Enteric Protozoan Parasitosis and Associated Factors among Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

E Konadu, MA Essuman, A Amponsah… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Enteric protozoa infections (EPIs) could worsen clinical outcomes in patients
with diabetes mellitus and therefore requires prompt and accurate diagnosis and attention …

Concurrent Ascaris infection modulates host immunity resulting in impaired control of Salmonella infection in pigs

A Midha, L Oser, J Schlosser-Brandenburg… - mSphere, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Ascaris is one of the most widespread helminth infections, leading to chronic morbidity in
humans and considerable economic losses in pig farming. In addition, pigs are an important …

[HTML][HTML] Acute Ascaris infection impairs the effector functions of natural killer cells in single and Salmonella co-infected pigs

RM Mugo, L Oser, A Midha, J Adjah, A Kundik… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells play a key role in defense against Salmonella infections during the
early phase of infection. Our previous work showed that the excretory/secretory products of …

Ascaris suum infection in juvenile pigs elicits a local Th2 response in a setting of ongoing Th1 expansion

L Oser, A Midha, J Schlosser-Brandenburg… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ascaris spp. undergo extensive migration within the body before establishing patent
infections in the small intestinal tract of humans and pigs. However, whether larval migration …

[HTML][HTML] Ranavirus and helminth parasite co-infection in invasive American bullfrogs in the Atlantic forest, Brazil

LV Ash, KM Campião, CP Teixeira, NJ Gotelli - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Emerging infectious diseases threaten amphibian species across the globe. In Brazil, the
American bullfrog (Aquarana catesbeiana) is a highly invasive species that can potentially …

Zoonotic Parasites and Their Association With Human Activities in Northern Tanzania: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach for One Health

BA Ndossi, EE Mjingo, H Park, D Lee… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The community's awareness of the prevalence and impact of zoonotic diseases has been
significantly underestimated, leading to insufficient implementation of control measures. This …

Two-Photon NAD (P) H-FLIM reveals unperturbed energy metabolism of Ascaris suum larvae, in contrast to host macrophages upon artemisinin derivatives exposure

ZD Musimbi, A Kundik, J Krucken, AE Hauser… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Two-photon microscopy combined with NAD (P) H fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM)
provides the potential to decipher NAD (P) H-dependent energy metabolism of living cells …

[PDF][PDF] A Tale of Two Maladies: The Burden of Helminth Infections in the Era of the Antonine Plague

O Richter - brown.edu
Abstract The Antonine Plague was a disease of disputed identity that affected the Roman
Empire from 165-180 CE. Written sources from authors such as Galen and Aelius Aristides …