Globalisation and Ocular Parasitic Infections: A Review of Recent Studies
Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2020 Ocular parasitic infections, which lead to significant morbidity and mortality in particular areas, have been shifting from endemic areas to other regions due to tourism, wars and migrations in recent years.
Nihal Doğan
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital – A Retrospective Analysis [PDF]
, 2022 In developing countries due to lack of sanitary practices, poor socioeconomic conditions and huge population burden, intestinal parasitic infections continue to be a major public health problem.
Sheela Vijaykumari +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Marker-assisted selective breeding of fish with higher levels of resistance towards specific pathogens may improve fish health, but the impact of host genotype on susceptibility to multiple pathogen infections is still poorly investigated.
Asma M Karami +3 more
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Histopathological findings and detection of parasites in the eyes of dogs infected naturally with Leishmania chagasi [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2010 The objective of the present study was to investigate the histopathological alterations and detection of parasites that occur in the eyes of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania chagasi. The eyes of 25 dogs with a positive parasitological and serological exam for L. chagasi were submitted to routine ophthalmic examination.
Brito, Fábio Luiz da Cunha +6 more
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Characterization of the parasite-induced lesions in the posterior segment of the eye
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Ocular lesions are frequently associated with different parasitic infections. The classes of infection include protozoa, nematodes, cestodes, and ectoparasites.
Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed +1 more
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Effects of parasitic infections on clinical outcomes, self-rated quality of life and physical fitness in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are at risk of parasitic diseases, such as malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Health implications due to these diseases are manifold.
Hürlimann, Eveline
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Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: Head lice infection of the eyelashes and adjacent eyelids is extremely rare. In this case report we present a child with head lice infection of the eyelashes.
Tingyu Qin +4 more
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Assessment, mapping and prediction of the spatial distribution of parasitic infections in western Côte d'Ivoire and implications for integrated control [PDF]
, 2004 Almost half of the world’s population are at risk of malaria infection, and the disease kills more than one million people each year, mainly children under the age of five years living in sub-Saharan Africa.
Raso, Giovanna
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Health-related quality of life among school children with parasitic infections : findings from a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
, 2014 Parasitic infections are still of considerable public health relevance, notably among children in low- and middle-income countries. Measures to assess the magnitude of ill-health in infected individuals, however, are debated and patient-based proxies ...
Silué, Kigbafori D. +32 more
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Phthiriasis palpebrarum, thelaziasis, and ophthalmomyiasis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Introduction: Parasitic infections of the eye are a major cause of ocular-surface diseases globally. While most infections are treatable, parasites can cause varying levels of damage mostly due to late diagnosis or misdiagnosis as a result of doctors ...
Ban Luo +5 more
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