The number of publicly available parasitic worm genome sequences has increased
dramatically in the past three years, and research interest in helminth functional genomics is …

Parasitic nematodes of the genus Toxocara are socioeconomically important zoonotic
pathogens. These parasites are usually directly transmitted to the human host via the faecal …

Background Toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis that afflicts millions of the
pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, especially in impoverished communities …

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is composed of three homologous subunits and
allows the flow of Na+ ions across high resistance epithelia, maintaining body salt and water …

Toxocariasis, a disease caused by infection with larvae of Toxocara canis, T. cati and/or
congeners, represents clinical syndromes in humans including visceral and ocular larva …

Programmed DNA elimination is a developmentally regulated process leading to the
reproducible loss of specific genomic sequences. DNA elimination occurs in unicellular …

Trichinellosis is a globally important food-borne parasitic disease of humans caused by
roundworms of the Trichinella complex. Extensive biological diversity is reflected in …

Background Human gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis. Its etiological agents are the
third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma spp. Human gnathostomiasis is often reported in …

In the past 50 years, enormous progress has been made in the diagnosis, treatment and
control of taeniid cestode infections/diseases and in the scientific understanding thereof …

An infecting and propagating parasite relies on its innate defense system to evade the host's
immune response and to survive challenges from commensal bacteria. More so for the …