Dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens: an imported case and a brief review
- Autores: Baptista-Fernandes T, Belo S, Domingues D, Maurício I, Monteiro L, Paixao P, Pereira P, Rodrigues M, Rodrigues P, Tavares R, Toscano C
- Ano de Publicação: 2015
- Journal: Parasitology International
- Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769814
Human infections caused by Dirofilaria repens, a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasitosis endemic in Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia still is an underdiagnosed infection due to parasite identification difficulties.
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Detection of Wolbachia in Dirofilaria infected dogs in Portugal
- Autores: Alho AM, Belo S, Calado M, Carvalho LM, Cunha C, Ferreira CC, Landum M, Maurício I, Meireles JS
- Ano de Publicação: 2014
- Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
- Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401714003069
Wolbachia pipiens, an intracellular endosymbiont bacteria of filarial nematodes, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of filarial diseases, in particular in heavy Dirofilaria spp. infections. Antibiotic therapy (doxycycline) against Wolbachia has been proven to be suitable adjunct therapy, prior to adulticide treatment of canine dirofilariosis.
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The role of the immunological background of mice in the genetic variability of Schistosoma mansoni as detected by random amplification of polymorphic DNA
- Autores: Afonso A, Belo S, Calado M, Cossa-Moiane IL, Ferreira PM, Maurício I, Mendes T
- Ano de Publicação: 2014
- Journal: Journal of Helminthology
- Link: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9992333
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. Among the Schistosomaspecies known to infect humans, S. mansoni is the most frequent cause of intestinal schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and South America: the World Health Organization estimates that about 200,000 deaths per year result from schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa alone. The Schistosoma life cycle requires two different hosts: a snail as intermediate host and a mammal as definitive host.
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