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Complexity, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.The scientific community is aware that the great scientific revolution of this century will be the formulation of a theory of complex systems and formalize it in mathematical terms. In this article, we formulate a unified theory of living systems as complex systems called the general biological relativity theory, which states that at every level of ...
Winston Garira +2 more
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Blood Parasite Infections and Impacts on Avian Health and Reproduction
Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 24, December 2025.ABSTRACT Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in nature, but their consequences are often difficult to evaluate in wildlife. This is particularly the case for chronic infections for which fitness impacts can be subtle or confounded with other intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
Marie Buysse +7 more
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Scientific ReportsDirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode that causes fatal heartworm disease in canids. The microfilariae are essential for research, including drug screening and mosquito-parasite interactions.
Mihoko Mizuseki +5 more
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First cases of canine dirofilariosis inSlovakia: a case report
Veterinární Medicína, 2005 Dogs from two locations in West Slovakiasuspected to have dirofilariosis were tested with the help of microfilariae detection, histochemical identification of microfilaria species and Dirofilaria immitis specific antigen detection in the blood serum. Six
V. Svobodova +3 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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Repeated Visits to a Woman With Suspected Worms Discharged From the Urethra—A Case Study
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.ABSTRACT A 58‐year‐old female presented with a 6‐month history of recurrent “worms” found in her toilet, which she suspected originated from her urinary tract. Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory analysis revealed motile, blood‐red worm‐like organisms measuring 25–35 mm in length, initially suspected to be Dioctophyma renale larvae ...
Shuqian Cai +3 more
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Infectious Diseases of PovertyBackground Preventive chemotherapy with ivermectin and albendazole (IA) in mass drug administration (MDA) programs for all at-risk populations is the core public health intervention to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Adam M. Fimbo +7 more
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IDENTIFICATION OF MICROFILARIAE USING CONVENTIONAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND QPCR-HRM
Journal of Vocational Health StudiesBackground: The presence of filarial worms in the lymph nodes can result in acute symptoms, such as inflammation of the lymph nodes and ducts, particularly in the groin region. As part of the life cycle of filariasis, symptomatic or asymptomatic patients
Bagus Muhammad Ihsan +5 more
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SEAL LOUSE (ECHINOPHTHIRIDAE) AS VECTORS FOR INVASIVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS OF PINNIPEDS
Юг России: экология, развитие, 2017 The aim of the presented article is to analyze seal lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura, Echinophthiridae) adaptation to aquatic environment – permanent parasites of pinnipeds, as well as available literature data about seal lice as pathogen vectors of their ...
Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov +7 more
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Modelling Neglected Tropical Diseases diagnostics: the sensitivity of skin snips for Onchocerca volvulus in near elimination and surveillance settings. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control has proposed provisional thresholds for the prevalence of microfilariae in humans and of L3 larvae in blackflies, below which mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin can be stopped and ...
Attah, Simon K +8 more
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