Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BackgroundIntestinal protozoan infections are confirmed as major causes of diarrhea, particularly in children, and represent a significant, but often neglected, threat to public health.
Marwan Osman +16 more
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Host-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Blood and Tissue Human Protozoan Infections [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Blood and tissue protozoan infections are responsible for an enormous burden in tropical and subtropical regions, even though they can also affect people living in high-income countries, mainly as a consequence of migration and travel.
Natalia Tiberti +3 more
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Factors associated with high prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among patients in Sana'a City, Yemen. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Intestinal protozoan diseases in Yemen are a significant health problem with prevalence ranging from 18% to 27%. The present study is a cross-sectional study aimed at determining the factors associated with the high prevalence of intestinal ...
Naelah A Alyousefi +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal protozoan infections: a population-based study in rural areas of Boyer-Ahmad district, Southwestern Iran [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016 Background Parasitic infections are still a significant health problem in rural areas in developing countries including Iran. There is no recent population-based data about the prevalence of human intestinal parasites in most rural areas of Iran.
Bahador Sarkari +4 more
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Prevalence of feco-oral transmitted protozoan infections and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background An estimated 60% of the world’s population is infected with one form of intestinal parasites. Amoebiasis and giardiasis are among the leading intestinal protozoan infections that affected mankind.
Behailu Hawulte Ayele +3 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Background: HIV infection continues to pose a serious challenge to global health by predisposing patients to opportunistic infections. A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2012 to February 2013 to assess the enteric protozoan infection ...
Habtom Kiros +4 more
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Protozoan Infections [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2012 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine that plays a central role in immune and inflammatory responses. In the present paper, we discussed the participation of MIF in the immune response to protozoan parasite infections.
Marcelo T. Bozza +3 more
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Protozoan Parasites and Type I IFNs [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 International audienceFor many years, the role of interferon (IFN)-I has been characterized primarily in the context of viral infections. However, regulatory functions mediated by IFN-I have also been described against bacterial infections and in tumor ...
Simona Stäger
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Occurrence and Haematology of Canine Tick‐Borne Protozoa in Dhaka City, Bangladesh [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceDogs, being companion animals, serve a variety of economic, social and cultural purposes. However, diseases caused by the tick‐borne protozoans are drawing attention globally due to their zoonotic transmission. In this context, the present study aimed to
Most. Aklima Khatun +3 more
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An Overview on Target-Based Drug Design against Kinetoplastid Protozoan Infections: Human African Trypanosomiasis, Chagas Disease and Leishmaniases. [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Kourbeli V +5 more
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