First known case of human bertiellosis in a child in Paraná, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2023 Objective: To describe the first known case of human Bertiellosis in Paraná (Brazil). Case description: A 6-year-old male residing in the Brazilian state of Paraná was suffering from intermittent nonspecific abdominal pain and abdominal distension ...
Nathália Mitsue Kishi +9 more
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First characterization of methanogens in oral cavity in Malian patients with oral cavity pathologies
BMC Oral Health, 2019 Background The oral cavity of humans is inhabited by several hundreds of bacterial species and other microorganisms such as fungi and archaeal methanogens.
Elisabeth Sogodogo +7 more
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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and mosquito-borne diseases in Mali, West Africa
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Mosquito-borne diseases cause major human diseases in almost every part of the world. In West Africa, and notably in Mali, vector control measures help reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases, although malaria remains a threat to both morbidity and ...
Fatalmoudou Tandina +5 more
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Biochar-amended potting medium reduces the susceptibility of rice to root-knot nematode infections [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Biochar is a solid coproduct of biomass pyrolysis, and soil amended with biochar has been shown to enhance the productivity of various crops and induce systemic plant resistance to fungal pathogens.
Debode, Jane +4 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background The present study aims to assess the epidemiological role of different lymnaeid snails as intermediate hosts of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Yannick Caron +4 more
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Multi-center screening of the Pathogen Box collection for schistosomiasis drug discovery
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Over the past five years, as a public service to encourage and accelerate drug discovery for diseases of poverty, the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) has released box sets of 400 compounds named the Malaria, Pathogen and Stasis Boxes. Here,
Martina Maccesi +9 more
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Infection of sheep with Strongyloides papillosus: The effect of intensity of parasitic infection as well as therapy with albendazole on certain biochemical parameters in the blood of sheep [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2015 The objective of this work was to investigate certain biochemical parameters in the blood of sheep in conditions of different intensity of parasitic infection with Strongyloides papillosus, and also after the therapy with albendazole.
Dimitrijević Blagoje +6 more
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Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes +3 more
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Dendritic cell responses to Plasmodium falciparum in a malaria-endemic setting
Malaria Journal, 2021 Background Plasmodium falciparum causes the majority of malaria cases worldwide and children in sub-Saharan Africa are the most vulnerable group affected.
Triniti C. Turner +10 more
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Parasitic Infection and Autoimmunity
, 2004 The studies summarized in this paper indicate that parasitic infections can serve as a trigger factor of autoimmune reactivity by several mechanisms. The relationship between parasites and autoimmunity could be manifested by the presence of autoantibodies or T-cells with autoreactivity.
M, Abu-Shakra, Y, Shoenfeld
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