Editorial: Helminth biodiversity
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 The aim of this Research Topic is to broaden and deepen the knowledge about helminths in wildlife or domestic hosts around the world focusing on the contribution to the taxonomic groups, ecology, phylogenetic, and biology. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach is given and can be used as a guide for scientific information.
Simões, Raquel de O. +1 more
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Declining Trends in Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections Among Nepalese School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2004-2022). [PDF]
Public Health ChallThis 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
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Trend of Blood Group Distribution among the Jirels of Nepal
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2005 This study was undertaken to find out the trend of blood group distribution among the Jirels, a small tribe, descended from Kirat tribe and to compare with other castes within Nepal and with people of other continents.
Ram Hari Chapagain +6 more
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Comprehensive Transcriptome Meta-analysis to Characterize Host Immune Responses in Helminth Infections. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Helminth infections affect more than a third of the world's population. Despite very broad phylogenetic differences among helminth parasite species, a systemic Th2 host immune response is typically associated with long-term helminth infections, also ...
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Macrobiota — helminths as active participants and partners of the microbiota in host intestinal homeostasis [PDF]
, 2016 Important insights have recently been gained in our understanding of the intricate relationship in the intestinal milieu between the vertebrate host mucosal immune response, commensal bacteria, and helminths. Helminths are metazoan worms (macrobiota) and
Gause, William C., Maizels, Rick M.
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Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2006 <p><b>Background:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as Mexico. As a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "National Deworming Campaign" and b ...
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Factors Affecting Helminth Abundances in Synanthropic Rodents of an Urban Environment [PDF]
, 2018 Background:Current levels of urbanization cause changes in the ecology of hosts, the pathogens, or both, promoting the proliferation of zoonotic diseases.
Hancke, Diego, Suarez, Olga Virginia
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A New Role for Old Friends: Effects of Helminth Infections on Vaccine Efficacy
Pathogens, 2022 Vaccines are one of the most successful medical inventions to enable the eradication or control of common and fatal diseases. Environmental exposure of hosts, including helminth infections, plays an important role in immune responses to vaccines.
Feifan Zhu +6 more
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Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of Fishes, II. [PDF]
, 1952 Caryophyllaeidae Claus, 1879 1. Glaridacris limnodrili Yamaguti, 1934 Bothriocephalidae Blanchard, 1849 2. Bothriocephalus fluviatilis n. sp. 3. B. lateolabracis n. sp. 4. B. branchiostegi n. sp. 5. B. acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 6. B. brotulae n. sp. 7.
Yamaguti, Satyu
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Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Currently, the reference standard assay for the serodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the lentil lectin-bound glycoproteins/enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (LLGP-EITB).
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