Paragonimus westermani as a cause of Löeffler's syndrome [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 In 1936, Löeffler first recognized the association between a distinctive form of severe heart failure and marked eosinophilia. Most cases are caused by either parasitic infections or drugs; however, no cause has been identified in one-third of the ...
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Infection and biogeographical characteristics of Paragonimus westermani and P. skrjabini in humans and animal hosts in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundParagonimiasis, primarily caused by Paragonimus westermani and P. skrjabini in China, is a common food-borne parasitic zoonosis. However, the national distribution of Paragonimus spp.
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Conservation and diversification of the transcriptomes of adult Paragonimus westermani and P. skrjabini. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2016 Gene Ontology term enrichment among transcript sets of interest from P. westermani and P. skrjabini.
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Analysis of COI and ITS2 regions of DNA obtained from Paragonimus westermani eggs in ancient coprolites on Joseon dynasty mummies [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2019 The genetic information of ancient Paragonimus westermani, the oriental lung fluke infecting over 20 million people worldwide, has not been thoroughly investigated thus far. We analysed genetic markers (COI and ITS2) of P.
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Paragonimus westermani metacercariae in two freshwater crab species in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, as a possible source of infection in wild boars and sika deer. [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2021 Paragonimiasis is a particular foodborne parasitic disease that is endemic to southern Kyushu, including Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. We previously detected Paragonimus westermani triploid larvae in meat samples obtained from wild boars and sika deer ...
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Immunoblotting Identification of Diagnostic Antigens of Paragonimus westermani Type 1 for the Detection of Human Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in North East India [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Human pulmonary paragonimiasis, an emerging concern in North East India, frequently masquerades as pulmonary tuberculosis due to clinical and radiological similarities, leading to diagnostic challenges.
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Survival and infectivity of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae in soy sauce–marinated crayfish [PDF]
Food and Waterborne ParasitologyParagonimus westermani, a zoonotic lung fluke, causes respiratory symptoms resembling tuberculosis. In Asia, human infections typically occur through the consumption of raw or marinated freshwater crabs or crayfish containing P. westermani metacercariae.
Eun-Min Kim, Yan Jin, Sung-Tae Hong
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Paragonimus westermani infection in lung: A confounding diagnostic entity [PDF]
Lung India, 2015 Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by the genus Paragonimus. Fresh water snails, crabs, and crayfish are the first and second intermediate hosts, respectively.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Paragonimus ohirai (Paragonimidae: Trematoda: Platyhelminthes) and its comparison with P. westermani congeners and other trematodes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 We present the complete mitochondrial genome of Paragonimus ohirai Miyazaki, 1939 and compare its features with those of previously reported mitochondrial genomes of the pathogenic lung-fluke, Paragonimus westermani, and other members of the genus.
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The mitochondrial genome of Paragonimus westermani (Kerbert, 1878), the Indian isolate of the lung fluke representative of the family Paragonimidae (Trematoda) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Among helminth parasites, Paragonimus (zoonotic lung fluke) gains considerable importance from veterinary and medical points of view because of its diversified effect on its host.
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