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Trichuris trichiura in a post-Colonial Brazilian mummy
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015 Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted helminth which is prevalent in warm, moist, tropical and subtropical regions of the world with poor sanitation. Heavy whipworm can result either in Trichuris dysenteric syndrome - especially in children - or in a
Rafaella Bianucci +11 more
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Life, 2021 Trichuris spp. is a widespread nematode which parasitizes a wide range of mammalian hosts including rodents, the most diverse mammalian order. However, genetic data on rodent whipworms are still scarce, with only one published whole genome (Trichuris ...
Jan Petružela +2 more
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Whipworms in humans and pigs: origins and demography [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2016 Trichuris suis و T. trichiura هما نوعان مختلفان من الدودة السوطية التي تصيب الخنازير والبشر، على التوالي. تم العثور على T. suis في الخنازير في جميع أنحاء العالم في حين أن T. trichiura مسؤولة عن ما يقرب من 460 مليون إصابة في البشر، وخاصة في المناطق ذات الصرف الصحي السيئ في المناطق الاستوائية وشبه الاستوائية.
Mohamed B.F. Hawash +9 more
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Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2018 Whipworms are parasitic nematodes that live in the gut of more than 500 million people worldwide. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining parasite material, the mouse whipworm Trichuris muris has been extensively used as a model to study human whipworm ...
Ramon M. Eichenberger +6 more
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Mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal DNA evidence supports the existence of a new Trichuris species in the endangered françois' leaf-monkey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The whipworm of humans, Trichuris trichiura, is responsible for a neglected tropical disease (NTD) of major importance in tropical and subtropical countries of the world.
Guo-Hua Liu +6 more
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High prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection in Guangxi, Southern China
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021 Background Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), such as hookworm, roundworm and whipworm, and food-borne trematodiases, including Clonorchis sinensis, remain a public health problem worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Zhi-Hua Jiang +11 more
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Clubbing and whipworm infestation. [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1978 The association of clubbing, growth retardation, pallor, abdominal distension, and prolonged bloody diarrhoea with whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) infestation is described and discussed. Failure to recognise this association leads to misdiagnosis and unnecessary investigation.
M D, Bowie +3 more
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Functional Characterization of the Oxantel-Sensitive Acetylcholine Receptor from Trichuris muris
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 The human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, is estimated to infect 289.6 million people globally. Control of human trichuriasis is a particular challenge, as most anthelmintics have a limited single-dose efficacy, with the striking exception of the narrow ...
Tina V. A. Hansen +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Human trichuriasis is a Neglected Tropical Disease, which affects hundreds of millions of persons worldwide. Several studies have reported that non-human primates (NHP) represent important reservoirs for several known zoonotic infectious diseases.
Julia Rivero +2 more
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Parasite Immunology, Volume 48, Issue 10, October 2026.ABSTRACT Trichuris trichiura is one of the soil transmitted geohelminths which together currently affect approximately 25% of the global population resulting in considerable morbidity particularly in children and young adults. Recent estimates put infection by T. trichiura at approximately 513 million.
Allison J. Bancroft +8 more
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