Trichuris trichiura isolated from Macaca sylvanus: morphological, biometrical, and molecular study
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Recent studies have reported the existence of a Trichuris species complex parasitizing primate. Nevertheless, the genetic and evolutionary relationship between Trichuris spp.
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Soil-transmitted helminths detected from environmental samples in a campus of southern Brazil
Science in One Health, 2022 Soil harbours enormous biodiversity, essential for maintaining environmental and human health. However, soil can also be a reservoir of various parasitic pathogens, such as soil-transmitted helminths (STH).
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Tackling Worm Infestations with a Multifactorial Approach in the 21st century: An Indian Perspective [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) or geohelminths are an important cause of morbidity worldwide. A large proportion of the infection burden occurs in India, including STH infections due to roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichura)
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Detection of Giardia and helminths in Western Europe at local K9 (canine) sites (DOGWALKS Study)
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Intestinal parasite contamination from infected dogs can place other dogs and humans at risk. A study was initiated to estimate the prevalence of canine intestinal parasitism by collecting fecal samples in cities across Western Europe. Methods
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Clear genetic distinctiveness between human- and pig-derived Trichuris based on analyses of mitochondrial datasets. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 The whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, causes trichuriasis in ∼600 million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries. Whipworms also infect other animal hosts, including pigs (T. suis), dogs (T.
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Etiology of Colitis-Complex Diarrhea in Growing Pigs: A Review
Animals, 2021 Colitis-complex diarrhea (CCD) in pigs can be defined as a type of diarrhea, which is associated with colonic inflammation and disrupted colonic gut barrier functionality in growing pigs (4–16 weeks post-weaning).
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A molecular target of oxantel in whipworms
, 2023 Introduction: The human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, is a Clade I parasitic nematode estimated to infect 289.6 million people globally1. The narrow-spectrum anthelmintic oxantel is one of the most effective single-dose treatment against whipworms in ...
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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.
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry5B protein is highly efficacious as a single-dose therapy against an intestinal roundworm infection in mice. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Intestinal parasitic nematode diseases are one of the great diseases of our time. Intestinal roundworm parasites, including hookworms, whipworms, and Ascaris, infect well over 1 billion people and cause significant morbidity, especially in children and ...
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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.
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