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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).
Ana Hernández-González +4 more
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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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Helminthic infections rates and malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women on anti-retroviral therapy in Rwanda. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND: Within sub-Saharan Africa, helminth and malaria infections cause considerable morbidity in HIV-positive pregnant women and their offspring. Helminth infections are also associated with a higher risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Emil Ivan +5 more
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Helminth Interactions with Bacteria in the Host Gut Are Essential for Its Immunomodulatory Effect
Microorganisms, 2021 Colonization by the benign tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, has been associated with a reduction in intestinal inflammation and changes in bacterial microbiota. However, the role of microbiota in the tapeworm anti-inflammatory effect is not yet clear, and
Milan Jirků +6 more
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Geospatial Health, 2008 A programme periodically distributing anthelminthic drugs to school-aged children for the control of soiltransmitted helminthiasis was launched in Zanzibar in the early 1990s.
Stefanie Knopp +7 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021 Introduction: The present study was conducted to investigate prevalence of intestinal parasites and the risk factors related to socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted in pathology ward, General Hospital, Gujranwala.
Shumaila Irum +12 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020 Metachirus myosuros is a marsupial species widely distributed in South America. Despite this, there is a lack of knowledge about its helminth parasites and helminth community structure.
Bruna Silva Cirino +3 more
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Diplomatic Assistance: Can Helminth-Modulated Macrophages Act as Treatment for Inflammatory Disease? [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2016 Helminths have evolved numerous pathways to prevent their expulsion or elimination from the host to ensure long-term survival. During infection, they target numerous host cells, including macrophages, to induce an alternatively activated phenotype, which
Svenja Steinfelder +2 more
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mBio, 2016 Immunoassays are currently needed to quantify Loa loa microfilariae (mf). To address this need, we have conducted proteomic and bioinformatic analyses of proteins present in the urine of a Loa mf-infected patient and used this information to identify ...
Papa M. Drame +5 more
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Depression during Pregnancy in a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2008 This is a cross sectional study, conducted in 45 pregnant women coming for antenatal check ups in the eastern regional hospitals in Nepal. Hamilton -Depression Scale (HAM-d) was applied after initial psychiatry work up to all women who were selected for ...
Rabi Shakya, S Sitaula, P M Shyangwa
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