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In Vitro Cestocidal Activity of Thymol on Mesocestoides corti Tetrathyridia and Adult Worms [PDF]

, 2014
Nothing is known about the possible effect of thymol or other compounds of essential oils against the adult worms of cestodes. The aim of the present work was to determine in vitro cestodicidal activity of thymol against Mesocestoides corti adult worms ...
Elissondo, María Celina, Maggiore, Marina Alejandra   +1 more
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Are we ready for Taenia solium cysticercosis elimination in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

, 2016
The World Health Organization announced in November 2014 at the fourth international meeting on 'the control of neglected zoonotic diseases - from advocacy to action', that intervention tools for eliminating Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC ...
Braae, Uffe Christian, Gabriël, Sarah, Johansen, Maria Vang, Magnussen, Pascal, Trevisan, Chiara   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Enhancing schistosomiasis drug discovery approaches with optimized proteasome substrates

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 2025.
Abstract Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease infecting over 200 million people globally, has limited therapeutic options. The 20S proteasome is a validated drug target for many parasitic infections, including those caused by Plasmodium and Leishmania, and we have previously demonstrated antischistosomal activity with inhibitors targeting ...
Elany B. Silva, Zhenze Jiang, Chenxi Liu, Pavla Fajtová, Thaiz R. Teixeira, Giovana de Castro Fiorini Maia, Lawrence J. Liu, Nelly El‐Sakkary, Danielle E. Skinner, Ali Syed, Steven C Wang, Conor R. Caffrey, Anthony J. O'Donoghue   +12 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
doaj   +1 more source

Controlling schistosomiasis with praziquantel: How much longer without a viable alternative?

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
The current approach of morbidity control of schistosomiasis, a helminth disease of poverty with considerable public health and socioeconomic impact, is based on preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel.
R. Bergquist, J. Utzinger, J. Keiser
semanticscholar   +1 more source

First Molecular Characterization of the Zoonotic Parasite Balantioides coli in Brachyteles hypoxanthus Wied, 1820 (Primate: Atelidae) in Brazil

Journal of Medical Primatology, Volume 54, Issue 3, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Fecal samples from seven individuals kept in semi‐captivity in Minas Gerais were subjected to microscopic and molecular parasitological techniques. Balantioides coli was identified in all samples with a predominance of an atypical variant. This is the first molecular characterization of B. coli in Brachyteles hypoxanthus in Brazil.
Laís Verdan Dib, Mikaelly Frasson Testa, Fernanda Marocolo Quintão, Fernanda Pedreira Tabacow, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Marcello Silva Nery, Camila Souza Carvalho Class, Alynne da Silva Barbosa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Africa ...
Albonico, M., Ali, S. M., Ame, S. M., Colley, D. G., Fenwick, A., Gouvras, A., Khamis, I. S., Knopp, S., Mohammed, K. A., Person, B., Rollinson, D., Savioli, L., Utzinger, J.   +12 more
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Aquaculture and early life stages of the Hawaiian Potter's angelfish (Centropyge potteri)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 56, Issue 3, June 2025.
Abstract The Potter's angelfish (Centropyge potteri), a Hawaiian endemic reef fish, has long been prized in the global aquarium trade, with approximately 9000 individuals collected annually from the wild before Hawai‘i's 2021 ban on commercial aquarium fish collection.
Kent A. Glover, Chatham K. Callan
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Reinfection Rates of Schistosoma mansoni and Praziquantel Efficacy against the Parasite among Primary School Children in Sanja Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2019
Background Schistosomiasis is among the most widespread chronic infections in the world. The magnitude of the infection may show variations across different areas with respect to time.
Eden Woldegerima, A. Bayih, Yalewayker Tegegne, Mulugeta Aemero, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Menstrual disorders in rural Gambia.

, 2003
As part of a community-based reproductive morbidity survey in rural Gambia, the prevalence and association of menstrual disorders with sociodemographic characteristics and other reproductive morbidities, and with knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs ...
Coleman, Rosalind, Ekpo, Gloria, Harlow, Siobán D, Morison, Linda, Scherf, Caroline, Walraven, Gijs   +5 more
core   +1 more source