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Do helminths cause epilepsy? [PDF]

, 2016
Both helminthiases and epilepsy occur globally, and are particularly prevalent in developing regions of the world. Studies have suggested an association between epilepsy and helminth infection, but a causal relationship is not established in many ...

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Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade

Helminthologia, 2021
In recent years, the demand for snakes imported from different countries around the world has increased in Slovakia. However, such snakes can be infected with a wide variety of parasites.
Halán M., Kottferová L.
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Differential Effect of Ivermectin on Intestinal Helminths in Multimmate Mouse (Mastomys natalensis). [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Mastomys natalensis harbours gastrointestinal helminths of public health and food‐safety importance. This study identified five helminth taxa and assessed faecal egg counts after a single ivermectin dose. Egg counts declined substantially in treated rodents but changed little in controls over eight weeks.
Thomas C, Msoffe V, Mwamengele G, Kessy S, Hape E, Katusi G, Sabuni C, Makundi I, Leirs H, Machang'u R.   +9 more
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Human helminth therapy to treat inflammatory disorders - where do we stand? [PDF]

, 2015
Parasitic helminths have evolved together with the mammalian immune system over many millennia and as such they have become remarkably efficient modulators in order to promote their own survival.
Helmby, Helena, Helena Helmby
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Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2014
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs).
Smith, Jennifer L, Njenga, Sammy M, Mwandawiro, Charles S, Kihara, Jimmy, Nikolay, Birgit, Brooker, Simon J, Sturrock, Hugh JW, Assefa, Liya   +7 more
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Diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy in detecting intestinal helminths among pregnant women attending ante-natal care (ANC) in East Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy compared to formalin ether concentration (FEC) technique in detecting intestinal helminths in pregnant women.
Hylemariam Mihiretie Mengist, Gebreselassie Demeke, Olifan Zewdie, Adugna Belew   +3 more
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STUDIES ON PARASITIC HELMINTHS OF DOMESTIC BIRDS IN ASWAN GOVERNORATE [PDF]

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal, 2017
A field study was conducted during the period from April 2016 to March 2017 to investigate the intestinal helminths. A total of 156 intestinal tracts of baladi chickens were collected from different villages in Aswan Governorate .The present study ...
Samia Fawy, Eman Mohammed, Khaled El-Dakhly, Mahmoud A. El-Seify   +3 more
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Helminths, polyparasitism, and the gut microbiome in the Philippines

, 2020
Polyparasitism, involving soil-transmitted helminths. and Schistosoma blood flukes, is common in low to middle income countries. These helminths impact on the gut environment and can cause changes to the gut microbiome composition.
Mark Morrison, Geoffrey N. Gobert, Weerakoon, KG, Ross, Allen G, Krause, Lutz, Olveda, Remigio M, Kosala G. Weerakoon, Catherine A. Gordon, Ross, AG, McManus, Donald P, Morrison, Mark, Krause, L, Remigio M. Olveda, Gordon, Catherine A, Donald P. McManus, Connor, Mairead C, Lutz Krause, Mairead C. Connor, Olveda, RM, Connor, MC, Gordon, CA, Weerakoon, Kosala G, Morrison, M, McManus, DP, Gobert, GN, Allen G. Ross, Gobert, Geoffrey N; id_orcid   +26 more
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Factors affecting helminths community structure of the Egyptian lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775)

Parasite, 2005
The variation in the component community structure of intestinal helminths in the lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) was studied in relation to the seasonal variation and host weight and sex. 120 lizards were collected seasonally during year 2004,
Ibrahim M.M., Soliman M.F.M.
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Frequency of Resistance to Benzimidazoles of Haemonchus contortus Helminths from Dairy Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Buffaloes in Greece

Pathogens, 2020
The study investigated the presence of resistance to benzimidazoles in Haemonchus contortus helminths from ruminant species in Greece through the detection of the Phe/Tyr polymorphism in the amino acid at position 200 of the β-tubulin protein.
Konstantinos Arsenopoulos, Styliani Minoudi, Isaia Symeonidou, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Angeliki I. Katsafadou, Daphne T. Lianou, George C. Fthenakis, Elias Papadopoulos   +7 more
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