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Molecular identification of trypanosomes in cattle in Malawi using PCR methods and nanopore sequencing: epidemiological implications for the control of human and animal trypanosomiases

Parasite, 2020
This study aimed to identify trypanosomes infecting cattle in Malawi in order to understand the importance of cattle in the transmission dynamics of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT).
Marsela Megasari, Hayashida Kyoko, Nakao Ryo, Chatanga Elisha, Gaithuma Alex Kiarie, Naoko Kawai, Musaya Janelisa, Sugimoto Chihiro, Yamagishi Junya   +8 more
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The structural, functional, and therapeutic potential of metacaspases in fungi and protozoa

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Metacaspases are Ca2+‐dependent cysteine proteases whose structural characteristics, particularly calcium binding and autocatalytic processing, govern their activation and biological functions. These enzymes differ among microorganisms and regulate their cell cycles, making them excellent targets for drug development.
Ane C. M. Duarte, Mariana N. R. Trujilho, Karolaine S. S. M. Valdivia, Aline F. Araujo, Laura M. C. de Lorena, Vinicius H. de Oliveira, Beatriz V. Pereira, Emilly R. Leme, Wagner A. S. Júdice, Maurício F. M. Machado   +9 more
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Therapy of Human African Trypanosomiasis: Current Situation

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
This paper is a review of the current situation of the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis. The existing approved drugs are old, toxic and/or expensive. Therapeutic failures are common.
Jorge Atouguia, José Costa
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Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz, Sara Silva Pereira, David Kirchenbuechler, Leandro Lemgruber, Constadina Arvanitis   +4 more
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Clinical management of East African trypanosomiasis in South Africa: Lessons learned

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: East African trypanosomiasis is an uncommon, potentially lethal disease if not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. South Africa, as a centre for emergency medical evacuations from much of sub-Saharan Africa, receives a high proportion ...
John Frean, Willi Sieling, Hussein Pahad, Evan Shoul, Lucille Blumberg   +4 more
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Ultrastructural expansion microscopy reveals unexpected levels of glycosome heterogeneity in African trypanosomes

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Kinetoplastid parasites include several species. Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness in humans and a wasting disease nagana in livestock. Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease and Leishmania species cause leishmaniasis, which can present with visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous symptoms.
Heidi Anderson, Rhonda Reigers Powell, Meredith Teilhet Morris   +2 more
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MIF contributes to Trypanosoma brucei associated immunopathogenicity development [PDF]

, 2014
African trypanosomiasis is a chronic debilitating disease affecting the health and economic well-being of many people in developing countries. The pathogenicity associated with this disease involves a persistent inflammatory response, whereby M1-type ...
Beschin, Alain, Brys, Lea, Bucala, Richard, Caljon, Guy, De Baetselier, Patrick, Leng, Lin, Raes, Geert, Sparkes, Amanda, Stijlemans, Benoit, Van Den Abbeele, Jan, Van Ginderachter, Jo A, Vansintjan, Liese   +11 more
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Modulation of succinyl‐CoA:3‐ketoacid CoA transferase activity by a single amino acid residue in acetate:succinate CoA transferase from Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of African sleeping sickness

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites that remain a global health challenge due to the limited efficacy, safety, and durability of current treatments. Acetate: succinate CoA transferase (ASCT), together with succinyl‐CoA synthase (SCS), forms the ASCT/SCS cycle that fuels ATP production and generates acetate, a central metabolic intermediate
Kota Mochizuki, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Keisuke Fukuda, Hana Kurasawa, Kenji Iyoda, Uta Nakai, Shigeharu Harada, Emmanuel O. Balogun, Frédéric Bringaud, Michael Boshart, Takaya Sakura, Kenji Hirayama, Kiyoshi Kita, Tomoo Shiba   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidics-based approaches to the isolation of African trypanosomes [PDF]

, 2017
African trypanosomes are responsible for significant levels of disease in both humans and animals. The protozoan parasites are free-living flagellates, usually transmitted by arthropod vectors, including the tsetse fly. In the mammalian host they live in
Barrett, Michael P., Beech, Jason P., Cooper, Jonathan M., Hochstetter, Axel, Holm, Stefan H., Regnault, Clément, Tegenfeldt, Jonas O.   +6 more
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The detection and treatment of human African trypanosomiasis

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2012
Bernard Bouteille,1 Alain Buguet21Laboratory of Parasitology, Dupuytren University Hospital of Limoges, France; 2Polyclinic Marie-Louise Poto-Djembo, Pointe-Noire, CongoAbstract: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by the injection of ...
Bouteille B, Buguet A
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