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Veterinary SciencesEntamoeba spp. are common zoonotic intestinal protozoa, which can lead to serious intestinal diseases in both humans and animals through fecal–oral transmission, leading to significant economic losses and public health challenges.
Ze-Xuan Wu +7 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.This meta‐analysis of 25 studies (17,628 children) shows a substantial decline in gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Nepal from 43.4% to 24.2% between 2004 and 2022. Helminths (20.0%) remained more common than protozoa (9.9%), with slightly higher prevalence in urban (29.0%) than rural areas (27.9%). ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal parasitic
Jitendra Gautam +8 more
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Origin and evolution of the slime molds (Mycetozoa) [PDF]
, 1997 The Mycetozoa include the cellular (dictyostelid), acellular (myxogastrid), and protostelid slime molds. However, available molecular data are in disagreement on both the monophyly and phylogenetic position of the group.
Baldauf, S.L., Doolittle, W.F.
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, 2005 Concomitant infections are common in nature and often involve parasites. A number of examples of the interactions between protozoa and viruses, protozoa and bacteria, protozoa and other protozoa, protozoa and helminths, helminths and viruses, helminths ...
Cox, F +3 more
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Iranian South Medical Journal, 2005 Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar can not be differentiated with each other in microscopic examination of stool but isoenzyme electrophoresis is the gold standard technique.
Nematollah Sahebani +4 more
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Antiamoebic Properties of the Actinomycete Metabolites Echinomycin A and Tirandamycin A [PDF]
, 2012 Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people per year, causing 100,000 deaths worldwide. The primary treatment for amoebiasis is metronidazole. However, increased pathogen resistance combined with the drug’s toxic side effects encourages a search for ...
Espinosa, Avelina +3 more
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Hand Hygiene Practices in School Populations: Assessing Their Impact on Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 62, Issue 3, Page 334-354, March 2026.ABSTRACT Aim This review aimed to evaluate the impact of school‐based hand hygiene interventions on infectious disease outcomes in school populations. Methods A PROSPERO registered review (CRD42024620293) followed by Cochrane methodology MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed and ERIC formed the databases that received the search.
Namita Singh +2 more
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Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationObjective: To detect the gene of entamoeba histolytica by polymerase chain reaction and investigate the expression of immunogene entamoeba histolytica calreticulin in stool samples of infected patients.
Noor Khalf Al-mashhadani +2 more
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Heat Shock Protein 90 regulates encystation in Entamoeba
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Enteric protozoan Entamoeba histolytica is a major cause of debilitating diarrheal infection worldwide with high morbidity and mortality. Even though the clinical burden of this parasite is very high, this infection is categorized as a neglected disease.
Meetali eSingh +3 more
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Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide and albendazole-nitazoxanide. [PDF]
, 2013 Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastrointestinal morbidity.
Albonico, Marco +7 more
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