Morphological features of bovine placenta in case of viral, bacterial and protozoal infections by O. V. Sokolova, L. I. Drozdova, I. A. Shkuratova

“…The main characteristic diagnostic sign is the presence of basophilic stained Neospora parasites  in the organs of the mother  and fetus, placenta, and intervillous space. …”
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Seasonal Profile and Five-Year Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in Maygaba Health Center, Welkait District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fitsum Tigu, Tsegay Gebremaryam, Asnake Desalegn

“…Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax were the dominant parasites detected, which accounted for 66.1%; N=4832, 33.9%; N=2477, respectively. …”
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Antimalarial Activity of Extract and Fractions of Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. by Wiwied Ekasari, Dwi Fatmawati, Siti M. Khoiriah, Wenda A. Baqiuddin, Hawi Q. Nisa, Adinda A. S. Maharupini, Tutik S. Wahyuni, Rice D. Oktarina, Eko Suhartono, Ram K. Sahu

“…The ethanolic extract showed good parasitic suppressive (therapeutic) activity with a median effective dose (ED50) value of 15.35 mg/kg body weight. …”
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Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey by Paul M. Gichuki, Gabriel Mbugua, Edwin K. Kiplelgo, Tabitha W. Irungu, Charles Mwandawiro

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Naturally occurring variation in a cytochrome P450 modifies thiabendazole responses independently of beta-tubulin. by J B Collins, Clayton M Dilks, Steffen R Hahnel, Briana Rodriguez, Bennett W Fox, Elizabeth Redman, Jingfang Yu, Brittany Cooke, Kateryna Sihuta, Mostafa Zamanian, Peter J Roy, Frank C Schroeder, John S Gilleard, Erik C Andersen

“…Widespread anthelmintic resistance has complicated the management of parasitic nematodes. Resistance to the benzimidazole (BZ) drug class is nearly ubiquitous in many species and is associated with mutations in beta-tubulin genes. …”
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Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Ararso Hordofa Guye, Kasim Hansa, Kasahun Ketema, Meseret Moroda, Dame Banti Shambi

“…Uneducated mothers, intestinal parasite infections, and underweight children were found to be determinants of anemia among school-age children. …”
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Design and expression of a chimeric recombinant antigen (SsIR-Ss1a) for the serodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis: Evaluation of performance, sensitivity, and specificity. by Mostafa Omidian, Zohreh Mostafavi-Pour, Marzieh Asadi, Meysam Sharifdini, Navid Nezafat, Ali Pouryousef, Amir Savardashtaki, Mortaza Taheri-Anganeh, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari

“…Using bioinformatics analysis, the regions with the highest antigenicity that did not overlap with other parasite antigens were selected. The chimeric recombinant antigen SsIR- Ss1a, was constructed. …”
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Echinococcosis of dogs in the North Caucasian Subjects (infrastructural, epizootological and sanitary-hygienic analysis) by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, S. A. Aigubova, N. Kh. Gyulakhmedova

“…Based on the official statistics the situation of parasitic diseases in the Russian Federation is still quite unfavorable. …”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and associated risk factors among residents of Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. by Abdlmenur Alewi Sedo, Ahmed Zeynudin, Tariku Belay, Mekdes Mekonen Belay, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdifatah Abdulahi

“…STH prevalence was 11.4% overall (95% CI =  9.0, 14.0). With a prevalent parasite species, A. lumbricoides was 9.3%, T. trichiura was 2.8%, and hookworms were 0.2%. …”
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Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome by Fabian Chiong, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jeffrey J. Post

“…Management of neuroangiostrongyliasis with anthelminthic is controversial as it is thought to cause worsened outcomes through inciting an inflammatory response as a result of parasite killing. We managed to successfully treat our patient using albendazole and prednisolone and achieved a good outcome.…”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Cyclospora cayetanensis by Gerald Sigua, Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“… Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic, intestinal protozoan parasite first reported in 1979 that has been known as cyanobacterium-like, coccidia-like, and as cyclospora-like bodies (CLB). …”
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In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity and GC-MS Analysis of Whole Plant Hexane Fraction of Achillea wilhelmsii (WHFAW) by Jahangir Khan Achakzai, Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Abdul Manan Kakar, Basira Akhtar, Ali Akbar, Shahabuddin Kakar, Javed Khan, Nazima Yousaf Khan, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Nizam Baloch, Muhammad Hashim Jan Khoso, Marina Panezai

“…The inhibitory concentration (IC50) which was observed for whole plant hexane fraction of Achillea wilhelmsii (WHFAW) against parasitic and vector-borne disease, leishmaniasis, is 58.27 ± 0.52 μg/mL. …”
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Disseminated histoplasmosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report by Ruth C. Angrand, Lauren Telesca, Muhammad Aslam

“…Secondary HLH is often associated with a specific trigger, including infectious trigger that could be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. Histoplasmosis-associated HLH is a relatively rare but previously reported complication. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Cyclospora cayetanensis by Gerald Sigua, Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“… Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic, intestinal protozoan parasite first reported in 1979 that has been known as cyanobacterium-like, coccidia-like, and as cyclospora-like bodies (CLB). …”
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Interferons and Interferon Regulatory Factors in Malaria by Sin Yee Gun, Carla Claser, Kevin Shyong Wei Tan, Laurent Rénia

“…Acquired adaptive immune responses control parasite replication and infection-induced pathologies. …”
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Nematode Management for Bedding Plants by William T. Crow

“…Due to warm temperatures, sandy soil, and humidity, Florida has more than its fair share of pests and pathogens that attack bedding plants. Plant-parasitic nematodes can be among the most damaging and hard-to-control of these organisms. …”
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Rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) (Nematoda: Strongylida: Metastrongylida) by John Capinera, Heather S. Walden

“…First described by Chen from rats in China, the medical significance of this parasite was overlooked until 1944 when it was found infecting humans in Taiwan. …”
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Successful Surgical Treatment of a Brain Stem Hydatid Cyst in a Child by Rahaf Alok, Jaber Mahmoud

“…Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation, which is endemic in the Mediterranean region. …”
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Renovascular Mistaken as Essential Hypertension due to Giant Hepatic Hydatid: A Rare Treatable Entity by Awaji Qasim Alnami, Liaqat Ali Khan, Said Samir Qeshta, Abdulrahman Alnami, Akram Awad, Waleed Mohalwi, Musa Tumaihi

“…Renovascular hypertension is an unusual but treatable cause of refractory hypertension that is infrequently caused by external compression of the renal vasculature by a giant hydatid cyst, a parasitic infection, caused by Echinococcus granulosus in its larval stage which is endemic in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. …”
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Voltage Controlled Intertwined Spiral Arrays for Reconfigurable Metasurfaces by A. Vallecchi, R. J. Langley, A. G. Schuchinsky

“…The spiral conductors forming the metasurface also supply the dc bias for controlling pin diodes, thus avoiding the need of additional bias circuitry that can cause parasitic interference and affect the metasurface response. …”
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