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Drug target identification in protozoan parasites.
, 2016 INTRODUCTION Despite the fact that diseases caused by protozoan parasites represent serious challenges for public health, animal production and welfare, only a limited panel of drugs has been marketed for clinical applications.
Joachim Müller +6 more
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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Intelligent Behavior in Fungal Mycelia
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Fungi exhibit remarkably complex behavior through their mycelial networks, which consist of thread‐like structures known as hyphae. Recent research on saprotrophic fungi has demonstrated that their mycelium behaves in ways that indicate memory, learning, decision‐making, and problem‐solving based on spatial pattern recognition—all of which are
Yu Fukasawa
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Al-Kitab Journal for Pure SciencesGlobally, intestinal parasites cause of a considerable amount of illness and death. Parasites in the gut are a serious public health concern in poor countries. Infections with intestinal parasites are among the most prevalent diseases worldwide.
Shameeran Ismael +3 more
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Detection and surveillance of waterborne protozoan parasites
, 2008 The majority of the world's population still live without access to healthy water and the contamination of drinking water with protozoan pathogens poses a serious threat to millions of people in the developing world.
Tyler, Kevin M. +2 more
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Transfusion, EarlyView.Abstract Background Blood donor deferral for malaria risk relies exclusively on responses to self‐reported questionnaires. This study evaluated the economic impact of introducing Plasmodium nucleic acid testing (NAT) as a universal screening strategy in the United States.
Cristina Coll‐Ortega +3 more
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Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
, 2018 Knowing the mode of transmission of a disease can affect its control and prevention. Here, we identify 5 protozoan parasites with demonstrated presence in seminal fluid, only 1 of which has been identified as a sexually transmitted disease among ...
Marta Mora-Rillo +2 more
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Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In a context of food security of animal consumption and diversification of protein sources, we have studied the risks to contract metazoan parasites through the consumption of ‘gros‐gris’ snails (Cornu aspersum maximum) sampled in 12 French farms.
Claudia Gerard, Armelle Ansart
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Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Cryptosporidium is responsible not only for large economic losses in the livestock sector, but also for high mortality in infants and immunocompromised people all over the world. Although multiple treatments have been tested in both animals and humans, no drug has yet been found to be 100% effective.
María Cristina Del Río +6 more
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Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Infections are recognized contributors to cancer development. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, socio‐demographic characteristics, and risk factors associated with intestinal protozoan parasites in patients with colorectal ...
Alireza Moayyedkazemi +6 more
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Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This systematic review documented a taxonomically diverse parasite fauna of freshwater fishes across seven geographical regions of Türkiye, encompassing 11 phyla: Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Choanozoa, Ciliophora, Cnidaria, Euglenozoa, Mollusca, Myzozoa, Nematoda, and Platyhelminthes.
Canan Hamurkaroğlu +3 more
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