Incidence of Malaria in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Based on Nested PCR by Wan Fen Joveen-Neoh, Ka Lung Chong, Clemente Michael Vui Ling Wong, Tiek Ying Lau

“…Malaria is currently one of the most prevalent parasite-transmitted diseases caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium. …”
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Prevalence of Helminthic Infections in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Cattle in Mazandaran Province (Northern Iran) by Nasrollah Vahedi Nouri, Reza Rahmatian, Alireza Salehi

“…Ruminant parasites are found in all parts of the world, including the tropical and subtropical regions. …”
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Immune Evasion Strategies of Trypanosoma cruzi by Ana Flávia Nardy, Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima, Alexandre Morrot

“…Rapid colonization of the host gives rise to a systemic acute response which the parasite must overcome. The parasite in fact undermines both innate and adaptive immunity. …”
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TLR Specific Immune Responses against Helminth Infections by Sivaprakasam Rajasekaran, Rajamanickam Anuradha, Ramalingam Bethunaickan

“…The role of TLR expression and function in relation to intracellular parasites has been documented but limited studies are available for multicellular helminth parasites. …”
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The Importance of Definitive Diagnosis in Chronic Schistosomiasis, with Reference to Schistosoma haematobium by Clive Shiff

“…Schistosomes are long-lived parasites, hence schistosomiasis is a chronic disease with severe long-term implications. …”
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Malaria: Factors affecting disease severity, immune evasion mechanisms, and reversal of immune inhibition to enhance vaccine efficacy. by Xin-Zhuan Su, Fangzheng Xu, Rachel V Stadler, Awet Alem Teklemichael, Jian Wu

“…Malaria is a complex parasitic disease caused by species of Plasmodium parasites. …”
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Insiden Malaria di Puskesmas Sungai Durian dan Puskesmas Talawi Kota Sawahlunto Bulan Oktober 2011 sampai Februari 2012 by Mareza Dwithania, Nuzulia Irawati, Rosfita Rasyid

“…Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui insiden dan distribusi malaria menurut spesies parasit penyebab malaria, derajat infeksi berdasarkan hitung parasit, umur, dan jenis kelamin penderita. …”
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A reaction-diffusion system modeling the spread of resistance to an antimalarial drug by Nicolas Bacaër, Cheikh Sokhna

“…Resistance can spread only whenthe basic reproduction number of the resistant parasites is biggerthan the basic reproduction number of the sensitive parasites(which depends on the fraction of infected people treated with theantimalarial drug). …”
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Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasitosis among Private School-Going Pupils of Dharan Submetropolitan City, Nepal by Bijay Kumar Shrestha, Manita Tumbahangphe, Jenish Shakya, Anu Rai, Kabita Dhakal, Bidhya Dhungana, Romika Shrestha, Jyoti Limbu, Kabiraj Khadka, Santoshi Ghimire, Sujata Chauhan, Lata Chalise, Ashu Ghimire

“…Introduction. Intestinal parasitic infections are most common and prevalent among children and accounts for great morbidity and mortality. …”
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Tropical Medicine in China: Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science (2010–2019) by Zhen Li, Jingbo Xue, Bin Zheng

“…The United States ranked first in internationally collaborative articles with China. Furthermore, Parasite & Vectors, which published 707 papers, emerged as the top journal according to the number of publications. …”
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Assessing the Roles of Molecular Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance and the Host Pharmacogenetics in Drug-Resistant Malaria by Peter Hodoameda, Nancy Odurowah Duah-Quashie, Neils Ben Quashie

“…Unfortunately, P. falciparum has developed resistance to almost all the current in-use antimalarial drugs. Parasite development of resistance is primarily caused by both parasite and host genetic factors. …”
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A Brief View of the Surface Membrane Proteins from Trypanosoma cruzi by Ángel de la Cruz Pech-Canul, Victor Monteón, Rosa-Lidia Solís-Oviedo

“…T. cruzi expresses a wide variety of proteins on its surface membrane which has an important role in the biology of these parasites. Surface molecules of the parasites are the result of the environment to which the parasites are exposed during their life cycle. …”
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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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Frequency of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Synanthropic and Wild Rodents Captured in a Rural Community in Southeast of Mexico by Ivonne Hernández-Cortazar, Karla Cecilia Amaya Guardia, Marco Torres-Castro, Karla Acosta-Viana, Eugenia Guzmán-Marín, José Israel Chan-Pérez, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas, Rodrigo Medina-Pinto, Matilde Jiménez-Coello

“…The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of the Chagas disease, which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector Triatoma dimidiata (triatomide). …”
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Mechanism of Trypanosoma cruzi Placenta Invasion and Infection: The Use of Human Chorionic Villi Explants by Ricardo E. Fretes, Ulrike Kemmerling

“…During vertical transmission the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) crosses the placental barrier. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Antifungal Caspofungin on Leishmania donovani Culture Isolation by Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Keshav Rai, Suman Rijal, Basudha Khanal

“…Leishmania parasite isolation from the human aspirates is always challenging due to most probability of the fungal contamination and the use of antifungal drug which could support the selective growth of the Leishmania parasite. …”
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The Genetic Structure of Wild Orobanche cumana Wallr. (Orobanchaceae) Populations in Eastern Bulgaria Reflects Introgressions from Weedy Populations by Rocío Pineda-Martos, Antonio J. Pujadas-Salvà, José M. Fernández-Martínez, Kiril Stoyanov, Leonardo Velasco, Begoña Pérez-Vich

“…Orobanche cumana is a holoparasitic plant naturally distributed from central Asia to south-eastern Europe, where it parasitizes wild Asteraceae species. It is also an important parasitic weed of sunflower crops. …”
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First report of the presence of Pseudoterranova sp. in the body cavity of salmon (Salmo salar) from the Baltic Sea by Nadolna-Ałtyn Katarzyna, Podolska Magdalena, Pawlak Joanna

“…Despite salmon (Salmo salar L.) being an important fish in the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its fisheries, knowledge about the parasite fauna of this top predator is scarce. The Anisakidae nematodes (Anisakis spp., Pseudoterranova spp., Contracaecum sp.) found in Baltic Sea fish species are zoonotic parasites that are hazardous to human health. …”
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Study on Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Equines in and around Bekoji, South Eastern Ethiopia by Mesfin Mathewos, Dereje Teshome, Haben Fesseha

“…Parasitic infections can cause a variety of respiratory, intestinal, and other problems in horses, as well as contribute to some performance issues. …”
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The Role of Sialic Acid-Binding Receptors (Siglecs) in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Trypanosoma cruzi Sialoglycoproteins on the Protective Immunity of the Host by Alexandre Morrot

“…Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is an important endemic infection in Latin America. …”
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