Neurological manifestations caused by neuroinvading pathogens are typically attributed to
penetration of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and invasion of the central nervous system …

Fatalities caused by parasitic infections often occur as a result of tissue injury that results
from a form of host-cell death known as apoptosis. However, instead of being pathogenic …

An outbreak of trypanosomiasis by Trypanosoma vivax is reported in the semiarid of
Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil from May to August 2002. Sixty-four cows out of 130 were …

Agrowing number of studies demonstrate, or suggest, that vector-borne parasites
manipulate phenotypic traits of their vectors and hosts in ways that increase contacts …

Neuropathogenic protozoa have evolved strategies to breach the blood–brain barrier and
invade the central nervous system. These include transcellular, paracellular and the Trojan …

Abstract Changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and anatomical and histopathological central
nervous system (CNS) lesions were evaluated, and the presence of Trypanosoma vivax in …

African trypanosomiasis (AT) is a family of parasitic conditions affecting both humans and
livestock, impairing development in sub-Saharan Africa, throughout the 10 million-km2 …

During infection, programmed cell death, ie apoptosis, is an important effector mechanism of
innate and adaptive host responses to parasites. In addition, it fulfils essential functions in …

Emerging protozoan pathogens, once thought to be an obscure menace of society, have
become a major threat to human health. The last two decades have seen major advances in …

During human African trypanosomiasis, trypanosomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or
T. b. rhodesiense) invade the central nervous system (CNS). Mechanisms of blood-brain …