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Trypanosoma (Duttonella) vivax: Its biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and introduction in the New World - a review [PDF]

, 2008
The biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques, and history of the introduction of Trypanosoma (Duttonella) vivax in the New World are reviewed.
Desquesnes, Marc, Gonçalves da Costa, Sylvio Celso, Madruga, Claudio Roberto, Osorio, Ana Luiza Alves Rosa, Ribeiro, Laura Raquel Rios, Soares, Cleber Oliveira   +5 more
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Piplartine as an Innovative Natural Product With Dual Antiparasitic and Immunomodulatory Actions

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a major global health burden, disproportionately affecting low‐ and middle‐income regions and demanding innovative therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes current evidence on piplartine (piperlongumine), a naturally occurring amide from Piper species with broad antiparasitic and immunomodulatory ...
Lucas Fukui-Silva, Felipe C. R. de Souza, Camila S. Amorim, Josué de Moraes, Poorani Gurumallesh Prabu   +4 more
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Hábitos alimentares, infecção natural e distribuição de triatomíneos domiciliados na região central do Brasil Feeding habits, natural infection and distribution of domiciliary triatominae bugs in the central region of Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1982
Apresentam-se as informações obtidas no inquérito triatomíneo levado a efeito na região central do Brasil. As características biogeográficas incluem a existência de áreas abertas dos cerrados e amplas faixas transicionais com outras feições paisagísticas.
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, José Maria Soares Barata, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Antonio Carlos Silveira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zebra stripes: the questions raised by the answers

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2660-2680, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Multiple hypotheses have been suggested to explain why the three zebra species (Equus quagga, E. grevyi and E. zebra) are striped. We review how well these theories explain the nature (rather than simply the existence) of the stripes. Specifically, we explore how well different theories explain (i) the form of zebra stripes (especially on ...
Hamish M. Ireland, Graeme D. Ruxton
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Importância dos animais sinantrópicos no controle da endemia chagásica On the importance of Synantropic animals in the control of Chagas' disease (endemic)

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1975
Foi salientado que, em certas áreas, os métodos de rotina no controle dos vetores da doença de Chagas necessitam ser complementados por atividades de captura de resrevatórios do T. cruzi, especialmente no caso, marsupiais (Didelphis) e roedores (Rattus).
Eduardo Olavo da Rocha e Silva, José Carlos Rehder de Andrade, Anísio Ribeiro de Lima   +2 more
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The impacts of woody encroachment on nature's contributions to people in North America and Africa: A systematic review

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2585-2601, November 2025.
Abstract Woody encroachment is affecting nature's contributions to people (NCP) in grassy ecosystems around the world, but these impacts have not yet been well summarised. Moreover, the impacts of encroachment are likely to vary depending on the historical ecosystem dynamics, climatic conditions, encroacher species, and the temporal, spatial, cultural ...
Felix Vusumuzi Skhosana, Nicola Stevens, Malebajoa Anicia Maoela, Sally Archibald, Guy Franklin Midgley   +4 more
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Renal and Hepatic Dysfunction in Malaria Patients in Minna, North Central Nigeria [PDF]

, 2009
Information on kidney and liver involvement in malaria in Africa is still very scanty. Kidney and liver functions were assessed in 70 malaria patients using serum levels of creatinine and urea and urinary protein levels as test indicators of kidney ...
Ogbadoyi, EO, Tsado, RD
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Natural Products from Mexican Medicinal Plants as Promising Trypanocidal Drugs

ChemistrySelect, Volume 10, Issue 37, October 6, 2025.
Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Worldwide it is one of the seventeen neglected tropical diseases. There is a need of new drugs. This review assesses the literature (2012‐2024) of secondary metabolites isolated from Mexican plants active against this parasite.
Karla Daniela Rodríguez‐Hernández, Elia Guadalupe Jaimes‐Castelán, Ricardo Reyes‐Chilpa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortalidade por doença de Chagas no Estado de São Paulo (Brasil): subsídios para o planejamento da assistência ao chagásico Mortality due to Chagas disease in the State of S. Paulo, Brazil: parameter for the establishment of adequate health care for the chagasic patient

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1992
Foram analisadas as informações existentes em 1.646 declarações de óbito de residentes no Estado de São Paulo, falecidos em 1987, identificando-se a causa básica segundo as regras de seleção utilizadas internacionalmente.
Julio Litvoc, Dalva Marli Valério Wanderley, Luiz Marcelo Aranha Camargo   +2 more
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Evaluation of a Novel Tc‐24 Recombinant Antigen ELISA for Serologic Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Dogs: A Pilot Study

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2025.
Dogs are major reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas, United States. This study evaluated a novel Tc‐24 recombinant antigen ELISA for the serologic detection of Chagas disease in dogs and found it to have high sensitivity and specificity compared to existing commercial tests. The Tc‐24 Chagas ELISA provides a reliable tool for enhanced canine Chagas
Rojelio Mejia, Guilherme G. Verocai, Ilana A. Mosley, Ashley B. Saunders, Bin Zhan, Lindsey Vongthavaravat, Rachel E. Busselman, Sarah A. Hamer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source