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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 +3 more
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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 +8 more
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High Intestinal Parasite Contamination in Raw Vegetables Sold in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal
Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Objectives: Fresh vegetables are crucial for a healthy diet, providing the body with essential supplements. Intestinal parasites/commensals are transmitted primarily through the consumption of raw contaminated vegetables. This study aimed to investigate intestinal parasite/commensal contamination in randomly selected common and representative fresh ...
Zainuddin Ansari +4 more
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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. +6 more
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Comportamiento de las Enteroparasitosis en niños procedentes de área urbana y rural, del Municipio de Somoto, Departamento de Madriz en el período 2010. [PDF]
, 2016 Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, de corte transversal cuyo objetivo fue determinar el comportamiento de las enteroparasitosis en niños procedentes de área urbana y rural, del municipio de Somoto, Departamento de Madriz, en el período ...
Castillo Mora, Bosco Ramón +2 more
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Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2008 Background: The aetiology of severe gastroenteritis leading to hospitalisation in adults frequently remains unclear. Our objective was to study the causes and characteristics of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in adult hospitalized patients ...
Göbel, Ulf B +9 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 11, Page 8608-8622, November 2024.With a fast‐growing economy, the Dominican Republic has focused efforts on improving the safety of foods eaten throughout the country. Here, we review the current state of food safety in the Dominican Republic with a focus on etiological agents responsible for outbreaks, different public and private sector initiatives to improve food safety, and ...
Silvia J. R. Vargas +3 more
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Cyclospora cayetanensis: This Emerging Protozoan Pathogen in Mexico [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014 A Mexican airline pilot had clinical manifestations of illness after a five-day stay in Lima, Peru. Six months later in Mexico, he was given a diagnosis of infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis by using coproparasitoscopic serial tests. He was treated twice with nitazoxadine successfully.
Sánchez-Vega, José +5 more
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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 +7 more
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