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Epidemiology: a tool for the assessment of risk [PDF]

, 2001
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce and demonstrate the use of a key tool for the assessment of risk. The word epidemiology is derived from Greek and its literal interpretation is 'studies of people'.
Blumenthal, U, Esrey, SA, Fleisher, JM, Peasey, A   +3 more
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EUS‐Guided Versus Percutaneous Transhepatic Drainage of Liver Abscesses: A Multicenter Endohepatology Study in Western Japan (EPIC‐LA Study)

Digestive Endoscopy, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2026.
The aim of this multicenter, retrospective study was to compare clinical outcomes of percutaneous transhepatic liver abscess drainage (PTAD) and endoscopic ultrasound‐guided liver abscess drainage (EUS‐LAD). After a propensity score‐matched analysis, the clinical success rate was significantly higher in the EUS‐LAD group, and adverse events were ...
Takeshi Ogura, Taira Kuroda, Takanori Matsuura, Jun Kitadai, Koh Kitagawa, Masahiro Itonaga, Kotaro Takeshita, Tomoaki Matsumori, Tomoya Emori, Mamoru Takenaka, Hajime Imai, Koichiro Mandai, Shuhei Shintani, Nao Fujimori, Hideyuki Shiomi, Masanori Asada, Ryota Sagami, Hirotsugu Maruyama, Tsukasa Ikeura, Masaaki Shimatani, Hidefumi Nishikiori, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Masahito Kokubu, Hideki Kamada, Yusuke Ishida, Akitoshi Hakoda, Masayuki Kitano   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Toll/IL-1R/resistance domain-containing thioredoxin regulates phagocytosis in Entamoeba histolytica

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and causes amebiasis affecting developing countries. Phagocytosis of epithelial cells, erythrocytes, leucocytes, and commensal microbiota bacteria is a major pathogenic ...
Mancilla-Herrera Ismael, Méndez-Tenorio Alfonso, Wong-Baeza Isabel, Jiménez-Uribe Alexis P, Alcántara-Hernández Marcela, Ocadiz-Ruiz Ramon, Moreno-Eutimio Mario A, Arriaga-Pizano Lourdes A, López-Macías Constantino, González-y-Merchand Jorge, Isibasi Armando   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases — A Complex Relationship

Immunological Reviews, Volume 337, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Barbara Honecker, Charlotte Sophie Hansen, Hanna Lotter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Although chronic morbidity in humans from soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it difficult to reliably measure the impact of deworming programs and often miss
A Ebrahim, A Jeandron, AC Clements, AJ Branscum, Alice V. Easton, B Levecke, B Nikolay, BA Boatin, Cassian Mwatele, Charles S. Mwandawiro, CR Stensvold, CV Holland, D Croce, D Engels, D Glinz, D Mupfasoni, DA Bundy, DA Bundy, DB Elkins, DJ Lunn, DM Deer, Elise M. O’Connell, FA Jonker, FL Santos, HL Guyatt, J Martin, JE Forrester, Jimmy H. Kihara, JJ Verweij, JJ Verweij, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JS McCarthy, KE Hoagland, LM Assefa, LS Diamond, M Albonico, M Basuni, M Booth, M Taniuchi, Maurice R. Odiere, MO Harhay, N Katz, N Katz, NA Croll, P Hotez, PH Lamberton, R Anderson, R Bergquist, R Mejia, RD Pearson, Rita G. Oliveira, RJ Hove ten, RK Prichard, RL Pullan, RL Pullan, RM Anderson, RM Anderson, RO Cimino, Roy M. Anderson, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Lustigman, S Williams-Blangero, Sammy M. Njenga, SC Knowles, Simon J. Brooker, SJ Krauth, Stella Kepha, Thomas B. Nutman, TW Jia, WHO, XP Ye   +75 more
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A Small‐Scale Survey of Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Among Health Science Students in Lalitpur, Nepal

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background and Aims Enterobius vermicularis is a nematode worm that causes enterobiasis. It mainly affects children in developing countries, such as Nepal. Therefore, understanding and monitoring the incidence of this worm infection are essential, as it directly affects children’s health outcomes.
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Diksha Ghimire, Hannah Wesley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of Entamoeba Species in Diarrheal Samples Using Sequence Analysis and Nested Multiplex PCR

Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Background: Among the many Entamoeba species that infect humans, only Entamoeba histolytica is considered pathogenic, being responsible for amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery.
Zuhair Mohammed Abed, Raghda Mahmood Hamad   +1 more
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In vitro Fluorescent Matrix Degradation Assay for Entamoeba histolytica

Bio-Protocol, 2016
Fluorescent matrix degradation assay is a popular and widely used assay in the field of invadopodium biology (Artym et al., 2009). Matrix remodeling and degradation can be observed under both physiological and pathological conditions.
Merlyn Emmanuel, Sunando Datta
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Investigación de Entamoeba histolytica en dos comunidades ecuatorianas [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Amebiasis is the third leading cause of death from parasitic disease after malaria and schistosomiasis; most morbidity and mortality have been reported in regions of Central and South America, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Andrade Mayorga, Thamara
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Illness in Returned Travelers and Immigrants/Refugees: The 6-Year Experience of Two Australian Infectious Diseases Units. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Data comparing returned travelers and immigrants/refugees managed in a hospital setting is lacking. METHODS: We prospectively collected data on 1,106 patients with an illness likely acquired overseas who presented to two hospital-based ...
Brown, G V, Leder, K, Matchett, E, O'Brien, D P, Torresi, J   +4 more
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