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Microsporidium Keratitis After Hurricane Francine: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
Microsporidial ocular infections are being increasingly reported, especially in temperate climates. In this case report, we describe five patients who presented to a private ophthalmology practice in Southeastern Louisiana in 2024, all within 3 months of Hurricane Francine landing.
Dwyer ZA, Lau SV.
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Comparative Assessment of In-House Real-Time PCRs Targeting Enteric Disease-Associated Microsporidia in Human Stool Samples

Pathogens, 2021
Microsporidiosis is an infection predominantly occurring in immunosuppressed patients and infrequently also in travelers. This study was performed to comparatively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of real-time PCR assays targeting microsporidia with ...
Konstantin Tanida, Andreas Hahn, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Egbert Tannich, Olfert Landt, Simone Kann, Torsten Feldt, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Veronica Di Cristanziano, Hagen Frickmann, Ulrike Loderstädt   +10 more
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Microsporidiosis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998
Abstract Four microsporidia have been reported from mammals other than man. These are: Encephalitozoon cuniculi, causing disseminated infections in a wide range of rodents, lagomorphs, carnivores, and primates; Thelohania apodemi, giving rise to cysts in the brain of field mice, Apodemus sylvaticus; Microsporidium buyukmichii in the ...
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Extraintestinal Microsporidiosis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2014
ABSTRACT Microsporidia are highly specialized obligate intracellular organisms that are closely related to fungi. Although traditionally associated with diarrheal illness in patients with AIDS, extraintestinal infections involving various organs have been reported with increasing frequency in the past decade, particularly in immunocompromised
Poornima, Ramanan, Bobbi S, Pritt
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A monoclonal antibody targeting spore wall protein 1 inhibits the proliferation of Nosema bombycis in Bombyx mori

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular single-cell eukaryotic parasites that can infect almost all kinds of animals and cause microsporidiosis. However, there are a few achievements of microsporidiosis treatments.
Bin Yu, Rong Zheng, Maofei Bian, Ting Liu, Kun Lu, Jialing Bao, Guoqing Pan, Zeyang Zhou, Chunfeng Li   +8 more
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Prevalence and public health relevance of enteric parasites in domestic dogs and cats in the region of Madrid (Spain) with an emphasis on Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium sp.

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2542-2558, November 2023., 2023
One in two pet dogs and cats is infected by intestinal parasites. Some of them have the potential to infect humans. Pups and kittens were at higher risk of infection. Performing a coproparasitological analysis is essential to establish a correct deworming protocol in these animals.
Marta Mateo, Ana Montoya, Begoña Bailo, Pamela C. Köster, Alejandro Dashti, Carolina Hernández‐Castro, José M. Saugar, Pablo Matas, Lihua Xiao, David Carmena   +9 more
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Renal Microsporidiosis in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: A Case Series

Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 2020
Microsporidiosis is a rare, but emerging opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant and stem cell transplant recipients. Renal involvement in microsporidiosis is very rarely seen in these recipients.
Saloni SHAH, Sheba Sweetline JACOB, Rama MANI, Ashok PARAMESWARAN, Sunil KUMAR, Rajeev A ANNIGERI, Raja MAHESH, Ramya UPPULURI   +7 more
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Biliary Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in a dog under immunomodulatory therapy

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 64, Issue 8, Page 535-538, August 2023., 2023
An 8‐year‐old female spayed Labrador retriever was presented for the evaluation of severe weight loss 10 weeks after starting an immunomodulatory treatment, including prednisolone and cyclosporine, for meningoencephalitis of unknown origin. Plasma biochemistry analysis showed mild to moderate increases in liver enzyme activities and a moderate decrease
L. A. Wolfer, W. U. Basso, C. F. Frey, S. Schuller, B. Amphimaque, J. Jankovic, J. Howard, L. M. Peters   +7 more
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Current Therapy and Therapeutic Targets for Microsporidiosis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular, spore-forming parasitic fungi which are grouped with the Cryptomycota. They are both opportunistic pathogens in humans and emerging veterinary pathogens.
Junhong Wei, Junhong Wei, Junhong Wei, Zhihui Fei, Zhihui Fei, Zhihui Fei, Guoqing Pan, Guoqing Pan, Guoqing Pan, Louis M. Weiss, Louis M. Weiss, Zeyang Zhou, Zeyang Zhou, Zeyang Zhou, Zeyang Zhou   +14 more
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Diseases of the giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii: A review for a growing industry

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 738-758, March 2023., 2023
Abstract The giant river prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is a major focus of aquaculture in tropical and sub‐tropical regions around the globe. Over the last 30 years, culture of M. rosenbergii has increased exponentially as demand has risen both for domestic consumption and for international export trade.
Chantelle Hooper, Partho P. Debnath, Grant D. Stentiford, Kelly S. Bateman, Krishna R. Salin, David Bass   +5 more
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