Schistosoma Species and Hybrid Genotyping With a Field Deployable Multi-Marker Amplicon Panel. [PDF]
Curr ProtocAbstract Schistosomes are parasitic trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, responsible for causing urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis. Six primary species infect humans: S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. intercalatum, S. guineensis, and S. haematobium. In addition, several species including S. bovis, S. curassoni, and S.
Ajakaye OG, Grigg ME.
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From cercariae to chronic inflammation: understanding schistosome infection and host immune responses [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologySchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, typically found in tropical and subtropical freshwater environments.
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Investigating genetic profiles of cases of Schistosoma spp. imported into Europe: a cohort from the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Clinical Parasitology [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The potential of schistosomiasis to spread across borders, coupled with the considerable delay by which infected travellers and migrants are diagnosed in Europe, calls for better surveillance of the distribution of this disease.
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Schistosomes can survive in mammalian hosts for many years, and this is facilitated by released parasite products that modulate the host’s immune system.
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Focal eosinophilic infiltration of the liver, benign or malignant?
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Focal eosinophilic infiltration (FEI) of the liver shares imaging characteristics with malignant hepatic lesions but should be suspected when concomitantly observing eosinophilia. While in itself benign, the cause of FEI should be sought and treated.
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Schistosomes are long-lived parasitic worms that infect >200 million people globally. The intravascular life stages are known to display acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity internally as well as, somewhat surprisingly, on external tegumental ...
Patrick J. Skelly, Akram A. Da’dara
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Functional Annotation of Some Hypothetical Genes in the Schistosoma Parasite Based on Reciprocal Best Structural-hit Relationship [PDF]
Research in Molecular Medicine, 2022 Background: The Schistosoma parasite is responsible for several overlooked tropical diseases, which cause significant economic losses in livestock. This parasite is increasingly found in the central areas of the northern provinces of Iran. To generate an
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The essential schistosome tegumental ectoenzyme SmNPP5 can block NAD-induced T cell apoptosis
Virulence, 2020 Infection with intravascular platyhelminths of the genus Schistosoma can result in the debilitating disease schistosomiasis. Schistosomes (blood flukes) can survive in the host for many years.
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Schistosome Vaccine Adjuvants in Preclinical and Clinical Research
Vaccines, 2014 There is currently no vaccine available for human use for any parasitic infections, including the helminth disease, schistosomiasis. Despite many researchers working towards this goal, one of the focuses has been on identifying new antigenic targets. The
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Atypical Presentation of Urinary Schistosomiasis
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2019 Schistosomiasis or Bilharziasis is a water-borne parasitic disease which affects different organs depending on species involved. Urinary schistosomiasis is diagnosed mainly by the presence of urinary complaints, urinary excretion of parasite eggs and ...
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