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 ...

We report three cases of disseminated hyperinfection by Strongyloides in primates Callithrix jacchus and Callithrix penicillata in captivity and with progressive weight loss syndrome. Histopathological examination revealed ...

Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode that infects between 30 and 100 million people worldwide (Bethony et al., 2006; Abrescia et al., 2009; Olsen et al., 2009; Croker et al., 2010; Weller and Nutman, 2012) and is ...

One Xenodon merremii specimen was reported with a high number of a rhabdiasid nematodes in the lungs. The snake died shortly after its arrival in our laboratory after capture in the municipality of Saõ Manuel, Saõ Paulo ...

Immunocompromised patients are at high risk of oportunistic infections, Strongyloides hyperinfection is one of them and can be diagnosed with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Aim: We described clinical characteristics, risk ...

Strongyloides stercoralis is a unique soil transmitted helminth, which through autoinfection,can sustain chronic asymptomatic infections for decades. New diagnostic approaches through serology and nucleic acid amplification ...

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 ...

Strongyloidiasis is a disease caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis that is endemic in rural regions in tropical and subtropical countries. Immunosuppressed patients have an increased risk of infection by this ...

Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) is a life-threatening condition that warrants early detection and management. We describe the pathogenesis, organ-specific clinical manifestations, and risk factors ...