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MicroorganismsNeutrophils are the most abundant polymorphonuclear granular leukocytes in human blood and are an essential part of the innate immune system. Neutrophils are efficient cells that eliminate pathogenic bacteria and fungi, but their role in dealing with ...
Eileen Uribe-Querol, Carlos Rosales
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ABCS Health Sciences, 2017 Introduction: Intestinal parasites are common in children in poor countries around the world, and are the cause of serious health problems. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren in Santarém, and associated socio ...
Elissandro Fonseca Banhos +4 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Identifying the drivers of chronic stress is crucial for understanding its impact on mental health. Latent toxoplasmosis, a widespread parasitic infection, has been linked to various psychological changes. The Stress‐Coping Hypothesis proposes that at least some of these changes are consequences of chronic stress arising from the infection's ...
Jaroslav Flegr +2 more
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Review of Chagas Disease and Treatment Obstacles to Eradication [PDF]
, 2019 The World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control reports Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, as a major neglected tropical disease prevalent in 21 endemic Latin American countries.
Sherman, Emily
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Free-living protozoa in two unchlorinated drinking water supplies identified by phylogenic analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences [PDF]
, 2009 Free-living protozoan communities in water supplies may include hosts for Legionella pneumophila and other undesired bacteria and also pathogens. This study aimed at identifying free-living protozoa in two unchlorinated groundwater supplies using ...
Valster, R.M. +4 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chagas disease remains a significant public health challenge in various endemic regions of Latin America. The persistence of vector‐borne transmission highlights the complexity of the issue and the limitations of traditional strategies. In this context, entomological surveillance plays a strategic and multifaceted role, not only in the early ...
Daniel Rodrigo de Lima Gomes +9 more
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Age and Sex Distribution of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among HIV Infected Subjects in Abeokuta, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2004 Intestinal parasitic infection has been a major source of disease in tropical countries especially among HIV patients. The distribution of intestinal parasite among two hundred and fifteen (215) subjects with mean age of 32 years, comprising of 35 HIV ...
Adeyeba Adegboyega, Dr. Oluwaseyi +3 more
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Transfusion, EarlyView.Abstract Background Babesia is a parasite transmitted by the Ixodes tick and has the potential to be transfusion transmitted. Climate change and changing Ixodes tick distributions in Canada raised questions about the impact of Babesia on the blood supply.
Steven J. Drews +12 more
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How colonization bottlenecks, tissue niches, and transmission strategies shape protozoan infections. [PDF]
Trends Parasitol, 2023 May DA, Taha F, Child MA, Ewald SE.
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Parasites and non-fish predators of tilapia with particular reference to the sustainable management of fisheries of Lake Kainji Nigeria [PDF]
, 2001 The fisheries of Lake Kainji, Nigeria, experienced a boom year following impoundment, then decline post impoundment and now is in a period of stabilisation of the fish resources. Several reasons have been advanced on factors responsible for these changes,
Obiekezie, A. +2 more
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