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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 9, Page 1018-1022, September 2025.Abstract Objectives We investigated the prevalence of anti‐phenolic glycolipid‐I (PGL‐I) IgM antibodies among temporarily unfit blood donors at the Pará State Blood Bank (HEMOPA), located in the Amazon region of northern Brazil. Using an arbitrary high cutoff for optical density (OD ≥0.750) in ELISA, a subset of donors was invited for clinical ...
Erika Vanessa Oliveira Jorge +12 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin and nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae and the newly discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Human leprosy has been documented for millennia in ancient cultures. Recent genomic studies of worldwide M.
Xiang Y Han, Francisco J Silva
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Advances in Proteomics of Mycobacterium leprae [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2012 AbstractAlthough Mycobacterium leprae was the first bacterial pathogen identified causing human disease, it remains one of the few that is non‐cultivable. Understanding the biology of M. leprae is one of the primary challenges in current leprosy research.
O. Parkash, B. P. Singh
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A rare case of lepromatous leprosy in Germany
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Roman Saternus +8 more
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The Role of Foxes in Transmitting Zoonotic Bacteria to Humans: A Scoping Review
Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 6, Page 485-500, September 2025.ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases inflict substantial burdens on human and animal populations worldwide, and many of these infections are bacterial. An Australian study investigating environmental risk factors for Buruli ulcer in humans detected the causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans , in the faeces of wild foxes, a novel finding that suggests foxes may ...
Emma C. Hobbs +6 more
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Mycobacterium leprae alters classical activation of human monocytes in vitro
Journal of Inflammation, 2016 BackgroundMacrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The polarized clinical presentations in leprosy are associated with differential immune activation.
D. Fallows +3 more
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FEBS Letters, Volume 599, Issue 16, Page 2362-2376, August 2025.Tuberculosis remains a global health challenge and new therapeutic targets are required. Here, we characterized SseA, a sulfurtransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis involved in macrophage infection, and its interaction with the newly identified protein SufEMtb that activates SseA enzymatic activity.
Giulia Di Napoli +10 more
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Variation of TTC Repeat Pattern in the Dna of Mycobacterium Leprae Isolates Obtained From Archeological Bones and Leprosy Patients From East Nusa Tenggara [PDF]
, 2012 The existence of leprosy or kusta or Morbus Hansen or Hansens disease has been known for years, including in Indonesia. Starting from the discovery of Mycobacterium leprae isolates from ancient bone (about 1.000 years B.C), the archaeological excavations
Adriaty, D. (Dinar) +6 more
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Rab32 restriction of intracellular bacterial pathogens [PDF]
, 2018 Experiments in the authors’ laboratory are supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant no. 109680/Z/15/Z), the Royal Society (grant no. RG150386), and Tenovus Scotland (grant no. G14/19) to SS.
Rofe, Adam +2 more
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Lenvatinib‐Associated Non‐Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Case Report
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.This article presents a case of a hepatocellular carcinoma patient who developed pulmonary NTM infection after long‐term lenvatinib therapy, as detected by next‐generation sequencing (NGS). Symptoms improved and follow‐up CT showed resolution after discontinuation of lenvatinib for 2 months.
Qian Wang +3 more
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