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Parasite Genome Projects and the Trypanosoma cruzi Genome Initiative
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 1997-11-01)
Since the start of the human genome project, a great number of genome projects on other model organism have been initiated, some of them already completed. Several initiatives have also been started on parasite genomes, ...
Structure-based drug discovery for tropical diseases
(Bentham ScienceSharjah, 2009-06)
Parasitic diseases are amongst the foremost threats to human health and welfare around the world. In tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the consequences of parasitic infections are devastating both in terms of ...
Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis: Detection of parasite-derived DNA in urine
(Elsevier Science, 2016-07)
Detecting infections of Strongyloides stercoralis is arduous and has low sensitivity. Clinically this is a major problem because chronic infections may disseminate in the host and lead to a life threatening condition.Epi ...
Infection and Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis: Clinical Presentation, Etiology of Disease, and Treatment Options
(Springer, 2014)
Human strongyloidiasis is a neglected global parasitic disease that affects large populations, especially in poorer regions of the world. Improved diagnostic tools, including serology and molecular tests, are demonstrating ...
Three new species of Creptotrema (Trematoda, Allocreadiidae) with an amended diagnosis of the genus and reassignment of Auriculostoma (Allocreadiidae), based on morphological and molecular evidence
(2021-01-01)
Diversity of Creptotrema was investigated using morphological and molecular tools, including data for Creptotrema creptotrema (type-species). Three new species, parasites of Brazilian fishes, are described: Creptotrema ...
First record of parasites of Dosidicus gigas (d' Orbigny, 1835) (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) from the Humboldt Current system off Chile
(Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, 2009)
Selection of parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and parasitism at different eggs ages of duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)Seleção de parasitoides do gênero trichogramma (Hymenoptera: trichogrammatidae) e parasitismo em ovos de diferentes idades de duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
(2018-01-01)
The European pepper moth Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), despite being among the principal pests of strawberries in Brazil. However, biological control methods are rarely documented for this ...
Role of Trypanosoma cruzi Trans-sialidase on the escape from host immune surveillance
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03)
Chagas disease is caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affecting millions of people throughout Latin America. The parasite dampens host immune response causing modifications in diverse lymphoid compartments, ...
Marine parasites as biological tags in South American Atlantic waters, current status and perspectives
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-12)
Many marine fisheries in South American Atlantic coasts (SAAC) are threatened by overfishing and under serious risk of collapsing. The SAAC comprises a diversity of environments, possesses a complex oceanography and harbours ...
Nematodes associated with mammals in the great american biotic interchange (GABI)
(Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2017-05)
The Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI) is a large-scale zoogeographic event that illustrates the exchange and diversification of mammals between North and South America. This phenomenon was accelerated by the connection ...