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Disentangling direct from indirect effects of habitat disturbance on multiple components of biodiversity

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, Volume 91, Issue 11, Page 2220-2234, November 2022., 2022
Given that anthropogenic disturbance is one of the most important factors influencing ecological communities, a better understanding of the reciprocity of the various components of biodiversity is needed to predict the development of disturbed natural communities.
Nina Isabell Schwensow   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used in Central Macedonia, Greece

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
This work provides the ethnobotanical data concerning the traditional use of medicinal plants in Macedonia region (Northern Greece), which has, up to now, been poorly investigated. The aim of the present study was to collect, analyze, and evaluate information on the use of medicinal plants among different population groups living in Central Macedonia ...
Efthymia Eleni Tsioutsiou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytokine Pattern of T Lymphocytes in Acute Schistosomiasis mansoni Patients following Treated Praziquantel Therapy

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Acute schistosomiasis is associated with a primary exposure and is more commonly seen in nonimmune individuals traveling through endemic regions. In this study, we have focused on the cytokine profile of T lymphocytes evaluated in circulating leukocytes of acute Schistosomiasis mansoni‐infected patients (ACT group) before and after praziquantel ...
Denise Silveira-Lemos   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasites or Cohabitants: Cruel Omnipresent Usurpers or Creative “Éminences Grises”?

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
This paper presents many types of interplays between parasites and the host, showing the history of parasites, the effects of parasites on the outcome of wars, invasions, migrations, and on the development of numerous regions of the globe, and the impact of parasitic diseases on the society and on the course of human evolution.
Marcos A. Vannier-Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunopathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy

open access: yesInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page 121-127, 1997., 1997
The immunopathogenesis of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy is not completely understood. This paper will try to discuss the most frequently asked questions about the immunopathogeny of congenital toxoplasmosis: differential virulence of Toxoplasma isolates, genetic susceptibility to infection, facilitation of placental transfer, models of congenital ...
Jean Dupouy-Camet
wiley   +1 more source

Protozoan and Helminth Contamination in Ecuadorian Agricultural Products: Dominance of Blastocystis sp.

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Foodborne diseases, particularly those caused by parasitic infections, pose significant public health challenges globally, particularly affecting vulnerable populations such as children. In this study, we investigated the parasitic contamination in 773 samples of fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens from Ecuador’s Chimborazo Province. Utilizing a cross‐
Luisa Carolina González-Ramírez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitosis intestinales en el ecuador. Revisión Sistemática

open access: yesKasmera, 2023
Las parasitosis intestinales representan un problema importante de salud en las poblaciones susceptibles de los países en desarrollo. El propósito de este estudio fue conocer por medio de una revisión bibliográfica la prevalencia de las Parasitosis ...
Yelisa Estefanía Durán Pincay   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desnutrición y su relación con parasitismo intestinal en niños de una población de la Amazonia colombiana.

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2002
En el mundo y principalmente en los países en vía de desarrollo, los parásitos intestinales y la desnutrición causan gran morbilidad, especialmente entre la población infantil. El presente estudio se desarrolló en un poblado de la Amazonia colombiana con
Leonardo Elías Ordóñez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Características de las infecciones por parásitos gastrointestinales zoonóticos en perros con dueños. Lima-Perú

open access: yesCiencia Veterinaria, 2020
El crecimiento urbano en el Perú, se acompaña con el aumento de la tenencia de perros, lo cual se constituye en un riesgo potencial en la transmisión de enfermedades zoonóticas.
Patricia Luciana Shiroma Tamashiro
doaj   +1 more source

Parasitosis intestinales en niños de edad escolar de una institución educativa de Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay

open access: yesRevista Científica Ciencias de la Salud, 2020
Introducción: La infección intestinal parasitaria afecta principalmente a la población infantil y constituye una de las enfermedades de mayor prevalencia en las comunidades empobrecidas de los países en desarrollo. Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de
Lidia Boy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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