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Understanding the Type 2 Immunity: An Evolving View Beyond Allergic Diseases

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Type 2 (T2) immunity is classically associated with defense against helminths and environmental threats, from a physiological perspective, and with allergies and eosinophilic inflammatory diseases, in a pathological sense. However, growing evidence reveals that T2 pathways also support other essential homeostatic functions, including tissue ...
Rodrigo Jiménez‐Saiz, Salvador Iborra, Carlos Blanco, Ruperto González‐Pérez, Emilio Nuñez‐Borque, Can Zeyneloglu, Huseyn Babayev, Ozlem Göksel, Tuncay Göksel, Musa Khaitov, Dmitry Kudlay, Yadong Gao, Mustafa Sevim, Marie‐Charlotte Brüggen, Oral Alpan, Ming Wang, Luo Zhang, María J. Torres, Mohamed Shamji, Mübeccel Akdis, Kari C. Nadeau, Ismail Ogulur, Cezmi A. Akdis   +22 more
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Intestinal allergy expels hookworms: seeing is believing

, 2006
It is unclear how immunity limits hookworm infection. Australian researchers, using capsule and conventional gastrointestinal endoscopy in volunteers inoculated with Necator americanus, have reported that virtually all larvae reach the intestine within ...
Speare, Richard, Croese, John
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High-throughput multiplex qPCRs for the surveillance of zoonotic species of canine hookworms [PDF]

, 2020
The canine hookworms Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala are not only capable of producing morbidity and mortality in dogs but are also neglected tropical zoonoses. Each hookworm species differs
Massetti, Luca, Wiethoelter, Anke, Ng-Nguyen, D, Dinh Ng-Nguyen, Marwedel, L, Colella, V, Ng-Nguyen, Dinh, Anke Wiethoelter, Harriott, Lana, Vito Colella, Traub, Rebecca J., Traub, RJ, Harriott, L, Zendejas, PA, Luca Massetti, Lara Marwedel, Zendejas, Patsy A., Rebecca J Traub, Patsy A Zendejas, Marwedel, Lara, Lana Harriott, Massetti, L, Wiethoelter, A, Colella, Vito   +23 more
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Morphological identification of hookworm species in five regions of Cameroon

Helminthologia
Infections with hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) remain a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. However, the information about the distribution of each species is inaccurate in many countries since their
Dongmo C.N., Jatsa H.B., Tchuem Tchuente L-A   +2 more
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Helminth eggs with zoonotic potential in the vicinity of public schools in southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate environmental contamination by helminth eggs with zoonotic potential that were found in dog feces in the vicinity of elementary schools.
Catia Cilene Santos de Mello, Leandro Quintana Nizoli, Alexsander Ferraz, Bruno Cabral Chagas, William James Domingues Azario, Marcos Marreiro Villela   +5 more
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Comparison of coproparasitological diagnoses in cats: evaluation of techniques and their combinations

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To compare the Willis, Sheather, Faust, Ritchie and spontaneous sedimentation techniques, as well as their combinations, for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites in domestic and semi‐domesticated felines. Materials and Methods Coproparasitological analyses were conducted on domestic cats of both sexes and all age groups, including ...
A. P. C. Gomes, M. C. L. de Fortes, I. F. O. de Assis, C. O. Grande, I. V. Ximenes, G. R. M. dos Santos, M. F. M. de Lombardi, L. Fernandes‐Silva, Z. M. de Assis‐Silva, M. V. S. Oliveira, H. H. A. Rezende, I. A. Braga, D. G. S. de Ramos   +12 more
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Zoonotic Hookworms [PDF]

, 2013
Hookworms are parasitic intestinal nematodes, several of which are zoonotic. In their normal hosts, hookworms may enter the body either by ingestion or through the skin.

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Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
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Improved molecular-diagnostic tools for human hookworms

, 2009
Blood-feeding hookworms are parasitic roundworms (i.e., nematodes) of major socioeconomic importance, affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite their impact on human health, little attention has been paid to improving practical methods of diagnosis.
Gasser, Robin B., Cantacessi, Cinzia, Campbell, Bronwyn E.   +2 more
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Additional file 2 of Mapping the global distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms by ecological niche modeling

, 2022
Additional file 2: Table S2: Surveys used for the ecological niche model of ...
Alejandro Javier Krolewiecki (4494556), Pedro Emanuel Fleitas (10164050), Elvia Nieves (12839592), Walter Lopez (12047508), Sebastián Dario Kehl (12839589), Rubén Oscar Cimino (12839598), José Fernando Gil (12839595), Marina Travacio (8704026)   +7 more
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