Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis literature in Tanzania provides research evidence justification for control: A systematic scoping review. by Helena Aminiel Ngowi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Uffe Christian Braae, Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Ernatus Martin Mkupasi, Mwemezi Lutakyawa Kabululu, Faustin Peter Lekule, Maria Vang Johansen

“…This information is essential in guiding TSTC policies, practices and research agendas as well as encouraging cross-sectoral collaboration in the control of this important zoonotic parasite using a One Health approach. National elimination of the parasite is the foundation for global eradication. …”
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The Prevalence of Star-forming Clumps as a Function of Environmental Overdensity in Local Galaxies by Dominic Adams, Hugh Dickinson, Lucy Fortson, Kameswara Mantha, Vihang Mehta, Jürgen Popp, Claudia Scarlata, Chris Lintott, Brooke Simmons, Mike Walmsley

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A Surgical Cryoprobe for Targeted Transcorneal Freezing and Endothelial Cell Removal by Alina Akhbanbetova, Shinichiro Nakano, Stacy L. Littlechild, Robert D. Young, Madara Zvirgzdina, Nigel J. Fullwood, Ian Weston, Philip Weston, Shigeru Kinoshita, Naoki Okumura, Noriko Koizumi, Andrew J. Quantock

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In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Genotypes for Pre- and Post-attachment Resistance against Witchweed (Striga asiatica L. Kuntze) by V. O. Gwatidzo, J. T. Rugare, S. Mabasa, R. Mandumbu, J. Chipomho, S. Chikuta

“…Among the biotic stresses is witchweed (Striga spp.), a noxious parasitic weed causing major damage in cereal crops, such as sorghum. …”
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Determinants of Anemia among HIV-Positive Children on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019: A Case-Control St... by Biruk Beletew, Ayelign Mengesha, Mohammed Ahmed, Awet Fitwi, Mesfin Wudu

“…In this study, having parasitic infections, having a history of opportunistic infections, being malnourished, having poor adherence to ART, caregivers living in the rural area, and eating nondiversified foods were significantly associated with hemoglobin status. …”
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A Novel Multiplex LAMP Assay for the Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum from Iran by Sahar Samsami, Sahar Namavari, Saeed Ataei, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Ava Yazdanpanah, Neda Sepahi, Gholamreza Hatam, Hossein Faramarzi, Hadi Mirzaei, Razie Ranjbar, Ali Ghanbariasad

“…Additionally, the multiplex LAMP detection limit was approximately equivalent to RT-qPCR for L. major and L. tropica, which included 0.342 picograms (pg) and 342 femtograms (fg) of plasmid concentration, 4 × 103 and 4 × 102 copy number of plasmid, and 17.1 and 1.71 parasite DNA per μL for L. major and L. tropica, respectively. …”
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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

“…Although all patients received chloroquine, a higher proportion of younger patients received a dose less than 25 mg/kg (87.5%, 85.5%, and 58.6% of those aged 0–4, 5–14, and 15–18 years, respectively; p < 0.001). Parasite clearance time (PCT) increased over the years, suggesting a potential decline in the chloroquine sensitivity of P. vivax. …”
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Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands by Marie Spohn, Sumanta Bagchi, Jonathan D. Bakker, Elizabeth T. Borer, Clinton Carbutt, Jane A. Catford, Christopher R. Dickman, Nico Eisenhauer, Anu Eskelinen, Nicole Hagenah, Yann Hautier, Sally E. Koerner, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Lauri Laanisto, Ylva Lekberg, Jason P. Martina, Holly Martinson, Meelis Pärtel, Pablo L. Peri, Anita C. Risch, Nicholas G. Smith, Carly Stevens, G. F. Ciska Veen, Risto Virtanen, Laura Yahdjian, Alyssa L. Young, Hillary S. Young, Eric W. Seabloom

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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…Results: The review included 52 articles: 39 cross-sectional studies and 13 Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)/cohort studies, involving 11,640 genotyped parasite isolates from 23 SSA countries. The overall pooled mean expected heterozygosity was 0.65 (95% CI: 0.51–0.78). …”
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How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony by Ashley N. Mortensen, Cameron Jack, Meghan McConnell, Liana Teigen, Jamie Ellis

“… Nosema are single-celled fungal parasites that infect various animal hosts. One species, Nosema ceranae, has become the dominant microsporidian infection in western honey bee colonies. …”
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How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony by Ashley N. Mortensen, Cameron Jack, Meghan McConnell, Liana Teigen, Jamie Ellis

“… Nosema are single-celled fungal parasites that infect various animal hosts. One species, Nosema ceranae, has become the dominant microsporidian infection in western honey bee colonies. …”
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Role of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM) in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Purushottam Giri, Venkatesh Karthikeyan

“…Antimicrobial Resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and no longer respond to antimicrobial treatments, rendering these drugs ineffective. …”
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Potential Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Colombia, Based on Ecological Niche Modeling by Gabriel Parra-Henao, Laura C. Suárez-Escudero, Sebastián González-Caro

“…Ecological niche modeling of Triatominae bugs allow us to establish the local risk of transmission of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease. …”
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Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov. by Quimi Vidaurre Montoya, Maria Jesus Sutta Martiarena, Rodolfo Bizarria Jr., Nicole Marie Gerardo, Andre Rodrigues

“…Abstract Escovopsis is a diverse group of fungi, which are considered specialized parasites of the fungal cultivars of fungus-growing ants. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria by Aina Adeogun, Olutayo Omobowale, Chiaka Owuamanam, Olugbenga Alaka, Victor Taiwo, Dick van Soolingen, Simeon Cadmus

“…These cases were confirmed after bacteriological examinations and DNA from granulomatous lesions of the animals’ carcasses were subjected to the Hain and spoligotyping techniques. …”
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Piperacillin-Associated Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia: A Case Report by Olivia Ling-I Tseng, John Thomas Kelsall, Pearce George Wilcox

“…No evidence of bacterial, fungal and parasitic infection, or vasculitis was observed. Her symptoms and peripheral eosinophilia subsided after drug discontinuation and oral prednisone treatment. …”
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Expression of Genes Encoding the Enzymes for Glycogen and Trehalose Metabolism in L3 and L4 Larvae of Anisakis simplex by E. Łopieńska-Biernat, E. A. Zaobidna, M. Dmitryjuk

“…Nematodes, cosmopolitan helminths parasitizing sea mammals and humans, cause a disease known as anisakiasis. …”
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A Structural Approach to Disentangle the Visualization of Bipartite Biological Networks by J. Garcia-Algarra, J. M. Pastor, M. L. Mouronte, J. Galeano

“…They may happen at molecular level, like in a diseasome, or amongst individuals linked by biotic relationships, such as mutualism or parasitism. These sets of interactions are complex bipartite networks. …”
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Human Flea Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Estelle Martin, Lucas Brendel

“…Though its relative abundance and overall medical importance is disputed, this flea has been implicated as a potentially important vector of the human pathogens causing plague and murine typhus as well as serving as a potential vector of a tapeworm known to parasitize humans (Eldridge and Edman 2004). This review is intended for a general audience interested in understanding the biology, ecology, and medical importance of the human flea. …”
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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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