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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Other Gastrointestinal Parasites in Domestic Cats from Households in Thika Region, Kenya

BioMed Research International, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites of domestic cats (Felis catus) not only cause morbidity but are also potential zoonotic agents. The current study aimed at establishing the prevalence of GIT parasites in cats kept by households in Thika region, Kenya.
Adele Nyambura Njuguna, John Maina Kagira, Simon Muturi Karanja, Maina Ngotho, Lucy Mutharia, Naomi Wangari Maina, Mansour El-Matbouli   +6 more
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Disease patterns and causes of death of hospitalized HIV‐positive adults in West Africa: a multicountry survey in the antiretroviral treatment era

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2014., 2014
Objective We aimed to describe the morbidity and mortality patterns in HIV‐positive adults hospitalized in West Africa. Method We conducted a six‐month prospective multicentre survey within the IeDEA West Africa collaboration in six adult medical wards of teaching hospitals in Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Cotonou, Dakar and Bamako. From April to October 2010,
Charlotte Lewden, Youssoufou J Drabo, Djimon M Zannou, Moussa Y Maiga, Daouda K Minta, Papa S Sow, Jocelyn Akakpo, François Dabis, Serge P Eholié, The IeDEA West Africa Collaboration   +9 more
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Prevalence and pattern of waterborne parasitic infections in eastern Africa: A systematic scoping review

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020
Waterborne parasitic diseases form one of common and important public health and economic problems in low- and middle-income countries, though little is known on the burden and patterns of these diseases in most regions.
Helena A. Ngowi
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Megacities as Sources for Pathogenic Bacteria in Rivers and Their Fate Downstream

International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Poor sanitation, poor treatments of waste water, as well as catastrophic floods introduce pathogenic bacteria into rivers, infecting and killing many people. The goal of clean water for everyone has to be achieved with a still growing human population and their rapid concentration in large cities, often megacities. How long introduced pathogens survive
Wolf-Rainer Abraham, Jorge H. Leitao
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus‐Associated Gastrointestinal Disease: Common Endoscopic Biopsy Diagnoses

Pathology Research International, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a major site of disease in HIV infection: almost half of HIV‐infected patients present with GI symptoms, and almost all patients develop GI complications. GI symptoms such as anorexia, weight loss, dysphagia, odynophagia, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are frequent and usually nonspecific among these patients. Endoscopy
Feriyl Bhaijee, Charu Subramony, Shou-Jiang Tang, Dominique J. Pepper, Liron Pantanowitz   +4 more
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The Spectrum of Clinical and Pathological Manifestations of AIDS in a Consecutive Series of 236 Autopsied Cases in Mumbai, India

Pathology Research International, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
The HIV epidemic in the Asian subcontinent has a significant impact on India. The AIDS associated pathology has not been well evaluated in a representative study hence very little is known about the spectrum of HIV/AIDS associated diseases in Indian subcontinent.
Dhaneshwar Namdeorao Lanjewar, Liron Pantanowitz   +1 more
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Enteric parasites in HIV-1/AIDS-infected patients from a Northwestern São Paulo reference unit in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011
INTRODUCTION: We describe the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in patients from an AIDS reference service in Northeastern São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Retrospective evaluation was done for all HIV-1/AIDS-positive patients whose Hospital de Base/São ...
Luciana Ventura Cardoso, Katia Jaira Galisteu, Arlindo Schiesari Júnior, Luana Aparecida Oliveira Abou Chahla, Rafaela Moreira da Silva Canille, Marcus Vinicius Tereza Belloto, Célia Franco, Irineu Luiz Maia, Andréa Regina Baptista Rossit, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado   +9 more
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HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
The HIV wasting syndrome represented the face of HIV/AIDS before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the incidence of wasting has declined since the introduction of HAART, weight loss remains common in patients receiving HAART, especially in the setting of a failing HAART regimen.
Dimie Ogoina, Reginald O. Obiako, Haruna M. Muktar, A. R. Satoskar   +3 more
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Cystoisosporiasis-related human acalculous cholecystitis: the need for increased awareness

Polish Journal of Pathology, 2016
Cholecystitis is one of the common surgical indications affecting human beings in many countries. A variety of infectious agents can be associated with acute or chronic acalculous cholecystitis, especially in HIV/AIDS patients. In this investigation, the
Mahmoud Agholi, Elham Aliabadi, Gholam Reza Hatam   +2 more
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Rapid Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Protozoa, with a Focus on Entamoeba histolytica

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2009, Issue 1, 2009., 2009
Entamoeba histolytica is an invasive intestinal pathogenic parasitic protozoan that causes amebiasis. It must be distinguished from Entamoeba dispar and E. moshkovskii, nonpathogenic commensal parasites of the human gut lumen that are morphologically identical to E. histolytica. Detection of specific E.
Anjana Singh, Eric Houpt, William A. Petri, Herbert B. Tanowitz   +3 more
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