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Rapport sur les travaux faits au laboratoire de la Société Belge d'Etudes Coloniales à l'hôpital des noirs et au lazaret pour trypanosomiés à Léopoldville (Congo Belge); 1907-1908 Institute of Tropical Medicine
Schistosomiasis in travellers and migrants Institute of Tropical Medicine
Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by blood-dwelling fluke worms of the genus Schistosoma whose infective stages, the cercariae, are amplified through mollusks acting as intermediate hosts. People are infected when exposed to fresh water containing cercariae that penetrate the skin. There are however considerable differences in intensity of infection and morbidity, depending on the pattern of exposure and the infective ...
Proteomic analysis of Taenia solium metacestode excretion-secretion proteins Institute of Tropical Medicine
The metacestode larval stage of Taenia solium is the causal agent of a zoonotic disease called cysticercosis. The disease has an important impact on pork trade (due to porcine cysticercosis) and public health (due to human neurocysticercosis). In order to improve the current diagnostic tools and to get a better understanding of the interaction between T. solium metacestodes and their host, there is a need for more information about the proteins ...
Toxocara seropositivity, atopy and asthma: a study in Cuban schoolchildren Institute of Tropical Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that human toxocariasis (HT) could stimulate the onset of allergic diseases such as asthma. More specifically, in subjects having a hypothetical 'atopic genotype', HT could boost preexistent allergy symptoms. We tested the latter hypothesis in Cuba, a country where both asthma and HT are prevalent. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a group of Cuban school-aged children (n = 958), we investigated the association of Toxocara ...
Early neuroschistosomiasis complicating Katayama syndrome [letter] Institute of Tropical Medicine
Haematobium schistosomiasis presenting in the Netherlands as a skin disease Institute of Tropical Medicine
A non-synonymous polymorphism in IL-23R gene (rs1884444) is associated with reduced risk to schistosomiasis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a Kenyan population Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Schistosomiasis co-infection is common among residents at the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. About 36% of this population initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) that complicates recovery. Several IL-23R alleles have been associated with susceptibility to both autoimmune and inflammatory diseases through T-helper type 17 (TH17) ...
Taenia solium infections in a rural area of eastern Zambia; a community based study Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis is a parasitic infection occurring in many developing countries. Data on the status of human infections in Zambia is largely lacking. We conducted a community-based study in Eastern Zambia to determine the prevalence of human taeniosis and cysticercosis in a rural community. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Stool and serum samples were collected from willing participants. Geographical references of the ...