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Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran [PDF]
, 2002 Iran is an important endemic focus of cystic hydatid disease (CHD) where several species of intermediate host are commonly infected with Echinococcus granulosus. Isolates of E.
Adams, P.J. +5 more
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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2002 Cardiac hydatid disease is rare. We report on an uncommon hydatid cyst localized in the right ventricular wall, right atrial wall tricuspid valve left atrium and pericard. A 33-year-old woman was treated for cough, fever and chest pain. Cardiac echocardiograpic examination revealed a round tumor (5.8 x 4 cm) in the right ventricular free wall and two ...
Ivanović-Krstić Branislava A. +5 more
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Biosensors, 2021 Human echinococcosis is a serious parasitic diseasethat still affects millions of people in many parts of the world. Since it can offer a critical threat to people’s health, it is important to discover a rapid, convenient, and economical method for ...
Hanie Safarpour +6 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis remains a serious threat to public health. A standardized, imaging-based classification method for pulmonary echinococcosis has not yet been developed despite the existence of a standardized ultrasound classification ...
Lizhong Wu +6 more
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Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis [PDF]
, 2010 : Fibrogenesis is a common feature of many diseases where there is severe insult to the liver. The hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation into a myofibroblast has been identified as an important event in liver fibrogenesis and has been well ...
Allen, JT +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.
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An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]
, 2020 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department.
Abou Asala, Elian D. +3 more
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The Echinococcus canadensis (G7) genome: A key knowledge of parasitic platyhelminth human diseases [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The parasite Echinococcus canadensis (G7) (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda) is one of the causative agents of echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a worldwide chronic zoonosis affecting humans as well as domestic and wild mammals, which ...
A Bankevich +109 more
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Echinococcosis of the heart [PDF]
European Heart Journal, 2014 A 42-year-old Nepali man with no medical history presented with exertional dyspnoea for 1 week. Cardiac tamponade was diagnosed and emergency pericardiocentesis showed a haemorrhagic pericardial effusion which was negative for microbiology and malignant cells, and symptoms were markedly relieved. Transthoracic echocardiography …
Takeshi Kitai +3 more
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Echinococcosis, Ningxia, China [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 To the Editor: Ningxia is the smallest provincial autonomous region on the Loess Plateau in central China, with a population of ≈5.5 million persons composed of 35 ethnic and various religious groups. The natural environmental conditions and socioreligious ethnic status in Ningxia, particularly the southern region, are conducive to sheep farming, an ...
Yang Yu +9 more
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