Identification and differentiation of <em>Leishmania</em> species in clinical samples by PCR amplification of the miniexon sequence and subsequent... (Publications)
discrimination power. Since Leishmania causes a broad spectrum of diseases distinguished by different parasite and host factors, detection and characterization of the infecting species is crucial for the co
<em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> tetraspanning orphan receptor (SmTOR) - a new vaccine candidate against Schistosomiasis (Publications)
complete Freund's adjuvant/incomplete Freund's adjuvant (CFA/IFA). Immunization was protective against parasite infection, as demonstrated by a significant decrease in worm burden in immunized BALB/c mice versus
Helminth infections of the central nervous system occurring in Southeast Asia and the Far East (Publications)
non-permissive host. The diagnosis of cerebrospinal helminthiases is difficult, and the detection of parasites in cerebrospinal fluid is rarely successful. Cerebrospinal helminth infections therefore often remain
Antimycobacterial, antiprotozoal and cytotoxic potential of twenty-one brown algae (Phaeophyceae) from British and Irish waters (Publications)
trypanocidal, leishmanicidal and antimycobacterial activities. Mammalian stages of a small set of parasitic protozoa; i.e. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi and Leishmania donovani, and the tubercle
Diagnosis of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection using ParaSight(R)-F test in blood and urine of Papua New Guinean children (Publications)
semi-quantitative assessment showed that the intensity of the color on the wick correlated with parasite density. The ParaSight(R)-F test performed on urine had 81% sensitivity but only 26% specificity
<em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> (Nematode: Metastrongyloidea) in molluscs from harbour areas in Brazil (Publications)
agent of human eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Following a report indicating the presence of this parasite in Brazil in 2007, the present study was undertaken to investigate the presence of A. cantonensis
Cytochrome P450/ABC transporter inhibition simultaneously enhances ivermectin pharmacokinetics in the mammal host and pharmacodynamics in... (Publications)
bioassay warrants further exploration, our study may have broad implications for the control of parasitic and vector-borne diseases.
Ferrocenyl, ruthenocenyl, and benzyl oxamniquine derivatives with cross-species activity against <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects more than 250 million people annually, mostly children in poor, tropical, rural areas. Only one treatment (praziquantel) is available, putting control
Critical evaluation of molecular monitoring in malaria drug efficacy trials and pitfalls of length-polymorphic markers (Publications)
Estimation of drug efficacy in antimalarial drug trials requires parasite genotyping to distinguish new infections from treatment failures. When using length-polymorphic molecular markers, preferential
<em>Dscam1 </em>in pancrustacean immunity: current status and a look to the future (Publications)
However, we are still far from a complete understanding of how Dscam1 functions in relation to parasites and pathogens and its full relevance for the immune system. In this Hypothesis and Theory article
