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A Functional Comparison of Homopentameric Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (ACR-16) Receptors From Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
Effective control of hookworm infections in humans and animals relies on using a small group of anthelmintics. Many of these drugs target cholinergic ligand-gated ion channels, yet the direct activity of anthelmintics has only been studied in a subset of
Mark D. Kaji, Timothy G. Geary, Timothy G. Geary, Robin N. Beech   +3 more
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Endoscopy in a rare presentation of worms

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2014
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be a life threatening complication. Hookworms infestation usually causes chronic blood loss resulting in anemia. A 52 year old male presented to us with massive gastrointestinal blood loss and hemodynamic instability ...
Mallikarjun Patil, Keyur A. Sheth, Harshad Devarbhavi   +2 more
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Automatic Detection of Small Intestinal Hookworms in Capsule Endoscopy Images Based on a Convolutional Neural Network

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021
Ancylostomiasis is a fairly common small bowel parasite disease identified by capsule endoscopy (CE) for which a computer-aided clinical detection method has not been established.
Tao Gan, Yulin Yang, Shuaicheng Liu, Bing Zeng, Jinlin Yang, Kai Deng, Junchao Wu, Li Yang   +7 more
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Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are recognized agents of human infection in the Asia–Pacific region. We investigated prevalence of zoonotic hookworm infections in dogs in Grenada in 2021; 40.8% were infected by hookworms, including Ancylostoma ...
Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, Vito Colella, Maxine L. A. Macpherson, Wayne Sylvester, Robin B. Gasser, Calum N. L. Macpherson, Rebecca J. Traub   +6 more
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HOOKWORM DISEASE [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 1917
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First report of the molecular detection of Ancylostoma caninum in Lahore, Pakistan: the threat from pets

Veterinární Medicína, 2017
The molecular prevalence of Ancylostoma caninum was determined in stray and pet dogs in Lahore, Pakistan from July 2014 to August 2015. A total of 500 dog faecal samples were first evaluated using a sedimentation technique and further through a PCR assay
A. Rehman, R. Akhtar, H. Akbar, F. Riaz, I. Rashid, W. Shehzad, S. Islam, A.A. Bajwa, M. Waqas   +8 more
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National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background An accurate understanding of the geographical distributions of both soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) and schistosomes (SCH; Schistosoma
Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Kalkidan Mekete, Yonas Wuletaw, Abeba Gebretsadik, Heven Sime, Sindew Mekasha, Adugna Woyessa, Oumer Shafi, Jozef Vercruysse, Jack E. T. Grimes, Iain Gardiner, Michael French, Bruno Levecke, Lesley Drake, Wendy Harrison, Alan Fenwick   +15 more
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Development of In Vitro Assays with the Canine Hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala and Assessment of Natural Plant Products for Anti-Parasitic Activity

Pathogens, 2023
Enteric helminth infection is an increasing concern in companion animals due to reports of resistance to commonly used anthelmintic drugs. Thus, the assessment of new therapeutic options such as bioactive dietary additives is of high importance. Here, we
Heidi A. Geisshirt, Charlotte S. Bonde, Caroline Marcussen, Helena Mejer, Andrew R. Williams   +4 more
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Concurrent infection of a young tourist by hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis during low budget travel in Southeast Asia

Helminthologia, 2018
Strongyloidiasis and hookworm infections are neglected helminth diseases widespread in tropical and subtropical areas. In humans, particularly in immunocompromised patients infections potentially may lead to the life-threatening clinical conditions ...
Wesołowska M., Rymer W., Kicia M., Popiołek M.   +3 more
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Opportunistic Mapping of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm in Dogs in Remote Australian Communities

Pathogens, 2020
Both Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms are common soil-transmitted helminths in remote Australian communities. In addition to infecting humans, S. stercoralis and some species of hookworms infect canids and therefore present both environmental and ...
Meruyert Beknazarova, Harriet Whiley, Rebecca Traub, Kirstin Ross   +3 more
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