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Roundworm in a Chest Drain [PDF]

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2010
A 19 year old man who suffered a stab injury in the epigastric region and had a chest drain was referred to our accident and emergency department. A chest x-ray showed left sided opacities with fundic gas in the region of the left hemithorax.A roundworm was seen in the chest tube.
Saurav Chakravartty
exaly   +3 more sources

Whipworm and roundworm infections [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020
Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a roundworm), respectively. Both parasites are staggeringly prevalent, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas, and are associated with substantial morbidity.
Else, Kathryn J., Keiser, Jennifer, Holland, Celia V., Grencis, Richard K., Sattelle, David B., Fujiwara, Ricardo T., Bueno, Lilian L., Asaolu, Samuel O., Sowemimo, Oluyomi A., Cooper, Philip J.   +9 more
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Anaemia: A Neglected Association Outside the Tropics

Microorganisms, 2022
Anaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Among infectious agents responsible for anaemia, helminthic infections are often neglected, particularly in non-endemic countries.
Sara Caldrer, Tamara Ursini, Beatrice Santucci, Leonardo Motta, Andrea Angheben   +4 more
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Ectopic Isolation of an Adult Female Roundworm along with Colourless Eggs [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Nematodes are probably the most widespread and abundant group of animal often occurring in huge numbers in very diverse environments. The largest number of helminthic parasites of humans belongs to the phylum nematoda and Ascaris lumbricoides is the most
Vaibhav V Rajhans, Sanjaykumar R More, Sharmila S Raut, Vivek M Gujar, Vimal S Rathod   +4 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B.
Beth A. Lipton, Hanna N. Oltean, Roger B. Capron, Arran Hamlet, Susan P. Montgomery, Rebecca J. Chancey, Victoria J.L. Konold, Katherine E. Steffl   +7 more
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Using Google Trends to Estimate the Geographic Distribution of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the United States from 2016 to 2021

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Soil-transmitted helminth infections are assumed to be uncommon in the US, despite numerous studies in the past few decades showing high burdens in Appalachia and the southern states.
Steven H. Adams, Timothy P. Endy, David A. Larsen   +2 more
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Parasites of the Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, and the Austral Blackbird, Curaeus curaeus, (Passeriformes: Icteridae) in Chile

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Comparative studies of parasites in sympatric bird species have been generally scarce. Parasitic infection/transmission can be spread in a number of ways that suggests possible direct and indirect, horizontal transmission between avian hosts. In order to
Mabel Mena, José Osvaldo Valdebenito, Lucila Moreno, Danny Fuentes-Castillo, John Mike Kinsella, Sergey Mironov, Carlos Barrientos, Armando Cicchino, Daniel González-Acuña   +8 more
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Nematode (Roundworm) Infections in Fish

EDIS, 2003
This document is Circular 91, one of a series from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: December 2002.
Roy P. Yanong
doaj   +5 more sources

Vitellogenins - Yolk Gene Function and Regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Vitellogenins are a family of yolk proteins that are by far the most abundant among oviparous animals. In the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the 6 vitellogenins are among the most highly expressed genes in the adult hermaphrodite intestine, which
Marcos Francisco Perez, Ben Lehner, Ben Lehner, Ben Lehner   +3 more
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Microsatellite profiling of hosts from parasite-extracted DNA illustrated with raccoons (Procyon lotor) and their Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Important information on movement pathways and introduction routes of invasive parasites can be obtained by comparing the genetic makeup of an invader with its spatial genetic structure in other distribution areas.
Alain C. Frantz, Stéphanie Lippert, Mike Heddergott   +2 more
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