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Helminth Infections: Recognition and Modulation of the Immune Response by Innate Immune Cells [PDF]

, 2018
The survival of helminths in the host over long periods of time is the result of a process of adaptation or dynamic co-evolution between the host and the parasite. However, infection with helminth parasites causes damage to the host tissues producing the
Ambrosio, Laura Fernanda, Celias, Daiana Pamela, Cervi, Laura Alejandra, Chiapello, Laura Silvina, Motran, Claudia Cristina, Silvane, Leonardo Micael, Theumer, Martín Gustavo, Volpini, Ximena   +7 more
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The aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes AAH1 and AAH2 in Toxoplasma gondii contribute to transmission in the cat [PDF]

, 2017
The Toxoplasma gondii genome contains two aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes, AAH1 and AAH2 encode proteins that produce L-DOPA, which can serve as a precursor of catecholamine neurotransmitters.
Dubey, Jitender P, Sibley, L. David, Verma, Shiv K, Wang, Zi T   +3 more
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Detection of enteric parasite DNA in household and bed dust samples: potential for infection transmission. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Enteric parasites are transmitted in households but few studies have sampled inside households for parasites and none have used sensitive molecular methods.
Calderón, E, Cooper, PJ, Garcia-Ramon, D, Lopez, A, Mejia, R, Seco-Hidalgo, V   +5 more
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Mucosal immune responses following intestinal nematode infection. [PDF]

, 2014
In most natural environments, the large majority of mammals harbour parasitic helminths that often live as adults within the intestine for prolonged periods (1-2 years).
Else KJ, Garcia FT, McSharry C, Nakajima H, Oku Y, Pawlowski Z, Petit‐Frere C, Robinson K, Tilney LG, Urban JF, WHO, WHO   +11 more
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Magnitude and associated factors of Intestinal Parasitosis and Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis suspected patients attending Kuyu General Hospital, North Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundIntestinal parasites and Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection is a major public health problem. The parasitic infection suppresses the cell mediated immunity that protects tuberculosis.
Sahilu Tesfaye, Biruk Zerfu, Kassu Desta
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Health of Special Immigrant Visa holders from Iraq and Afghanistan after arrival into the United States using Domestic Medical Examination data, 2014-2016: A cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Since 2008, the United States has issued between 2,000 and 19,000 Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) annually, with the majority issued to applicants from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Aguirre, Jenny, Cabanting, Nuny, Ford, Rebecca, Hughes, Stephen, Jentes, Emily S, Kawasaki, Breanna, Kennedy, Lori, Kumar, Gayathri S, Mamo, Blain, Montour, Jessica, Payton, Colleen, Pezzi, Clelia, Scott, Kevin, Titus, Melissa, Urban, Kailey, Wien, Simone   +15 more
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Patent Human Infections with the Whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, Are Not Associated with Alterations in the Faecal Microbiota [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The soil-transmitted helminth (STH), Trichuris trichiura colonises the human large intestine where it may modify inflammatory responses, an effect possibly mediated through alterations in the intestinal microbiota.
A Olsen, AJ Bancroft, AL Kau, AL Moncayo, Alan W. Walker, AW Walker, C De Filippo, C Quince, CA Figueiredo, DA Bundy, EG Zoetendal, EK Costello, GD Wu, H Sokol, J Bethony, J Maukonen, JL Shin, Jorge Reyes, JS Crowther, Julian Parkhill, KS Hayes, LC Rodrigues, LS Mansfield, M Reina Ortiz, Maritza Vaca, Martha Chico, MI Bahl, MJ Broadhurst, MP Bryant, N Segata, P Endara, P Steinmann, PB Eckburg, PD Schloss, Philip Cooper, RW Li, RW Li, RW Summers, RW Summers, S Wu, ST Walk, Stefan Bereswill, Susannah J. Salter, T Yatsunenko, TT MacDonald, VB Young, Y Suputtamongkol   +46 more
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Intestinal parasitic infections and its association with undernutrition and CD4 T cell levels among HIV/AIDS patients on HAART in Butajira, Ethiopia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2017
Background Intestinal parasitic infections and HIV/AIDS have been the major public health problems and remain a vital cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Both problems are linked in a vicious cycle.
Dereje Gedle, Gemechu Kumera, Tewodros Eshete, Kasahun Ketema, Haweni Adugna, Fetuma Feyera   +5 more
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An Epidemiological study of Intestinal parasites in children attending the pediatric teaching hospital in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq

Medical Journal of Babylon, 2023
Background: Intestinal parasitosis remains an important public health concern worldwide because of its high incidence reached in several countries as well as its nutritional consequences.
Aseel Kariem Al-Sultany, Kassim Abdulla Hamza Al-Morshidy   +1 more
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Metagenomic analysis reveals the relationship between intestinal protozoan parasites and the intestinal microecological balance in calves

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background A close connection between a protozoan parasite and the balance of the other gut microbes of the host has been demonstrated. The calves may be naturally co-infected with many parasites, and the co-effects of parasites on other intestinal ...
Yin Fu, Kaihui Zhang, Mengyao Yang, Xiaoying Li, Yuancai Chen, Junqiang Li, Huiyan Xu, Pitambar Dhakal, Longxian Zhang   +8 more
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