Intestinal parasitic infection as an associated risk factor for severe acute malnutrition in rural children in age group 6m-5 yrs of Raipur district: A case control study [PDF]
Background: Malnutrition is a major public health problem in India, particularly in Chhattisgarh State with 18.9% under five children being wasted. Various factors like maternal nutrition, lack of sanitation and recurrent infection including parasitic ...
Pranab Kumar Das +3 more
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A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Host Personality Traits and Parasitic Infection [PDF]
Parasitism plays an important role in many fundamental ecological processes and is widespread both geographically and taxonomically. Interactions between parasites and hosts are often complex, and much attention has been paid to the relationship between ...
Zhu-Cheng Gao +5 more
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Occurrence of Ten Protozoan Enteric Pathogens in Three Non-Human Primate Populations
Non-human primate populations act as potential reservoirs for human pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites, which can lead to zoonotic infections. Furthermore, intestinal microorganisms may be pathogenic organisms to both non-human primates
Estelle Menu +9 more
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Anopheles anthropophagus (Xu and Feng ) is the major vector of malaria in Eastern and Southern China. The species An. anthropophagus is considered a synonym of An.
Wei-ping Liu +11 more
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Microbial biodiversity of natural toothbrushes in Mali
Different oral hygiene practices are used to overcome endemic diseases such as dental caries and oral infections. In Mali (Africa), natural plant-based toothbrushes are used for eliminating bacterial biofilm.
E. Sogodogo +3 more
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microRNAs in parasites and parasite infection [PDF]
miRNAs, a subclass of small regulatory RNAs, are present from ancient unicellular protozoans to parasitic helminths and parasitic arthropods. The miRNA-silencing mechanism appears, however, to be absent in a number of protozoan parasites. Protozoan miRNAs and components of their silencing machinery possess features different from other eukaryotes ...
Yadong, Zheng +2 more
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Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection in an Immunocompetent Patient: An Unusual Case [PDF]
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-dwelling nematode causing endemic infection, mostly in immunocompromised individuals, in tropical and subtropical regions.
Sibabrata Bhattacharya +3 more
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Objective: Intestinal parasitic infection is a major health problem in the southern region of Thailand. Despite an established annual deworming program, many school age children still suffer from parasitic infection.
Patsharaporn Techasintana Sarasombath +7 more
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestations in Al-Anbar Province , West of Iraq. [PDF]
Intestinal parasitic infestation still represents an economic and public health problem in the world particularly in the developing countries including the Middle East.
Abbas Obaid Farhan
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Is co-infection of intestinal parasites with COVID-19 virus infection affecting its severity? [PDF]
Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic disease with a spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic to acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multi-organ failure.
Ekhlas Abdel-Hafeez +4 more
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