preschoolers to ...
Flávia Macedo Couto +5 more
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Increase of reactive oxygen species by desferrioxamine during experimental Chagas' disease. [PDF]
, 2010 Oxidative stress is common in inflammatory processes associated with many diseases including Chagas' disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate, in a murine model, biomarkers of oxidative stress together with components of the antioxidant ...
Arantes, Jerusa Marilda +10 more
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.Plain language summary: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dmcn.70070 Abstract Aim To identify the outcomes and standardized tools used to measure changes following telehealth‐delivered physical therapy interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy, within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning ...
Isabella S. Christovão +6 more
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Aleatory Trypanosoma cruzi Vertical Transmission in Chiapas, Mexico: A Case Report
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021 Congenital Chagas disease is considered a form of dispersion of Trypanosoma cruzi related to human migration from endemic, often rural to previously non-endemic urban areas.
Sury Antonio López-Cancino +5 more
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Early detection of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in Chagas' disease
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2006 Background Chagas' disease may cause left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and its early detection in asymptomatic patients would allow to stratify the risk and to optimize medical treatment.
Prado Nilda G +8 more
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Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review and meta‐analyses: Prevalence, morbidity and mortality
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Equine trypanosomiasis is a neglected protozoal disease. Objectives To perform a systematic search of literature to explore: (1) In equines what is the global geographical distribution and prevalence of trypanosomiasis? In low and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is trypanosomiasis more prevalent than in higher‐income countries (HICs)
Alexandra G. Raftery +5 more
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Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2018 Chagas disease is the leading cause of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in Latin America. Timely access to diagnosis and trypanocidal treatment and preventive tools for millions of infected people continues to be a challenge.
Mario Javier Olivera +3 more
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Journal of British Surgery, 1976 Abstract One hundred cases of chagasic megacolon operated upon in Bahia, Brazil, have been analysed. The principal theories of the pathological physiology of the disease are discussed. The pre- and postoperative radio-graphic features of the colon are presented, and the surgical treatment as well as the incidence of complications and ...
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The structural, functional, and therapeutic potential of metacaspases in fungi and protozoa
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.Metacaspases are Ca2+‐dependent cysteine proteases whose structural characteristics, particularly calcium binding and autocatalytic processing, govern their activation and biological functions. These enzymes differ among microorganisms and regulate their cell cycles, making them excellent targets for drug development.
Ane C. M. Duarte +9 more
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