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Baiting not-owned dogs against Echinococcus granulosus: innovative tools for integrated control

Parasitology
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus, is one of the most widespread zoonoses in Mediterranean countries. Baiting not-owned dogs with praziquantel (PZQ), due to their key role in the maintaining the
Elena Ciccone, Antonio Bosco, Paola Pepe, Martina Nocerino, Nicola Lattero, Gerald Umhang, Laatamna AbdElkarim, Samia Lahmar, Yousra Said, Giorgio Saralli, Giuseppe Piegari, Maria Chiara Alterisio, Rania Baka, Smaragda Sotiraki, Franck Boué, Laura Rinaldi   +15 more
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Effect of Praziquantel on Preventing Delayed Infection of Schistosoma japonicum in Buffaloes and Goats

Microorganisms
Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, continues to pose a major public health threat in East Asia, with an estimated 71 million people at risk of infection. Domestic animals, especially buffaloes and goats, serve as important reservoir hosts,
Xiang Gui, Bing Shao, Haoran Zhong, Rongxue Lv, Hao Li, Ke Lu, Yang Hong, Zhiqiang Fu, Zhenjie Lu, Mengge Xu, Yamei Jin, Jinming Liu   +11 more
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A new approach to assessing the efficacy of anthelmintic agents in vitro

Бюллетень сибирской медицины
Aim. To develop a new method to determine the viability of Opisthorchis felineus in vitro using the MTS reagent and to evaluate its applicability for analyzing the efficacy of anthelmintic agents in the treatment of opisthorchiasis.Materials and methods.
E. A. Perina, E. E. Buyko, I. P. Kaminskiy, D. S. Sobakin, A. A. Ufandeev, O. A. Kaidash, V. V. Ivanov, E. V. Udut   +7 more
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Schistosomiasis Chemotherapy, Chemoprevention, and Vaccines: History, Progress, and Priorities

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Background Schistosomiasis is a major human disease of public health importance. Freshwater snails serving as intermediary hosts and human interaction with surface water tainted by feces or urine are both necessary components of the transmission cycle ...
Alaa Oqalaa E. Alibrahim, Walaa A. Elkholy, Mona M. El‐Derbawy, Noha F. Zahran, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Gaber El‐Saber Batiha   +6 more
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Cucurbita pepo Seed Oil Induces Microsatellite Instability and Tegumental Damage to Schistosoma mansoni Immature and Adult Worms In vitro

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020
Amany Ibrahim Ammar, 1 Amira Fathy Afifi, 1 Abdallah Essa, 2, 3 Asmaa Galal-Khallaf, 4 Mostafa Mohamed Mokhtar, 5 Somaia Shehab-Eldeen, 2, 3 Amany Ahmed Rady 1 1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom,
Ammar AI, Afifi AF, Essa A, Galal-Khallaf A, Mokhtar MM, Shehab-Eldeen S, Rady AA   +6 more
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A novel sustained-release agent based on disulfide-induced recombinant collagen hydrogels for the prevention and treatment of Schistosoma infections

Microbiology Spectrum
Schistosomiasis is commonly managed using the praziquantel, but it is only effective against adult worms and duration of action is short. Liver fibrosis will worsen if eggs are still present after stopping treatment.
Jie Wang, Lijun Song, Yuntian Xing, Yang Dai, Jinyuan Hu, Guoli Qu, Yongliang Xu, Xuren Yin, Derong Hang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chunrong Xiong, Liang Shi, Fei Xu   +12 more
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Interactions of mefloquine with praziquantel in the Schistosoma mansoni mouse model and in vitro [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives Mefloquine has interesting antischistosomal properties, hence it might be an attractive partner drug for combination treatment with praziquantel.
Keiser, Jennifer, Manneck, Theresia, Vargas, Mireille   +2 more
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Praziquantel and factor H recruitment differentially affect the susceptibility of Schistosoma mansoni to complement-mediated damage

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundSchistosomes are highly efficient evaders of human immunity, as evident by their ability to survive in human blood for years. How they protect themselves against the constant attack by a key element of innate immunity, the complement system ...
Anna E. van Beek, Anna E. van Beek, Hannah Jeanguenat, Hannah Jeanguenat, Cécile Häberli, Cécile Häberli, Richard B. Pouw, Richard B. Pouw, Christina Lamers, Gábor Pál, Péter Gál, Christoph Q. Schmidt, Daniel Ricklin, Jennifer Keiser, Jennifer Keiser   +14 more
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary to Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Delay in Eastern Nepal

Respirology Case Reports
Paragonimiasis, or oriental lung fluke, a zoonotic disease acquired by consuming raw or undercooked crustaceans such as crabs or snails, can mimic tuberculosis in endemic regions.
Arun Kumar Mahato, Sonu Shah, Sandip Kumar Sah, K. C. Rupak, Bigyan Adhikari, Ashit Pokhrel   +5 more
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The little we know about the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of praziquantel (racemate and R-enantiomer) [PDF]

, 2017
Praziquantel has been the mainstay of schistosomiasis control since 1984 and widely distributed since 2006 through ‘preventive chemotherapy' programmes to school-aged children or at-risk populations.
Delgado-Romero, Petra, Keiser, Jennifer, Olliaro, Piero   +2 more
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