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Role of DNA-detection–based tools for monitoring the soil-transmitted helminth treatment response in drug-efficacy trials

open access: yesPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
More than 1 billion people have been reported to be infected with at least one soil-transmitted helminth (STH) worldwide, according to the last published report of the World Health Organization (WHO) [1]. WHO guidelines for STH control mainly encompass periodic administration of benzimidazoles (albendazole or mebendazole) to at-risk people of the ...
Gandasegui, Javier   +10 more
openaire   +9 more sources

Virome remodeling rewires epigenetic and metabolic pathways linked to infection-associated colorectal cancer risk

open access: yesAspects of Molecular Medicine
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is rising in sub-Saharan Africa, coinciding with the high prevalence of immune-modulating infections such as HIV and helminths.
Botle Precious Damane   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patent Landscape of Helminth Vaccines and Related Technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Executive Summary This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to vaccines targeting parasitic worms, also known as helminths.
Burke, Rayna   +4 more
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Molecular uncovering of important helminth species in wild ruminants in the Czech Republic

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Monitoring gastrointestinal helminth infections in wild ruminants poses significant challenges for managing wildlife health, particularly regarding invasive species.
Lucie Škorpíková   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing the Helminth Community of the Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella Pallas, 1766) Through DNA Metabarcoding. [PDF]

open access: yesActa Parasitol
Abstract Purpose Understanding parasite diversity in wild and captive animal populations is vital for their individual health and ecosystem dynamics. The helminth community in mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella Pallas, 1766), particularly in the isolated northernmost population in Türkiye, remains poorly understood ...
Karaer MC   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Studies into cytauxzoon and helminth infections of bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis and gastrointestinal helminth infections in bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas, an area known to have numerous cases of cytaux in domestic cats.
Hickman, Emily   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Vimentin Methylation as a Potential Screening Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer in HIV-Helminth Co-Infected Individuals

open access: yesMicrobiology Research
Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but its invasiveness, cost, and limited availability in resource-constrained settings pose major barriers.
Botle Precious Damane   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

PALEOPARASITOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES WITH NEW TECHNIQUES

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
Paleoparasitology is the study of parasites found in archaeological material. The development of this field of research began with histological identification of helminth eggs in mummy tissues, analysis of coprolites, and recently through molecular ...
Adauto ARAÚJO   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Description of a new actinosporean type from South African freshwater [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The 1st report on actinospores described these organisms as parasites related to myxosporeans. For a long time this group of parasites was believed to represent an independent taxonomic entity.
Avenant-Oldewage, Annemarie   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Training the Fetal Immune System Through Maternal Inflammation-A Layered Hygiene Hypothesis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Over the last century, the alarming surge in allergy and autoimmune disease has led to the hypothesis that decreasing exposure to microbes, which has accompanied industrialization and modern life in the Western world, has fundamentally altered the immune
Apostol, April C   +2 more
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