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Infection strategies of fish ectoparasites [PDF]

, 1982
PhDCertain factors controlling the parasitic phase of some nonspecific fish ectoparasites were investigated. Studies were made of the infection patterns exhibited by the branchiuran Argulus foliaceus (L.
Landsberg, Janice Helena
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Health-related quality of life among school children with parasitic infections : findings from a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2014
Parasitic infections are still of considerable public health relevance, notably among children in low- and middle-income countries. Measures to assess the magnitude of ill-health in infected individuals, however, are debated and patient-based proxies ...
Silué, Kigbafori D., Eveline Hürlimann, Utzinger, Jürg, Yapi, Richard B., Ferdinand N Kouamé, Ferdinand N. Kouamé (573277), Clarisse A Houngbedji, Richard B. Yapi (424490), Prisca B Ndri, Richard B Yapi, Gotianwa Soro (573276), Jürg Utzinger, Houngbedji, Clarisse A., Giovanna Raso, Giovanna Raso (51489), Ndri, Prisca B., Prisca B. Ndri (573275), Raso, Giovanna, Eliézer K. N'Goran (108853), Gotianwa Soro, Clarisse A. Houngbedji (573274), Jürg Utzinger (39609), Eveline Hürlimann (217729), Thomas Fürst (128978), Kigbafori D. Silué (128980), Kouamé, Ferdinand N., Eliézer K N'Goran, Thomas Fürst, Soro, Gotianwa, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Hürlimann, Eveline, Kigbafori D Silué, Fürst, Thomas   +32 more
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Mucosal immune responses following intestinal nematode infection. [PDF]

, 2014
In most natural environments, the large majority of mammals harbour parasitic helminths that often live as adults within the intestine for prolonged periods (1-2 years).
Harris, N. L., P. J. Cooper, Zaph, C, Cooper, P. J., C. Zaph, Cooper, PJ, Harris, NL, Zaph, C., Cooper, Philip, N. L. Harris   +9 more
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Parasitic Infections

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2019
AbstractParasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract are a cause of morbidity to millions of individuals worldwide. These parasites are endemic in underdeveloped countries with poor sanitation allowing for spread through contaminated water supplies.
Indru T, Khubchandani, David S, Bub
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Heavy schistosomiasis associated with poor short-term memory and slower reaction times in Tanzanian schoolchildren. [PDF]

, 2002
Cross-sectional studies of the relationship between helminth infection and cognitive function can be informative in ways that treatment studies cannot.
Kihamia, C.M., Mwanri, L, Ngorodho, D., Baddeley, A. D., Alcock, K.J., Bundy, D.A.P., Mwanri, L., Lorri, W., Lorri, W, Jukes, M.C.H., Bundy, DAP, Bundy, D. A., Ngorosho, N., Yona, E., Jukes, MCH, Baddeley, A.D., Kihamia, C, Nokes, C. A., Alcock, Katherine Jane, Alcock, KJ, Yona, E, Lambo, JK, Jukes, M. C., Mbise, A., Lambo, J. K., Kihamia, C., Nokes, K, Nokes, K., Hall, A., Ngorosho, N, Lambo, J.K., Hall, A, Baddeley, AD   +32 more
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Helminths and HIV infection: epidemiological observations on immunological hypotheses. [PDF]

, 2006
Parasitic helminths have co-evolved with the mammalian immune system. Current hypotheses suggest that immunological stimulation in the presence of helminths is balanced by immuno-regulation and by the broad spectrum of mechanisms possessed by helminths ...
Mawa, PA, P. A. MAWA, A. M. ELLIOTT, P. KALEEBU, Kaleebu, P, M. BROWN, Elliott, AM, Brown, M   +7 more
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Role of parasitic vaccines in integrated control of parasitic diseases in livestock [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2015
Parasitic infections adversely affect animal’s health and threaten profitable animal production, thus affecting the economy of our country. These infections also play a major role in the spread of zoonotic diseases.
Neelu Sharma, Veer Singh , K. P. Shyma
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Effects of parasitic infections on clinical outcomes, self-rated quality of life and physical fitness in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are at risk of parasitic diseases, such as malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Health implications due to these diseases are manifold.
Hürlimann, Eveline
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Changes to cholesterol trafficking in macrophages by Leishmania parasites infection

MicrobiologyOpen, 2017
Leishmania spp. are protozoan parasites that are transmitted by sandfly vectors during blood sucking to vertebrate hosts and cause a spectrum of diseases called leishmaniases.
Geo Semini, Daniel Paape, Athina Paterou, Juliane Schroeder, Martin Barrios‐Llerena, Toni Aebischer   +5 more
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Prevalence of hookworm infection: a retrospective study in Kumasi

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014
Objective: To establish the prevalence of hookworm infection among patients who reported at the parasitology laboratory of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for intestinal parasitic investigation.
Williams Walana, Eric Nana Kofi Aidoo, Samuel Crowther Kofi Tay   +2 more
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