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Genital Immune Correlates of Seroprevalent and Seroincident Herpes Simplex Type 2 Infection Among Women Who Sell Sex in Nairobi, Kenya

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Volume 95, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Problem Most Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV‐2) infection is asymptomatic but increases the risk of HIV acquisition, possibly due to alterations in genital immunology. We examine associations of HSV‐2 prevalence and incidence with epithelial barrier disruption. Method of Study The study was nested within the longitudinal Maisha Fiti cohort of
Suji Udayakumar   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of molecular markers associated with drug resistance of Plasmodium vivax isolates in Western Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed malaria parasite, and its drug resistance poses unique challenges to malaria elimination. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is known as the global epicenter of multidrug resistance. Surveillance
Xiaoxiao Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Risk Thresholds in Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIM)

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 519-529, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are a type of clinical trial involving deliberately exposing human volunteers to an infectious agent. Compared to studies of natural infection, CHIMs offers distinctive benefits, from the ability to study presymptomatic infection to a direct assessment of the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutics in a ...
Alexa Nord‐Bronzyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of optimum scopes of environmental factors for snails using spatial analysis techniques in Dongting Lake Region, China

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Owing to the harmfulness and seriousness of Schistosomiasis japonica in China, the control and prevention of S. japonica transmission are imperative. As the unique intermediate host of this disease, Oncomelania hupensis plays an important role
Jin-Yi Wu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal neuroschistosomiasis caused by Schistoma mansoni: cases reported in two brothers

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Spinal neuroschistosomiasis (SN) is one of the most severe clinical presentations of schistosomiasis infection and an ectopic form of the disease caused by any species of Schistosoma.
Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of the ClimHealth‐K: A Scale for Assessing Perceived Knowledge and Awareness of Climate Change‐Related Health Effects

open access: yesNursing &Health Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses a significant threat to human health and is linked to various direct and indirect outcomes, including infectious diseases, heat‐related illnesses, and other climate‐sensitive conditions. However, standardized tools assessing perceived knowledge and awareness of climate‐related health effects remain limited.
Taha Gökmen Ülger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infectious Diseases Management in Small‐Scale Freshwater Aquaculture in West Africa: Lessons for Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesReviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to food security, small‐scale livelihoods and the sustainability of aquaculture in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). In sub‐Saharan Africa, aquaculture is expanding rapidly but production systems often remain fragile.
Mame Boucar Diouf   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Cholestatic Liver Disease Induced by Larval Ascariasis: Novel Insights Into Immune‐Mediated Pathogenesis and Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice

open access: yesThe FASEB Journal, Volume 40, Issue 10, 31 May 2026.
Liver alterations induced by single infection (SI) or reinfection (RE) with 250 or 2500 Ascaris suum eggs in mice. Histological analysis shows inflammatory cell infiltration (eosinophils, lymphocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils), fibrotic areas, and bile duct proliferation in infected animals compared with uninfected controls.
Jorge Lucas Nascimento Souza   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new diagnostic technique for identifying Angiostrongylus spp. larvae in intermediate snail species by examining the buccal cavity

open access: yesParasites & Vectors
Background Angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of A.
Yong-bo Zhao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. from animal sources in China

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
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Jianhai Yin   +5 more
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