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Good Bacteria and Worms: As Promising Candidates for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
The gastrointestinal system harbors various microorganisms, known as gut microbiota. Increase in prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in developed countries is associated with changes in the environment, such as decrease in incidence of ...
Hossein Ghalehnoei, Javad Akhtari, Hamed Kalani, Mahdi Fakhar   +3 more
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Negative immunomodulation by parasitic infections in the human response to vaccines

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018
Parasitic infections are an important cause of global morbidity and mortality and are highly prevalent in "underdeveloped" countries. The presence of parasitic infections is associated with modulation of the immune system and changes in the response to ...
Catalina Alvarez-Larrotta, Eliana María Arango, Jaime Carmona-Fonseca   +2 more
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Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoniis associated with multiple rounds of mass drug administration [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa. The effectiveness of this strategy is dependent on the continued high efficacy of praziquantel; however, drug efficacy is ...
Cotton, James A., Crellen, Thomas, Kabatereine, Narcis B., Lamberton, Poppy H.L., Tukahebwa, Edridah M., Walker, Martin, Webster, Joanne P.   +6 more
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Interactions between multiple helminths and the gut microbiota in wild rodents

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2015
The gut microbiota is vital to host health and, as such, it is important to elucidate the mechanisms altering its composition and diversity. Intestinal helminths are host immunomodulators and have evolved both temporally and spatially in close ...
J. Kreisinger, G. Bastien, H. Hauffe, J. Marchesi, Sarah E Perkins   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Life Course Malaria Exposure and SARS‐CoV‐2 Seroepidemiology in Ugandan Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study Nested in a Birth Cohort

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background COVID‐19 has had major global health impacts, yet reported morbidity and mortality have been lower in Africa despite serological evidence of widespread infection. Malaria has been proposed as a potential modifier of susceptibility to and outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Ludoviko Zirimenya, Doreen Nayebare, Claire Baine, Jacent Nassuuna, Milly Namutebi, Christopher Zziwa, Denis Nsubuga, Fred Kiwudhu, Florence Akello, Josephine Tumusiime, Gloria Oduru, Grace Kabami, Hellen Akurut, Rachel Nakyesige, Agnes Natukunda, Anne Wajja, Lawrence Lubyayi, Simon Kimuda, Gyaviira Nkurunungi, Jennifer Serwanga, Katie J. Doores, Emily L. Webb, Alison M. Elliott   +22 more
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Biodiversity of Intestinal Parasites in Domestic Mountain Horses on Stara Planina

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023
The domestic mountain horse is an autochthonous breed of horse that originated in the Balkans, which, with the support of the fund for the protection of genetic resources, began to restore the population of this breed, primarily in the area of Stara ...
Ivan Pavlović, Slavica Živković, Bojana Mijatović, Jelena Minić, Natalija Kostić, Dragiša Trailović   +5 more
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Age and Sex Distribution of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among HIV Infected Subjects in Abeokuta, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2004
Intestinal parasitic infection has been a major source of disease in tropical countries especially among HIV patients. The distribution of intestinal parasite among two hundred and fifteen (215) subjects with mean age of 32 years, comprising of 35 HIV ...
Adeyeba Adegboyega, Dr. Oluwaseyi, Okodua, Dr. Marcellinus, Okpala Obi, Dr. Herbert, Tatfeng Mirabeau, Dr. Youtchou   +3 more
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First Record of Echinoparyphium recurvatum (Trematoda, Echinostomatidae) in Pakistan with New Avian Definitive Host, Vanellus leucurus

, 2019
Parasitological examinations of White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) collected from Dadu district (Sindh Province, Southern Pakistan) were carried out at the Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
Birmani, Nadir, Mouahid, Gabriel, Naz, Saima   +2 more
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Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1120-1142, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Isabel Blasco‐Costa, Katie O'Dwyer, Rachel A. Paterson, Tomáš Scholz, Christian Selbach, Bernd Sures, David W. Thieltges   +8 more
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Bacilli load in PTB- intestinal helminths co-infected and PTB non -infected patients at selected public health facilities in Jimma zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: comparative cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and intestinal helminths are diseases that pose a dual burden on public health in low-income countries. Previous studies have shown that helminths can affect the shedding of bacteria or the bacterial load in the sputum of ...
Melese Mekuria, Gemeda Abebe, Habtamu Hasen, Ahmed Zeynudin   +3 more
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