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Gastrointestinal Parasites With Their Risk Factors in Tharu Indigenous People in Southern Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Globally, gastrointestinal (GI) infections are common, particularly in populations with low socioeconomic levels, including high illiteracy rates, ignorance, poor housing and lifestyles, and unfavorable environmental conditions.
Pinki Kumari Chaudhary, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detección de parásitos intestinales en agua y alimentos de Trujillo, Perú

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2008
Detectamos distintas especies de parásitos intestinales, tanto protozoos como helmintos, presentes en muestras de agua provenientes de acequias y pozos (Giardia lamblia, Blastocystis hominis, Entamoeba coli, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Cryptosporidium spp ...
Gregorio Pérez-Cordón, María J. Rosales, Renzo A. Valdez, Franklin Vargas-Vásquez, Ofelia Cordova   +4 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Ghana: A Review of Infections and the Risk of Zoonotic Transmission

BioMed Research International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Intestinal parasites pose a risk to public health globally, causing a high economic burden in developing countries. Most diagnostic methods aimed at detecting these parasites in hospital settings are not sensitive to recovering parasites. Hence, the prevalence of these diseases remains a challenge in areas of poor environmental sanitation and ...
Seth Offei Addo, Margaret Owusu-Akyaw, Ronald Essah Bentil, Stacy Amoah, Seth Oware, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, John Asiedu Larbi, Baisakhi Banerjee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Multilocus Sequence Typing of Cyclospora cayetanensis based on microsatellite markers

Parasite, 2019
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a human parasite transmitted via ingestion of contaminated food or water. Cases of C. cayetanensis infection acquired in the United States often go unexplained, partly because of the difficulties associated with epidemiologic ...
Hofstetter Jessica N., Nascimento Fernanda S., Park Subin, Casillas Shannon, Herwaldt Barbara L., Arrowood Michael J., Qvarnstrom Yvonne   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative genomics reveals Cyclospora cayetanensis possesses coccidia-like metabolism and invasion components but unique surface antigens [PDF]

, 2016
Evolutionary relationship of LTR-retrotransposons based on neighbor-joining analysis using genetic distances calculated with the maximum composite likelihood method.
Na Li (6550), Yaoyu Feng, Michael Arrowood (3452180), Delynn M. Moss, Delynn Moss (3433712), Dawn M. Roellig, Michael J. Arrowood, Lihua Xiao, Lin Wang (11986), Zhixiao Xu (3469277), Lihua Xiao (142413), Shiyou Liu (3469283), Michael Frace (210649), Shiyou Liu, Huajun Zheng (38118), Longxian Zhang, Lin Wang, Michael A. Frace, Kevin Tang (3469280), Zhixiao Xu, Huajun Zheng, Dawn Roellig (550998), Yaoyu Feng (142393), Longxian Zhang (142384), Kevin Tang, Na Li   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Cockroaches as Mechanical Vectors of Intestinal Parasites in Sana’a City, Yemen

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
This study investigated the role of cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, and Blattella germanica species as mechanical vector hosts for intestinal parasites in Sana’a City, Yemen, from May to August 2022. Three hundred sixty‐five cockroach samples were systematically collected from various sites, including markets, garbage disposal areas, and butcher ...
Abbas M. A. Al-Azab, Yousef A. J. Fadladdin, Saeed M. N. Alasmari, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007
Cyclospora cayetanensis infection continues to be a major cause of diarrhea particularly in immunosuppressed patients. The emergence of new related parasite pathogens, is an issue of public health concern.
Mairelina Marín-Leonett, Lourdes Figuera, Anaibeth Nessi, Carmen Guzmán, Patricia Torres, Linda Genzlinger, Geraldine Saavedra, Ynés R. Ortega   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The Epidemiology and Determinants of Opportunistic Intestinal Parasites Among HIV‐Positive Patients Attending Care and Treatment Centers in Northcentral Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Opportunistic intestinal parasites (OIPs) cause significant morbidity and mortality among HIV‐positive people due to the decline of CD4+ T‐cells. In Ethiopia, the burden of this infection is high due to poor personal and environmental hygiene.
Yitbarek Mulie, Sissay Menkir, Abayeneh Girma, Bernard Marchand   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High occurrence of cyclosporiasis in Istanbul, Turkey, during a dry and warm summer

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
We evaluated the incidence of Cyclospora cayetanensis in immunocompetent, diarrheic patients during the summers of 2006-2009 in Istanbul. Stools from 1876 patients were examined using microscopic techniques.
Hakko Elif, Ozdamar Melda, Turkoglu Salih   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protozoan and Helminth Contamination in Ecuadorian Agricultural Products: Dominance of Blastocystis sp.

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Foodborne diseases, particularly those caused by parasitic infections, pose significant public health challenges globally, particularly affecting vulnerable populations such as children. In this study, we investigated the parasitic contamination in 773 samples of fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens from Ecuador’s Chimborazo Province. Utilizing a cross‐
Luisa Carolina González-Ramírez, Cristian Andrés Quito López, Verónica Carolin Rojano Silva, Ximena del Rocío Robalino Flores, Silvia Paola Monar Basantes, José G. Prato, César Díaz-Godínez, Julio César Carrero, Bernard Marchand   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source