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Plasmodium parasitophorous vacuole membrane-resident protein UIS4 manipulates host cell actin to avoid parasite elimination

iScience, 2022
Summary: Parasite-derived PVM-resident proteins are critical for complete parasite development inside hepatocytes, although the function of most of these proteins remains unknown.
Viriato M’Bana, Aparajita Lahree, Sofia Marques, Ksenija Slavic, Maria M. Mota   +4 more
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Impact of migration on the occurrence of new cases of Chagas disease in Buenos Aires city, Argentina

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
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Guillermo Moscatelli, Facundo García Bournissen, Héctor Freilij, Ada Berenstein, Ana Tarlovsky, Samanta Moroni, Griselda Ballering, Miguel Biancardi, Susana Siniawski, Marta Schwarcz, Susana Hernández, Andrés Espejo Cozzi, Jaime Altcheh   +12 more
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Visceral Leishmaniasis and Land Use and Cover in the Carajás Integration Region, Eastern Amazon, Brazil

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Human visceral leishmaniasis is a major public health problem in the Amazon. Thus, we analyzed the spatial distribution of this disease and its relationship with epidemiological, socioeconomic, and environmental variables in the Carajás Integration ...
Claudia do Socorro Carvalho Miranda, Bruna Costa de Souza, Tainara Carvalho Garcia Miranda Filgueiras, Alder Mourão de Sousa, Maira Cibelle da Silva Peixoto, Tainã Carvalho Garcia Miranda Filgueiras, Frederico José Carvalho Miranda, Sérgio Luiz Althoff, Raimundo Gladson Corrêa Carvalho, Nelson Veiga Gonçalves   +9 more
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Nodular Human Lagochilascariasis Lesion in Hunter, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Lagochilascariasis is a rare helminthic infection caused by Lagochilascaris minor nematodes and found in Latin America; most cases are reported in the Amazon region.
Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Gabriel L.O. Salvador   +1 more
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Surfactant‐Enhanced Electrospun Nanofiber Filters for Efficient Viral and Bacterial Inactivation

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
In this work, electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous filters functionalized with surfactants (CTAB, CPC, and SDS) were developed for air filtration applications. The PAN nanofiber mats enable efficient particulate matter capture while simultaneously providing antimicrobial and antiviral activity against bacteria (E. coli and S.
Edilton N. da Silva, Paulo A. M. Chagas, Gustavo C. da Mata, Felipe A. Lima, Fabiana B. Furtado, Wanderley P. de Oliveira, Rejane M. T. Grotto, Clovis W. O. de Souza, Mônica L. Aguiar, Vádila G. Guerra   +9 more
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Sucessful of nitempyram in treatment occular myiasis in orbital cavity in dog – case report

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020
The aim of this study was to report the efficacy of nitempiram against Cochiliomiyia hominivorax larvae in ocular myiasis in a naturally infested dog. A female Beagle dog with occular miyasis was attended.
Fernando Rocha Miranda, Renan Bernardes Tavares, Ciro Eugênio da Silva de Oliveira, Emily Andressa Santos Lima, Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Fabio Barbour Scott, Julio Israel Fernandes   +6 more
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Genome‐Wide DNA Methylation Study Reveals Specific Signatures in the Affected Arterial Tissue of Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large‐vessel vasculitis, potentially causing complications such as blindness and strokes. This study aims to gain insights into the pathogenesis of GCA by identifying specific DNA methylation signatures in the arterial tissue of patients with this vasculitis. Methods DNA methylation profiling was analyzed in 79
Gonzalo Borrego‐Yaniz, Ana Márquez, Elkyn Estupiñán‐Moreno, Laura C. Terrón‐Camero, Miguel A. González‐Gay, Santos Castañeda, Giuliana Guggino, David Saadoun, Pietro Lio, Simona Fontana, Martina Bonacini, Alessandro Rossi, Alberto Cavazza, Francesco Muratore, Carlo Salvarani, Nicolo Pipitone, Javier Martin, Stefania Croci, Lourdes Ortiz‐Fernández   +18 more
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Distinct effects of complement C4A and C4B copy number in Systemic Sclerosis serological and clinical subtypes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective Complement component 4 (C4), encoded by C4A and C4B within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6, regulates the immune response and clears immune complexes. Variable copy number (CN) of C4 genes and retroviral HERV‐K element influence its function.
Javier Martínez‐López, Carlos Rangel‐Peláez, Inmaculada Rodriguez‐Martin, Alfredo Guillen‐Del‐Castillo, Carmen P Simeón‐Aznar, José L Callejas, International SSc Group; PRECISESADs Clinical Consortium, Oliver Distler, Susanna M Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG), Nicolas Hunzelmann, Gianluca Moroncini, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Ariane L Herrick, Yannick Allanore, Marta E. Alarcon‐Riquelme, Lorenzo Beretta, Shervin Assassi, Christopher P Denton, Maureen D Mayes, Javier Martin, Marialbert Acosta‐Herrera, Martin Kerick   +23 more
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Hybridization in parasites: consequences for adaptive evolution, pathogenesis and public health in a changing world [PDF]

, 2015
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A Berry, A Koukounari, AJ Norton, AR Laird, B Schelkle, BL Webster, BL Webster, BL Webster, BR Grant, C Astrom, C Gyles, CA Machado, CD Criscione, CM Brasier, CM Lively, CM Lively, CS Clarkson, CS Wondji, D Menge, D Rollinson, D Weetman, DB Dunams-Morel, DE Neafsey, Deborah F. Smith, DR Brooks, DR Dittrich-Reed, E Inbar, E Mancini, E Redman, E Strauch, EH Stukenbrock, EJ Baack, GL Nichols, Glenn F Rall, H Krehenwinkel, H Ochman, H Ochman, HD Mawejje, HJ Müller, HV Pates, I Goodhead, J Boissier, J Davies, J Hawks, J Mallet, J Mavarez, JA Coyne, JA Patz, JC Semenza, JM Kelly, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JP Webster, JT Detwiler, Kayla C. King, KD Lafferty, LA Messenger, LA Messenger, LAT Tchuente, LC Norris, LH Rieseberg, LH Rieseberg, M Arnold, M Lynch, M Schumer, M Worobey, MA Miles, MA Nowak, MB Rogers, MB Rogers, MC Fontaine, ME Grigg, MF Dybdahl, MG Taylor, Michael A. Brockhurst, MJ Gibbs, ML Arnold, ML Arnold, ML Steinauer, MW Gaunt, NH Barton, NR Sturm, NS Akopyants, O Seehausen, P Martens, P Volf, P Volf, PW Hedrick, R Abbott, RA Farrer, RB Stelkens, RB Stelkens, RDH Barrett, Rike B. Stelkens, RS Ramiro, S Edmands, S Hales, S Manguin, S Moore, T Dobzhansky, T Huyse, T Huyse, TH Le, U Chaudhry, W Alves, W Choochote, W Li, Y Lee, Y Song   +108 more
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ParSCo: celebrating 10 years of a unique parasitology summer course

Parasites & Vectors
ParSCo (Parasitology Summer Course) is an intense, 1-week-long summer course organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy, with the support of the World Association for the Advancement of ...
Filipe Dantas-Torres, Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Livia Perles, Juan Pedro Barrera, Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Antonio Varcasia, Emanuele Brianti, Georgiana Deak, Alicia Rojas, Guadalupe Miró, Petr Volf, Gad Baneth, Domenico Otranto   +15 more
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