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View article: Integrating climate change, biological invasions, and infectious wildlife diseases
Integrating climate change, biological invasions, and infectious wildlife diseases Open
Climate change is likely to affect infectious diseases that are facilitated by biological invasions, with repercussions for wildlife conservation and zoonotic risks. Current invasion management and policy are underprepared for the future r…
View article: Concomitant Potentially Contagious Factors Detected in Poland and Regarding Acanthamoeba Strains, Etiological Agents of Keratitis in Humans
Concomitant Potentially Contagious Factors Detected in Poland and Regarding Acanthamoeba Strains, Etiological Agents of Keratitis in Humans Open
Background: Diseases in humans caused by amphizoic amoebae that can result in visual impairment and even blindness, have recently been identified more frequently worldwide. Etiologically complex incidents of keratitis, including those conn…
View article: Embracing Connection: A Review of First-Ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Embracing Connection: A Review of First-Ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Open
Social isolation and loneliness are major public health concerns and are associated with morbidity and mortality. As this is an increasing issue in older adults, guidance for healthcare providers is a priority. The Canadian Coalition for S…
View article: Lonely but No Longer Alone: A Review of First‐Ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Lonely but No Longer Alone: A Review of First‐Ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Open
Social isolation and loneliness are major public health concerns and are associated with morbidity and mortality. As this is an increasing issue in older adults, guidance for healthcare providers is a priority. The Canadian Coalition for S…
View article: Tannic Acid-Modified Silver Nanoparticles in Conjunction with Contact Lens Solutions Are Useful for Progress against the Adhesion of Acanthamoeba spp. to Contact Lenses
Tannic Acid-Modified Silver Nanoparticles in Conjunction with Contact Lens Solutions Are Useful for Progress against the Adhesion of Acanthamoeba spp. to Contact Lenses Open
Acanthamoeba spp. are amphizoic amoebae that are widely distributed in the environment and capable of entering the human body. They can cause pathogenic effects in different tissues and organs, including Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), which …
View article: Infection of Mammary Glands of Small Mammals in Eastern North America by Helminths
Infection of Mammary Glands of Small Mammals in Eastern North America by Helminths Open
To determine whether small mammals living in natural settings harbor helminth infections in their mammary glands, we conducted a survey of helminths infecting rodents and soricimorphs in three widespread locations in the eastern United Sta…
View article: Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of intrauterine embryonic and larval stages of Ityogonimus lorum (Digenea: Brachylaimidae) involving transitory development of ciliated miracidia
Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of intrauterine embryonic and larval stages of Ityogonimus lorum (Digenea: Brachylaimidae) involving transitory development of ciliated miracidia Open
Results of the present study provide ultrastructural evidence that miracidial morphogenesis is fully completed within the intrauterine eggs while in the most posterior uterine regions of Ityogonimus lorum , a digenean parasite of an Iberia…
View article: Additional Records of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa) and Helminth Parasites (Trematoda, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala) from Oklahoma Amphibians (Anura) and Reptiles (Testudines: Ophidia)
Additional Records of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa) and Helminth Parasites (Trematoda, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala) from Oklahoma Amphibians (Anura) and Reptiles (Testudines: Ophidia) Open
Over the last few years, we have learned more about hematozoan (blood) parasites and helminth parasites of Oklahoma herpetofauna than we have gained in many years past. To that end, we continue to provide information on various intraerythr…
View article: Examination of oral biofilm microbiota in patients using fixed orthodontic appliances in order to prevent risk factors for health complications
Examination of oral biofilm microbiota in patients using fixed orthodontic appliances in order to prevent risk factors for health complications Open
The use of orthodontic appliances alters the status of the oral cavity; it has impact on the colonization of oral biofilm by opportunistic/pathogenic strains, and increases the risk of their dissemination to various human tissues and organ…
View article: Effect of povidone iodine, chlorhexidine digluconate and toyocamycin on amphizoic amoebic strains, infectious agents of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis – a growing threat to human health worldwide
Effect of povidone iodine, chlorhexidine digluconate and toyocamycin on amphizoic amoebic strains, infectious agents of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis – a growing threat to human health worldwide Open
Time-dependent amoebstatic in vitro effects were demonstrated for all agents, in particular, the results of assays with povidone iodine are promising. No significant stimulation of encystation appeared; however, as cysticidal efficacy of c…
View article: Immunoproteomics and Surfaceomics of the Adult Tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta
Immunoproteomics and Surfaceomics of the Adult Tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta Open
In cestodiasis, mechanical and molecular contact between the parasite and the host activates the immune response of the host and may result in inflammatory processes, leading to ulceration and intestinal dysfunctions. The aim of the presen…
View article: First Report of Mesocestoides sp. Tetrathyridia (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (Anura: Ranidae)
First Report of Mesocestoides sp. Tetrathyridia (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (Anura: Ranidae) Open
single adult American bullfrog, Rana (=Lithobates) catesbeiana collected from McCurtain County, Oklahoma, was found to harbor tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp. Specimens representing the non-proliferating type of Mesocestoides occurred in…
View article: Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Hymenolepis diminuta Cysticercoid and Adult Stages
Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Hymenolepis diminuta Cysticercoid and Adult Stages Open
Cestodiases are common parasitic diseases of animals and humans. As cestodes have complex lifecycles, hexacanth larvae, metacestodes (including cysticercoids), and adults produce proteins allowing them to establish invasion and to survive …
View article: Identification of immunogenic proteins of the cysticercoid of Hymenolepis diminuta
Identification of immunogenic proteins of the cysticercoid of Hymenolepis diminuta Open
These results could help in understanding how H. diminuta and other cestodes adapt to their diverse and complex parasitic life-cycles and show universal molecules used among diverse groups of cestodes to escape the host response to infecti…
View article: Examination of Oral Microbiota Diversity in Adults and Older Adults as an Approach to Prevent Spread of Risk Factors for Human Infections
Examination of Oral Microbiota Diversity in Adults and Older Adults as an Approach to Prevent Spread of Risk Factors for Human Infections Open
The oral cavity environment may be colonized by polymicrobial communities with complex, poorly known interrelations. The aim of this study was to determine oral microbiota diversity in order to prevent the spread of infectious microorganis…
View article: Newly Emerging Parasitic Threats for Human Health: National and International Trends
Newly Emerging Parasitic Threats for Human Health: National and International Trends Open
Parasites impair healthy life and development in hundreds of millions of individuals throughout the world. Various human populations are at serious risk of illness and even death from these pathogens. It should be taken into account that m…
View article: INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species
INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species Open
In a world where invasive alien species (IAS) are recognised as one of the major threats to biodiversity, leading scientists from five continents have come together to propose the concept of developing an international association for open…
View article: Importation and Transmission of Parasitic and Other Infectious Diseases Associated with International Adoptees and Refugees Immigrating into the United States of America
Importation and Transmission of Parasitic and Other Infectious Diseases Associated with International Adoptees and Refugees Immigrating into the United States of America Open
Each year, hundreds of millions of people travel across international borders or even oceans, and up to 230 million may remain for long periods. Among these, 3–5 million settle permanently in their new homes, with about 1 million migrating…
View article: Emerging Threats for Human Health in Poland: Pathogenic Isolates from Drug Resistant<i>Acanthamoeba</i>Keratitis Monitored in terms of Their<i>In Vitro</i>Dynamics and Temperature Adaptability
Emerging Threats for Human Health in Poland: Pathogenic Isolates from Drug Resistant<i>Acanthamoeba</i>Keratitis Monitored in terms of Their<i>In Vitro</i>Dynamics and Temperature Adaptability Open
Amphizoic amoebae generate a serious human health threat due to their pathogenic potential as facultative parasites, causative agents of vision-threatening Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Recently, AK incidences have been reported with increa…