Cleptobiosis in Social Insects by Michael D. Breed, Chelsea Cook, Michelle O. Krasnec

“…We conclude with a comment on how cleptobiosis can increase the risk of disease or parasite spread among colonies of social insects.…”
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Blood Flukes and Arterial Damage: A Review of Aneurysm Cases in Patients with Schistosomiasis by Valeria Silvestri, Vivian Mushi, Mwanahawa Idavas Mshana, Witness M. Bonaventura, Nyanda C. Justine, Deodatus Sabas, Billy Ngasala

“…Schistosomiasis, caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, has organ-specific morbidity due to host’s inflammatory response to the oviposition of parasite eggs in vessels and organs. Damage to the cardiovascular system, including aneurysms, has been described in patients. …”
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Role of PPARs in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Implications for Chagas Disease Therapy by Eugenia Hovsepian, Federico Penas, Gerardo A. Mirkin, Nora B. Goren

“…Therefore, controlling the inflammatory reaction becomes critical for the control of the proliferation of the parasite and of the evolution of Chagas disease. The nuclear receptors known as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have emerged as key regulators of lipid metabolism and inflammation. …”
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Assessing the Health Impact of the following Measures in Schools in Maradi (Niger): Construction of Latrines, Clean Water Supply, Establishment of Hand Washing Stations, and Health... by Halima Boubacar Maïnassara, Zilahatou Tohon

“…Overall, carriage of at least one parasite increased from 7.5% before the project to 10.2% after it (P=0.04). …”
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Nutritional assessment of children at the day care center “Marineritos del Sur” in Cienfuegos province, Cuba. by Zeida Bárbara Alejo Cruz, Gema Matienzo González Carvajal, Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Ernesto Martínez Ferrer

“…Giardia Lambia was the most frequent isolated parasite.…”
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Recrudescence of Plasmodium malariae after Quinine by Irfanali R. Kugasia, Farhana K. Polara, Hussein Assallum

“…This recrudescence was treated with full course of chloroquine with clearance of parasite from blood immediately after treatment and at two months’ follow up. …”
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"An overgrown monster": London in Some Eighteenth-Century Writings by Hélène Dachez

“…Londres, lieu malléable par excellence, où alternent circulation déréglée et menace de stase, devient le lieu de tous les excès, et les auteurs mettent en avant un processus de contamination réciproque entre les êtres répréhensibles qui y pullulent et la capitale parasite, corrompue et corruptrice.Il faut alors souligner et analyser le traitement particulièrement original que propose Samuel Richardson (qui partage avec Samuel Johnson un amour immense pour la capitale), dans Clarissa, où Londres joue un rôle primordial dans le destin des personnages et dans l’économie du roman.…”
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Current Mathematical Models for Analyzing Anti-Malarial Antibody Data with an Eye to Malaria Elimination and Eradication by Nuno Sepúlveda, Gillian Stresman, Michael T. White, Chris J. Drakeley

“…With various countries targeting disease elimination in the near future, the popular parasite infection or entomological inoculation rates are becoming less and less informative of the underlying malaria burden due to a reduced number of infected individuals or mosquitoes at the time of sampling. …”
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Stage-specific expression and divergent functions of two insulinase-like proteases associated with host infectivity in Cryptosporidium. by Yue Huang, Shifeng Pei, Xin Lv, Fuxian Yang, Xiaoqing Gong, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao

“…Consistent with this, mice infected with the INS-20-deleted mutant had reduced intestinal damage and parasite burden.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>These results suggest that INS-19 and INS-20 have stage-specific expression with distinct biological functions, and that the presence of the INS-20 in zoonotic C. parvum contributes to its infectivity and fitness in mice.…”
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Right Testicular Artery Occlusion and Acute Appendicitis by Angiostrongylus costaricensis by Luis Enrique Sánchez-Sierra, Roberto Antonio Martínez-Quiroz, Héctor S. Antúnez, Humberto Cabrera-Interiano, Fernando Josué Barrientos-Melara

“…Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode from the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, whose etymology is “roundworm that lives in blood vessels”. This parasite can be found from the southern United States to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. …”
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Dynamical System and Nonlinear Regression for Estimate Host-Parasitoid Relationship by Ileana Miranda Cabrera, Heyker Lellanis Baños Díaz, María de los Ángeles Martínez

“…The present paper shows a dynamical system for studying the relationship host-parasitoid (Diaphorina citri, Tamarixia radiata) and shows that a nonlinear model permits the estimation of the parasite nymphs using nymphs healthy as the known variable. …”
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Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by F. W. Mead, Susan E. Webb, Oscar E. Liburd, Elena M. Rhodes

“…These outbreaks have been associated with failures of parasites to attain their normal levels. In Florida the grape leaffolder has done substantial damage to grape leaves in September and October when growers have discontinued their spray programs after harvest. …”
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An Overview of the Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases by Muhammad Amjad

“…Diarrhea and other intestinal infections are caused by a wide range of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and parasites. Conventional diagnosis of these infections is performed by culture, microscopy, and antigen detection immunoassays. …”
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A Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Maria C. Carrasquilla, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Several phlebotomine species are vectors of the protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania, that are the causal agents of leishmaniasis. …”
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Self-Treatment Methods for Livestock—Backrubbers by Emma N. I. Weeks, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Cattle self-treat during rubbing, which reduces the number of flies, particularly horn flies, and parasites such as lice, on the animal. Backrubbers may be purchased commercially or constructed from easily available materials. …”
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Single-Input Four-Output Current Mode Filter Using Operational Floating Current Conveyor by Neeta Pandey, Deva Nand, Zubair Khan

“…The effect of finite transimpedance and parasites of OFCC on the proposed circuit is also analyzed. …”
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Ocular Myocysticercosis Masquerading as Orbital Cellulitis by Ruchi Shukla, Nilakshi Banerjee, Ashutosh K. Mishra, Kushal Singh

“…Cysticercosis, a zoonotic disease caused by Taenia species parasites, can manifest in various clinical presentations, including orbital involvement. …”
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Malaria and an Amoebic Abscess in a Returning Traveler from Liberia by Mhd Mustafa Albitar, Nafiza Martini, Sandy Alkhalil, Tamim Alsuliman, Ali Alrstom

“…Malaria is an infectious Anopheles mosquito-borne disease caused by five different eukaryotic protozoa parasites. Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica. …”
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Self-Treatment Methods for Livestock—Backrubbers by Emma N. I. Weeks, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Cattle self-treat during rubbing, which reduces the number of flies, particularly horn flies, and parasites such as lice, on the animal. Backrubbers may be purchased commercially or constructed from easily available materials. …”
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Modeling and analyzing the transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis by Lan Zou, Jing Chen, Shigui Ruan

“…We also investigate the impact of asymptomatic humans and dogs as secondary reservoirs of the parasites. The basic reproduction number and sensitivity analysis show that the control of dog-sandfly transmission is more important for the elimination of the disease. …”
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