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Plasmepsins as Antimalarial Drug Targets—Then, Now, and the Future

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malaria is a devastating disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium parasites express ten cathepsin D‐like aspartyl proteases, called plasmepsins (PMs). These PMs have diverse roles fulfill diverse functions throughout the parasite's lifecycle, though several exhibit functional redundancies. Among them, PMV, PMIV, and PMX are essential
Brad E. Sleebs
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Parasites in Roudehen, Tehran Province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infections and health problems worldwide. Due to the lack of epidemiologic information of such infections, the prevalence of, and the risk factors for, enteric parasites were ...
Nasrin HEMMATI, Elham RAZMJOU, Saeideh HASHEMI-HAFSHEJANI, Abbas MOTEVALIAN, Lameh AKHLAGHI, Ahmad Reza MEAMAR   +5 more
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Emerging role of γδ T cells in vaccine‐mediated protection from infectious diseases

Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2019
γδ T cells are fascinating cells that bridge the innate and adaptive immune systems. They have long been known to proliferate rapidly following infection; however, the identity of the specific γδ T cell subsets proliferating and the role of this ...
Kathleen W Dantzler, Lauren de laParte, Prasanna Jagannathan   +2 more
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PREVALENCE AND INTENSITY OF GASTROINTESTINAL PROTOZOAN INFECTION IN BALINESE CATTLE CALVES AT BERINGKIT ANIMAL MARKET, BADUNG REGENCY

Buletin Veteriner Udayana
Bali cattle are one of the indigenous cattle breeds in Indonesia that are the direct result of domestication from wild bulls. Gastrointestinal protozoan infection is still a factor that often disturbs the health of bali cattle. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal protozoa infection in bali calves breeds in ...
null Iwan Ramdani, null Nyoman Adi Suratma, null Sri Kayati Widyastuti   +2 more
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Water, Sanitation and Health: The World Bank's Financing of Sustainable Development Goal 6

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The World Bank has an explicit commitment to financing projects aimed at ensuring access to drinking water and sanitation (SDG 6), given their implications for countries' development. The objective of this study is to analyse its performance over the past decades, in order to understand the evolution of the allocated amount and the ...
Cristina Martínez‐Gómez, Leticia Gallego‐Valero, Encarnación Moral‐Pajares   +2 more
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Investigation of the Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Infections and Associated Factors Among HIV+/AIDS Patients in Kurdistan Province, Iran [PDF]

مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان
Background and Aim: Intestinal parasitic infections are among the major health problems worldwide. The symptoms and signs of these infections can range from mild to severe depending on the type of parasite and host conditions.
Fares Bahrami, Erfan Sherifi, Yahya Maroufi, Khaled Rahmani, Mohammad Bagher Khadem Erfan, Ghasem Zamini   +5 more
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Pathophysiology of ocular toxoplasmosis: Facts and open questions.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Infections with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are frequent, but one of its main consequences, ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), remains poorly understood.
Valentin Greigert, Faiza Bittich-Fahmi, Alexander W Pfaff   +2 more
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Additional file 2: of Occurrence of health-compromising protozoan and helminth infections in tortoises kept as pet animals in Germany

, 2018
Table S2. Isolated bacteria in pet tortoises from Germany; origin and species of tortoises regarding to the infestation with potentially health-critical endoparasites, performed microbiology and aetilogical death reason/ reported clinical signs. (DOCX 18 kb)
Hallinger, Malek J., Taubert, Anja, Hermosilla, Carlos, Mutschmann, Frank   +3 more
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in dairy calves in southern Ethiopia

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Giardia and Cryptosporidium are the most common enteric protozoan parasites causing diarrhea in humans and animals worldwide. This study was conducted with the objectives of estimating prevalence and identifying risk factors for Cryptosporidium and ...
Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Desie Sheferaw, Daniel Gizaw, Vincenzo Di Marco, Maria Vitale   +6 more
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