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Pulmonary strongyloidiasis: assessment between manifestation and radiological findings in 16 severe strongyloidiasis cases

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Strongyloidiasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. Severe cases such as, hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS), can involve pulmonary manifestations.
Daijiro Nabeya, Shusaku Haranaga, Gretchen Lynn Parrott, Takeshi Kinjo, Saifun Nahar, Teruhisa Tanaka, Tetsuo Hirata, Akira Hokama, Masao Tateyama, Jiro Fujita   +9 more
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1: replication, proliferation and propagation by Tax and HTLV-1 bZIP factor. [PDF]

, 2013
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) spreads primarily by cell-to-cell transmission. Therefore, HTLV-1 promotes the proliferation of infected cells to facilitate transmission.
Matsuoka, Masao, Yasunaga, Jun-Ichirou
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Imported strongyloidiasis: Data from 1245 cases registered in the +REDIVI Spanish Collaborative Network (2009-2017)

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Imported strongyloidiasis is increasingly being diagnosed in non-endemic areas. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with imported strongyloidiasis in Spain ...
F. Salvador, B. Treviño, Sandra Chamorro-Tojeiro, A. Sánchez-Montalvá, J. Herrero-Martínez, A. Rodríguez-Guardado, N. Serre‐Delcor, D. Torrús, J. Goikoetxea, Z. Zubero, M. Velasco, E. Sulleiro, I. Molina, R. López-Vélez, J. Pérez-Molina   +14 more
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Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment Approaches for Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in Newly-Arrived Migrants from Endemic Countries in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
We aimed to evaluate the evidence on screening and treatment for two parasitic infections—schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis—among migrants from endemic countries arriving in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
E. Agbata, R. Morton, Z. Bisoffi, E. Bottieau, C. Greenaway, B. Biggs, N. Montero, Anh Tran, N. Rowbotham, I. Arévalo-Rodriguez, Daniel T Myran, T. Noori, P. Alonso-Coello, K. Pottie, A. Requena-Méndez   +14 more
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Clinical conditions associated withintestinal strongyloidiasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth that produces an infection that can persist for decades. The relationships between certain clinical conditions and strongyloidiasis remains controversial.
Anna Caryna Cabral, Alena Mayo Iñiguez, Taiza Moreno, Marcio Neves Bóia, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa   +4 more
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Laboratory and field evaluation of a new rapid test for detecting Wuchereria bancrofti antigen in human blood [PDF]

, 2013
Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) guidelines call for using filarial antigen testing to identify endemic areas that require mass drug administration (MDA) and for post-MDA surveillance.
Bolay, Fatorma K, Curtis, Kurt C, Fakoli, Lawrence, Fischer, Kerstin, Fischer, Peter U, Gankpala, Lincoln, Lammie, Patrick J, Majewski, Andrew C, Pelletreau, Sonia, Weil, Gary J, Won, Kimberly Y   +10 more
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Clinical and Diagnostic Features of 413 Patients Treated for Imported Strongyloidiasis at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019
. This study describes the clinical features of a cohort of imported cases of strongyloidiasis and the performance of standard diagnostic techniques for this condition. A total of 413 cases were identified, of whom 86 had microscopically proven infection.
D. Ming, M. Armstrong, Patricia Lowe, P. Chiodini, J. Doherty, C. Whitty, A. McGregor   +6 more
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Strongyloidiasis in northern Vietnam: epidemiology, clinical characteristics and molecular diagnosis of the causal agent

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Strongyloidiasis is a health problem in Vietnam, but appropriate information is still limited. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, geographical distribution, epidemiological aspects, symptoms and other health indicators of ...
N. van De, Pham Ngoc Minh, Le Van Duyet, S. Mas‐Coma   +3 more
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Strongyloidiasis co-occurrence with tuberculosis and aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients: a global scoping review

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Reports on cases of strongyloidiasis and tuberculosis or aspergillosis coinfection are fragmented in the literature and no large-scale reviews are describing its occurrence across the globe.
Christian J. Ide, David E. Elem, Thelma E. Bassey, Ofonime E. Benjamin, Ikechukwu Okekemba, Walter E. Odok, Promise Owai, Geraldine L. Edim, Bassey E. Ekeng   +8 more
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Soil Borne Human Diseases [PDF]

, 2011
Soils are home to a remarkable array of biodiversity with some estimates stating that 25% of the Earth’s species find their home in the soil. Of these organisms, the vast majority are not of any threat to human health, but rather function to provide ...
JEFFERY SIMON LEE, VAN DER PUTTEN Wim
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