Human fascioliasis: current epidemiological status and strategies for diagnosis, treatment, and control

MA Caravedo, MM Cabada - Research and Reports in Tropical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose of the Review This review aims to critically assess current knowledge about the
epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of Fasciola infection in humans. Recent …

A prospective view of animal and human Fasciolosis

K Cwiklinski, SM O'neill, S Donnelly… - Parasite …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fasciolosis, a food‐borne trematodiasis, results following infection with the parasites,
Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. These trematodes greatly affect the global …

[HTML][HTML] The global burden of disease study 2013: What does it mean for the NTDs?

JR Herricks, PJ Hotez, V Wanga… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a landmark initiative that systematically
quantifies the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality for hundreds of diseases, injuries, and …

Molecular testing for clinical diagnosis and epidemiological investigations of intestinal parasitic infections

JJ Verweij, CR Stensvold - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the
diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are …

[HTML][HTML] The Extracellular Vesicles of the Helminth Pathogen, Fasciola hepatica: Biogenesis Pathways and Cargo Molecules Involved in Parasite Pathogenesis*[S]

K Cwiklinski, E de la Torre-Escudero, M Trelis… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2015 - ASBMB
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by parasites have important roles in establishing and
maintaining infection. Analysis of the soluble and vesicular secretions of adult Fasciola …

Neglected tropical diseases: diagnosis, clinical management, treatment and control

J Utzinger, SL Becker, S Knopp, J Blum… - Swiss medical weekly …, 2012 - edoc.unibas.ch
Branded in 2005,'neglected tropical diseases' have gained traction in terms of advocacy,
interest for research, enhanced funding and political will for their control and eventual …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing drugs for the treatment and control of helminth infections

G Panic, U Duthaler, B Speich, J Keiser - International Journal for …, 2014 - Elsevier
Helminth infections are responsible for a considerable public health burden, yet the current
drug armamentarium is small. Given the high cost of drug discovery and development, the …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid diagnosis of parasitic diseases: current scenario and future needs

S Momčilović, C Cantacessi, V Arsić-Arsenijević… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Parasitic diseases are one of the world's most devastating and prevalent
infections, causing millions of morbidities and mortalities annually. In the past, many of these …

[HTML][HTML] Association of Fasciola hepatica Infection with Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, and Cancer: A Systematic Review

C Machicado, JD Machicado, V Maco… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Fascioliasis has been sporadically associated with chronic liver disease on
previous studies. In order to describe the current evidence, we carried out a systematic …

Impact of human activities on fasciolosis transmission

E Sabourin, P Alda, A Vázquez, S Hurtrez-Boussès… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Fasciolosis is a worldwide disease caused by the liver fluke Fasciola spp. This food-and
water-borne disease is a major public health and veterinary issue. It is currently (re) …