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Comparative genomics of the major parasitic worms [PDF]

, 2018
Parasitic nematodes (roundworms) and platyhelminths (flatworms) cause debilitating chronic infections of humans and animals, decimate crop production and are a major impediment to socioeconomic development.
A Bairoch, A Chang, A Diaz, A Gaulton, A Harder, A Morgulis, A Prior, A Stamatakis, AA Rehman, AC Darby, AJ Vilella, AK Jones, AL Williamson, AL Williamson, AR Quinlan, AU Rao, AV Protasio, B Chevreux, B Wu, BJ Foth, BJ Haas, BW Li, C Cantacessi, C Casaravilla, C Claudel-Renard, C Dieterich, C Godel, C Holt, C Wu, C. elegans Sequencing Consortium., CA Desjardins, CH Opperman, CL Valentim, CM Taylor, CM Taylor, CW Dunn, D Ellinghaus, D Miranda-Saavedra, DP Knox, DR Laetsch, DR Zerbino, DS Zarlenga, E Courtot, E Ghedin, E Nagayasu, E Watson, EJ Pearce, F Ronquist, FA Kondrashov, G Coakley, G Cochrane, G Gremme, G Krautz-Peterson, G Parra, G Zhang, G.B.D. 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators., GE Tusnady, H Gong, H Li, H Tobler, HM Bennett, I Korf, IJ Tsai, IJ Tsai, International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium., J Butler, J Castresana, J Charlier, J Pagel Van Zee, J Soding, J Srinivasan, J Wang, JA Cotton, JA Cotton, JA Rodrigues, JD Bendtsen, JD Hadfield, JH McKerrow, JJ Vermeire, JK Bonfield, JM Martin-Duran, JP Hewitson, JP Hewitson, JT Jones, JT Simpson, JT Simpson, K Howe, K Katoh, K MacDonald, KL Howe, KL Howe, L Anderson, L Kall, LF Furtado, LM Parsons, M Boetzer, M Boetzer, M Cancela, M Delcroix, M Hunt, M Kanehisa, M Lynch, M Margulies, M Mitreva, M Nei, M Shapira, M Srivastava, M Srivastava, M Stanke, MD Adams, MF Rey-Burusco, MG Grabherr, MK Cathcart, MM Albarqi, MN Price, MR Crusoe, MR Esteban, MR Martzen, MS Duffy, ND Rawlings, ND Young, NG Ntalli, NH Putnam, O Simakov, P Jones, PD Karp, PH Schiffer, R Caspi, R Hoeven van der, R Laing, R Real, R Santos, R She, R Tyagi, R Tyagi, R Wehrens, RC Edgar, RD Finn, RM Kaplan, S Capella-Gutierrez, S Hunter, S Kumar, S Velankar, SF Altschul, SK Buxton, SM Robb, SN McNulty, SN McNulty, SS Hung, T Britton, T Kikuchi, T Lynagh, T Sterling, T Tatusova, TD Otto, TD Otto, The Schistosoma japonicum Genome Sequencing and Functional Analysis Consortium., V Lombard, V Ter-Hovhannisyan, V Vasiliou, VL Hunt, W Xue, X Wang, Y Moriya, Y Satou, YT Tang   +165 more
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Dracontiasis in Ohio Carnivores and Reptiles with a Discussion of the Dracunculid Taxonomic Problem (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) [PDF]

, 1963
Author Institution: Department of Zoology and Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus ...
Crites, John L.
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Dermohypodermite révélant une filariose

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
Il s'agit d'un patient de peau noir admis au service des urgences, pour une dermohypodermite du membre inferieur droit. Le traitement initial à base d'amoxilline protéger n'a pas donné de résultat efficace.
Redouane Ouakrim, Mohamed Saleh Berrada
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Parasitic contamination of water sources in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2020
Background Availability of good water source is essential to every community in other to allay the risk of water-borne infection and diseases. In this study, the isolation of parasites and rate of parasitic contamination from different water sources were
I. A. Simon-Oke, O. J. Afolabi, E. T. Obimakinde   +2 more
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Population genetic analysis of Chadian Guinea worms reveals that human and non-human hosts share common parasite populations. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Following almost 10 years of no reported cases, Guinea worm disease (GWD or dracunculiasis) reemerged in Chad in 2010 with peculiar epidemiological patterns and unprecedented prevalence of infection among non-human hosts, particularly domestic dogs ...
Elizabeth A Thiele, Mark L Eberhard, James A Cotton, Caroline Durrant, Jeffrey Berg, Kelsey Hamm, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben   +6 more
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Ghana is Free from the Guinea Worm after a 33-Year Eradication Program [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2021
For several generations, people from some parts of Ghana have suffered in the hands of a yard-long "spaghetti-thin" worm, known as Dracunculus medinensis, which infects humans and leads to a disease known as Dracunculiasis, literally meaning "afflictions
Langbong Bimi, Francis Anto, Ato Kwamena Tetteh   +2 more
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Reconstitution of an N-AChR from Brugia malayi, an evolved change in acetylcholine receptor accessory protein requirements in filarial parasites.

PLoS Pathogens, 2022
Neurotransmission is an important target for anthelmintic drugs, where receptor characteristics and response can be examined through reconstitution ex vivo in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
Jennifer D Noonan, Robin N Beech
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The significance of guinea worm infection in the immunological diagnosis of onchocerciasis and bancroftian filariasis [PDF]

, 2017
Infections with Dracunculus medinensis frequently occur in the same geographical area as infections with Onchocerca volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti. This study analysed the significance of D. medinensis infections for the specificity and sensitivity of
Bloch, Paul, Nutman, Thomas B., Simonsen, Paul E., Weiss, Niclaus   +3 more
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The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day.
A Alemu, A Aseffa, A Deressa, A Haileamlak, A Yami, Abraham Aseffa, AD Bryceson, Ahmed Ali, AM Dorkenoo, Asrat Hailu, AZ Zein, B Erko, B Erko, B Liese, B Yakob, BA Boatin, C Bogh, C Hanson, C Prasittisuk, C Sikorski, Central Statistical Agency [Ethiopia], ICF International, D Fekadu, DG Addiss, DH Molyneux, DH Molyneux, DR ten Eyck, E Litt, E Negera, E Negera, E Ruiz-Tiben, E Yimer, EW Price, F Demissie, F Tekola, FMOH, FMOH, FMoH, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Mengistu, G Tefera, Gail Davey, GS Smith, H Birrie, H Kloos, H Kloos, J Alvar, J Alvar, JH Kolaczinski, JH Kolaczinski, JO Gyapong, K Bogel, KA Grépin, Kadu Meribo, Kebede Deribe, L Erosie, L Jemaneh, M Fekadu, M Fekadu, M Herrero, MA Brady, MC Baker, Ministry of Health, MJ Burton, MJ Taylor, N Kebede, NB Kabatereine, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PM Emerson, R ter Horst, RL Pullan, RW Ashford, S Bashaye, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Cairncross, S Negash, SG Gundersen, T Wondimagegnehu, Teshome Gebre, The Carter Center, W Shiferaw, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Y Berhane, Z Tadesse, ZA Zein   +103 more
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Transcriptomic analysis of Ascaris suum larvae during their hepatopulmonary migration [PDF]

, 2012
Common roundworms are important intestinal nematodes of man (Ascaris lumbricoides) and pig (Ascaris suum). During the first stages of the infection, the larvae of these parasites undergo a hepatopulmonary migration.
Gasser, Robin, Geldhof, Peter, Jex, Aaron, Vlaminck, Johnny, Wang, Tao   +4 more
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