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Effects of praziquantel on early life stages of Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

Veterinární Medicína
This study aimed to assess the toxicity of the anthelmintic drug praziquantel in the early life stages of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The toxicity was evaluated based on mortality, early ontogeny development, growth, oxidative stress biomarkers,
J Velisek, A Strouhova, M Sandova, E Zuskova, P Dvorak, A Stara   +5 more
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The immune-dependence of chemotherapy in experimental schistosomiasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1989
Experimental evidence indicates that immune effector mechanisms can enhance the activity of schistosomicidal drugs. Praziquantel, oxamniquine, hycanthone and antimony were less effective against Schistosoma mansoni infections in mice immunosuppressed by ...
M. J. Doenhoff
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Community Health Workers' Multiple Understandings of Schistosomiasis Transmission Pathways: Exploring Contextual Factors in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, affecting over 250 million people. In endemic settings, schistosomiasis transmission is not always understood exclusively in biomedical terms. Community health workers (CHWs) contribute to schistosomiasis control through mass drug administration and health ...
Dianne Verhoeven, Lisa Sophie Reigl, Alice Sereti Sinkeet, Mary Maghanga, Alexise Djouquou Gnahore, Bi Tra Jamal Sehi, Suzanne Lobohon Lavry, Andrea Buhl, Marie Frese, Jennifer Burrill, Eveline Hürlimann, Peter Steinmann, Nora Monnier, Ashley Preston, Janet Masaku, Matthias Richter, Mary Amuyunzu Nyamongo, Alain Toh, Stella Neema, Isabelle L. Lange, Andrea S. Winkler, on behalf of the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium   +21 more
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Treatment with anthelminthics during pregnancy: what gains and what risks for the mother and child? [PDF]

, 2011
In 1994 and 2002, respectively, the World Health Organisation proposed that treatment for hookworm and schistosomiasis could be provided during pregnancy.
Webb, Emily L, Mpairwe, Harriet, EMILY L. WEBB, MOSES MUWANGA, ROBERT TWEYONGYERE, Tweyongyere, Robert, Muwanga, Moses, HARRIET MPAIRWE, DENNISON KIZITO, Muhangi, Lawrence, PATRICE MAWA, LAWRENCE MUHANGI, Entebbe Mother and Baby Study Team, JULIET NDIBAZZA, Elliott, Alison M, Kizito, Dennison, Ndibazza, Juliet, Mawa, Patrice, ALISON M. ELLIOTT   +18 more
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Stereoselective Biotransformation: Transfer of Learning to Advance Drug Metabolism and Biocatalysis

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 25, 15 June 2026.
Understanding stereoselective biotransformations has implications for predicting drug disposition and response and may also inspire novel biocatalytic and biomimetic strategies to address challenges in metabolite and API synthesis. ABSTRACT Chirality is an important determinant of drug action, as enantiomers can exhibit markedly different ...
Grace A. Okunlola, Godwin A. Aleku
wiley   +2 more sources

Infection with the Neorickettsial Organism Stellantchasmus falcatus Agent in an Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 1‐year‐old female‐intact arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) presented for diarrhea, lethargy, severe thrombocytopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia. Blood film evaluation revealed intracytoplasmic coccoid bacteria within moderate numbers of leukocytes consistent with infection by a rickettsial organism.
Jeremy P. Bessett, Alexis G. Davidson, Alyssa M. Scagnelli, Kristen R. Friedrichs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological interactions between urogenital and intestinal human schistosomiasis in the context of praziquantel treatment across three West African countries [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 Knowles et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Rollinson, D, Moussa Sacko (264313), Diaw, O, Moussa Sacko, Diaw, O T, Knowles, Sarah C. L., Diaw, Oumar T., Joanne P Webster, David Rollinson (103447), David Rollinson, Alan Fenwick, Webster, Bonnie L., Rollinson, David, Diaw, OT, Bonnie L Webster, Alan Fenwick (35322), Webster, J P, Webster, BL, Oumar T. Diaw (370706), Knowles, SCL, Garba, Amadou, Sacko, M, Bonnie L. Webster (125666), Amadou Garba (125686), Fenwick, A, Sarah C L Knowles, Webster, B L, Webster, JP, Knowles, S C L, Joanne P. Webster (125673), Sacko, Moussa, Amadou Garba, Garba, A, Oumar T Diaw, Webster, Joanne P., Sarah C. L. Knowles (813792), Fenwick, Alan   +36 more
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Factors influencing feline antiparasitic prescriptions by veterinarians and demographics across parts of the UK

Veterinary Record Open, Volume 13, Issue 2, December 2026.
Abstract Background Antiparasitic drugs used in companion animals may persist in the environment, contributing to ecological contamination and raising One Health concerns. Understanding behavioural patterns of veterinarians’ prescription is essential for development of effective antiparasitic stewardship programmes. Methods A survey of 29 questions was
Rosie Elizabeth Hobbs, Aneta Duszak‐Kowal   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rapid Appraisal of Factors Influencing Praziquantel Treatment Compliance in Two Communities Endemic for Schistosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Over the past decade, a significant reduction in the prevalence of schistosomiasis has been achieved, partially explained by the large-scale administration of praziquantel.
Jean T. Coulibaly, Mamadou Ouattara, Beatrice Barda, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Jennifer Keiser   +5 more
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Proliferative Sparganosis Due to Spirometra mansoni in a Dog: A Detailed Diagnostic Picture

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Innumerable small oval cystic structures were identified in the peritoneal cavity of a young dog presenting with abdominal distension and weight gain. A combination of diagnostics confirmed these structures as Spirometra mansoni plerocercoids and established a diagnosis of proliferative sparganosis.
Stephanie Middlemast, Nicholas Lim, Charles G. Gauci, Abdul Jabbar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source