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View article: Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rural Ecuador and Clustering of Seropositivity within Households
Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rural Ecuador and Clustering of Seropositivity within Households Open
We performed a cross-sectional study of Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence in 14 communities in three provinces of Ecuador and estimated the magnitude of the association of seropositive individuals within households. A total of 3,286 subject…
Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis Open
We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200–49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience sym…
Role of the long slender to short stumpy transition in the life cycle of the african trypanosomes Open
It is shown using mouse models that the African trypanosomes exert a significant drain upon their host's carbohydrate (energy) resources; and that the higher the parasitemia, the greater the energy demand. It is, therefore, hypothesized th…