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The Burden and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Prisoners in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Introduction Intestinal parasitic infection poses a significant health problem among prisoners. This burden arises from inadequate facilities and limited access to health education, malnourishment, limited access to drinkable water, overcrowding, and poor cleanliness.
Kemal Mohamed, Abdulhakim Mussema, Asnake Simieneh, Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +4 more
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Uso da bioinformática na diferenciação molecular da Entamoeba histolytica e Entamoeba díspar = Molecular discrimination of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar by bioinformatics resources

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2008
Amebíase invasiva, causada por Entamoeba histolytica, é microscopicamente indistinguível da espécie não-patogênica Entamoeba dispar. Com auxílio de ferramentas de bioinformática, objetivou-se diferenciar Entamoeba histolytica e Entamoeba dispar por ...
Eliane Gasparino, Paulo de Sá Osório, Maria Amélia Menck Soares, Débora Sommer Marques, Danielly Veloso Blanck, Fabiane Luizetti   +5 more
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Frequency of amoebiasis and other intestinal parasitoses in a settlement in Ilhéus City, State of Bahia, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction: This study evaluated the frequency of intestinal parasites, emphasizing the identification and differentiation of Entamoeba spp. Methods: Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), coproantigen tests and morphometric analysis were ...
Helena Lúcia Carneiro Santos, Luci Ana Fernandes Martins, Regina Helena Saramago Peralta, José Mauro Peralta, Heloisa Werneck de Macedo   +4 more
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Microscopy‐Detected Enteric Parasite‐Compatible Stages and Arthropod Contaminants in Ready‐to‐Eat Salads in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Parasitic stages can exist in ready‐to‐eat salads. This cross‐sectional study was aimed at examining the ready‐to‐eat salad samples from 10 commercial salad areas of Sylhet City Corporation, Sylhet city between October 2025 and April 2026. A total of 100 samples were obtained from street food vendors, mid‐range restaurants and fine dining restaurants ...
Umama Lubna, S. M. Sertaz Islam, Bijoy Banik, Kazi Mehetazul Islam, Saiful Islam, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +5 more
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Freezing of stool samples improves real-time PCR detection of Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba histolytica

, 2010
PCR as a tool for intestinal parasite diagnosis is expanding since differentiation between Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar cysts is impossible with microscopy.
Cnops, L., Van Esbroeck, M., Marjan Van Esbroeck, Lieselotte Cnops   +3 more
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Use of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Differentiate between Pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica and the Nonpathogenic Entamoeba dispar in Ecuador

, 2018
Microscopic examination of stool samples has been considered to be the “gold standard” for diagnosis of intestinal parasites. Recently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been approved by the World Health Organization as the method of choice for the ...
Costales, Denisse, Vivero, Sandra, Bisoffi, Zeno, Formenti, Fabio, Guevara Espinoza, Ángel Gustavo, Vicuña, Yosselin, Anselmi, Mariella   +6 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in humans and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Nilbarahi area, an area with ...
Sabina Chhetala, Roshan Babu Adhikari, Janak Raj Subedi, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +3 more
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Detection of Cryptosporidium spp and other intestinal parasites in children with acute diarrhea and severe dehydration in Rio de Janeiro Detecção de Cryptosporidium spp e outros parasitas intestinais em crianças com diarréia aguda e desidratação grave no Rio de Janeiro

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
The objective of the present study was to estimate the frequency of infection by Cryptosporidium spp and other intestinal parasites in dehydrated children with gastroenteritis who were admitted to a pediatric hospital.
Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Sandra Laranjeira Lassance, Carla Pontes de Albuquerque, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Márcio Neves Bóia   +5 more
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The Entamoeba lysine and glutamic acid rich protein (KERP1) virulence factor gene is present in the genomes of Entamoeba nuttalli, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii [PDF]

The lysine and glutamic acid rich protein KERP1 is a cell surface-expressed virulence factor in the human pathogen Entamoeba histolytica. It was originally suggested that the gene was absent from the related, avirulent human commensal Entamoeba dispar ...
Weedall, GD
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Laboratory diagnosis of amebiasis in a sample of students from southeastern Brazil and a comparison of microscopy with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening of infections with Entamoeba sp.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction: Epidemiological studies on amebiasis have been reassessed since Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar were first recognized as distinct species.
Valeriana Valadares Pereira, Abiqueila da Silva Conceição, Leandro Henrique Silva Maximiano, Leonardo de Queiroz Gomes Belligoli, Eduardo Sergio da Silva   +4 more
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