Anthelmintic Activity of Crude Extract and Essential Oil of Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) against Adult Worms of Schistosoma mansoni by Loyana Silva Godinho, Lara Soares Aleixo de Carvalho, Clarissa Campos Barbosa de Castro, Mirna Meana Dias, Priscila de Faria Pinto, Antônio Eduardo Miller Crotti, Pedro Luiz Silva Pinto, Josué de Moraes, Ademar A. Da Silva Filho

“…Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, affects more than 200 million people worldwide, and its control is dependent on a single drug, praziquantel. …”
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Prevalidation of an ELISA for Detection of a New Clinical Entity: Leishmania donovani-Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Himali Gunathilake, Thisira P. Andrahennadi, Mahendra N. Wickramanayake, Shantha Siri, Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…Human leishmaniasis which is considered a neglected tropical parasitic disease presents in three main clinical forms (i.e., cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), and visceral leishmaniasis (VL)) that are mainly determined by its causative species. …”
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Assessment of the application of the FA280—a fully automated fecal analyzer for diagnosing clonorchiasis: a mixed-method study by Si-Yue Huang, Qing-Sheng Zeng, Xin-Fu Shi, Yun-Ting He, Yue-Yi Fang, Ying-Si Lai

“…Abstract Background Clonorchiasis is an important foodborne parasitic disease in China caused by Clonorchis sinensis. …”
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Low prevalence of copy number variation in pfmdr1 and pfpm2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern Angola by Denise Duarte, Francisco Manuel, Ana Dias, Esmeralda Sacato, Elsa Taleingue, Elsa Daniel, Francisco Simão, Luis Varandas, Maria Lina Antunes, Fatima Nogueira

“…Abstract Background Malaria is the parasitic disease with the highest global morbidity and mortality. …”
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Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria infection in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea during the period 2000 to 2016: a retrospective study by Jung Ah Lee, Je Eun Song, Seong Yeon Park, Yoon Soo Park, Yoonseon Park, Yee Gyung Kwak, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Joon-Sup Yeom

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A Comprehensive Analysis of <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> Infections in Children and Adolescents: Results of a 7-Year Retrospective Study and Literature Review by Cristina Maria Mihai, Ancuta Lupu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Ginel Baciu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Violeta Popovici, Felicia Suciu, Florin-Daniel Enache, Simona Claudia Cambrea, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu

“…Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected tropical parasitic disease linked with significant social and economic burdens worldwide. …”
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Risks of parasitic helminth disease outbreaks and influence of physico-chemical factors in flood prone areas of Yaoundé, Cameroon by Noura Efietngab Atembeh, Jean Patrick Molu, Jeanne Valerie Emvoutou Maboulou, Boris Fominyam, Rodrigue Nanfack Dongmo, Gabriel Bertrand Zambo, Emilie Tchinda Tiecheu, Jeannette Tombi, Lucia Nkengazong, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Jean Louis Essame Oyono

“…The overcrowding and poor hygiene observed in these areas are responsible for the unsmiling variations in environmental cleanliness, exploitation of river water for domestic purposes thus putting them at risk for parasitic disease transmissions. This study was conducted in order to assess the risks of human helminthiases outbreaks in relation to water physico-chemical factors in the city of Yaoundé. …”
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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola by Alejandro Mediavilla, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Aroa Silgado, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Arlette Nindia, Carles Rubio Maturana, Lidia Goterris, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Pedro Fernández-Soto, María Luisa Aznar, Antonio Muro, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina, Elena Sulleiro

“…Abstract Background Malaria is the parasitic disease with the highest morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Correction: Morphological and molecular characterization of a Sarcocystis bovifelis-like sarcocyst in American beef by Aditya Gupta, Larissa S. de Araujo, Andrew Hemphill, Asis Khan, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, Jitender P. Dubey

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Proteomic Identification and Functional Analysis of Babesia microti Reveals Heparin-Binding Proteins by Yu Chun Cai, Bin Xu, Yan Hong Chu, Ying Fang Yu, Jia Hui Sun, Zi Ran Mo, Han Yin Yang, Shu Ning Yan, Mu Xin Chen, Jia Xu Chen

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Epidemiological and Clinical Parameters Features of Patients with Clonorchiasis in the Geum River Basin, Republic of Korea by Hee-Eun Shin, Myoung-Ro Lee, Jung-Won Ju, Byong-Suk Jeong, Mi-Yeoun Park, Keoung-Sook Lee, Shin-Hyeong Cho

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Malaria Microscopy Competency in the Subnational Verification, China: Implications for Malaria Elimination and the Prevention of Malaria Reestablishment by Mei Li, Fang Huang, Jianhai Yin, He Yan, Shuisen Zhou, Zhigui Xia

“…Microscopist representatives from centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)/institutes of parasitic diseases (IPD) and medical institutes for malaria diagnosis at the provincial and county levels in the subnational verification were analyzed. …”
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First Molecular Identification of <i>Entamoeba</i> spp. in Sheep, Beef Cattle, and Dairy Cattle in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Xuan Wu, Han-Dan Xiao, Yuan-Hui He, Shi-Bo Huang, Jing Li, Yu Kang, Wen-Bin Zheng, Xing-Quan Zhu

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Molecular prevalence and associated risk factors of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Dong Zhang, Han-Dan Xiao, Dong-Yang Wang, Nan Su, Xun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Rui Wang, Shi-Chen Xie, Xing-Quan Zhu, Shuo Zhang, Wen-Wei Gao

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High, but variable prevalence of Sarcocystis cruzi infections in farm-raised American bison (Bison bison) beef destined for human consumption by Larissa S. de Araujo, Aditya Gupta, Marianne Dias Papadopoulos, Doaa Naguib, Jacquin Battle, Oliver Kwok, Asis Khan, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jitender P. Dubey

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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture by Ilia Manolov, Sevda Raleva, Petya Genova, Alexey Savov, Liliana Froloshka, Daniela Dundarova, Radka Argirova

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Brazilian Gold Miners Working Irregularly in French Guiana: Health Status and Risk Determinants by Amanda Figueira da Silva, Vivian da Cruz Franco, Maylis Douine, Hermano Gomes Albuquerque, Louise Hureau, Alice Sanna, Pamela Mosquera Atehortua, Rafael dos Santos Pereira, Simone da Silva Santos, Paola Barbosa Marchesini, Gustavo Bretas, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes, Yann Lambert, Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis

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Genetic variation in IL-4 activated tissue resident macrophages determines strain-specific synergistic responses to LPS epigenetically by Mingming Zhao, Dragana Jankovic, Verena M. Link, Camila Oliveira Silva Souza, Katherine M. Hornick, Oyebola Oyesola, Yasmine Belkaid, Justin Lack, Png Loke

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Morphological and molecular characterization of a Sarcocystis bovifelis-like sarcocyst in American beef by Aditya Gupta, Larissa S. de Araujo, Andrew Hemphill, Asis Khan, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, Jitender P. Dubey

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A Novel Strain of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents by Hak Seon Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Hee Il Lee

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