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Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection presenting pneumatosis intestinalis and acute respiratory distress syndrome after treatment for COVID-19.

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
A 91-year-old man was admitted with vomiting and abdominal pain. He had had COVID-19 pneumonia a month before and the treatment had consisted of remdesivir, dexamethasone and baricitinib. CT scans showed pneumatosis intestinalis.
Maki Setake, Kazuhiko Matsuno, Kyoko Arakaki, Akira Hokama   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Zoonotic Parasites in Marmosets (Callithrix Spp.) From Southern Brazil: Insights From a One Health Perspective

Journal of Medical Primatology, Volume 54, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Currently, six species of Callithrix are frequently observed in anthropized and degraded environments in different regions of Brazil. This occupation favors interactions with humans and increases the risk of infection by parasites with zoonotic potential.
Maysa Emanuely dos Santos, Matheus Azambuja, Denilton Vidolin, Rosimeire Nunes de Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disseminated and Hyperinfection Fatal Strongyloidiasis in Two Patients on Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Case Report

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2019
Background and Objective: Strongyloides infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals; however, immunocompromised patients are subject to potential hyperinfection involvement.
AhmadReza Meamar, Nahid jalallou, Leila Masoori, Maryam Alipour   +3 more
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Th2/1 Hybrid Cells Occurring in Murine and Human Strongyloidiasis Share Effector Functions of Th1 Cells [PDF]

, 2017
Infections by the soil-transmitted threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis affect 50-100 million people worldwide, predominantly in tropic and sub-tropic regions. Here we assessed the T helper cell phenotypes in threadworm-infected patients and experimental
Afkarian, Allen, Anthony, Anuradha, Bisoffi, Blankenhaus, Breloer, Buonfrate, Cai, Chang, Chiuso-Minicucci, Dawkins, Erbe, Eschbach, Figueiredo, Finkelman, Finkelman, Guo, Guo, Harris, Hegazy, Helmstetter, Ioan-Facsinay, Jenner, Kim, Lohning, Montes, Nouir, Ouyang, Pai, Panzer, Patel, Peine, Pesce, Puthiyakunnon, Quinnell, Rausch, Robinson, Ruano, Ruano, Siddiqui, Snapper, Steinfelder, Strandmark, Szabo, Turner, Turner, Urban, Vadlamudi, Vidarsson, Weatherhead, Yoshimoto, Zheng, Zhu, Zhu   +54 more
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Serological Evidence of Soil‐Transmitted Helminth Infections as a Potential Risk for Severity in Leprosy Patients

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 1115-1123, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Leprosy presents a broad clinical spectrum influenced by the host's immune response, and co‐infections may further modulate disease progression. This study evaluated clinically diagnosed leprosy patients (n = 251) from Sergipe and Minas Gerais, Brazil, along with healthy controls (n = 43), soil‐transmitted helminths‐positive controls (n = 15),
Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira, Augusto César Parreiras de Jesus, Ramayana Morais de Medeiros Brito, Jordânia Costa‐Pinto, Tatyane Martins Cirilo, José Bryan Rihs, Marcelo Eduardo Cardozo, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Luisa Mourão Dias Magalhães, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population biology of Meiogymnophallus minutus (Trematoda: Gymnophallidae) in cockles from the Exe Estuary [PDF]

, 2017
Spatial, seasonal and age-related differences in infection of the cockle, Cerastoderma edule, with the trematode Meiogymnophallus minutus were studied on the Exe Estuary, England.
Goater, Cameron P.
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Achieving Optimal Health With Host‐Directed Therapies (HDTs) in Infectious Diseases—A New Horizon

Advanced Therapeutics, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2025.
Host‐directed therapies (HDTs) represent a transformative approach in infectious disease management by targeting host factors to enhance immune responses and inhibit viral replication. This innovative strategy leverages advanced genomics and gene editing technologies, offering promising avenues for improved patient outcomes and a new horizon in ...
Amol D. Gholap, Pankaj R. Khuspe, Sagar R. Pardeshi, Md Jasim Uddin, Ushasi Das, Navnath T. Hatvate, Satish Rojekar, Prabhanjan Giram, Mohammad Khalid, Yahya E. Choonara, Md. Faiyazuddin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of B-cells in immunity against adult Strongyloides venezuelensis [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Strongyloides venezuelensis has been used as a tool and model for strongyloidiasis research. Elimination of S. venezuelensis adult worms from mice has been particularly associated with proliferation and activation of intestinal mast cells and
Haruhiko Maruyama, Mohamed A EL-Malky, Nobu Ohta, Saeed A Al-Harthi, Samar N El-Beshbishi   +4 more
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Submissions of diagnostic samples of two critically endangered species of handfish (Branchionichthys hirsutus and Thymichthys politus) from a public aquarium from 2018 to 2024

Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract Handfish (Family Brachionichthyidae) is the most threatened marine teleost fish family, however, there is little information on handfish health. We reviewed the results of submissions of mortalities from captive and captive bred spotted handfish (Branchionichthys hirsutus (Lacepède, 1804)) and red handfish (Thymichthys politus (Richardson ...
Barbara F. Nowak, Graeme Knowles, Judith Handlinger, Rachelle Hawkins, Khattapan Jantawongsri, Mai Dang, Andrew Thompson, Rebecca van Gelderen, Nathan J. Bott   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Strongyloidiasis is considered one of the most serious parasitic infections globally, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease's public health significance is substantial, as the infection can remain dormant for decades in the host ...
Dalal A Shuqair, AbdelRahman Zueter, Nawal Hijjawi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source