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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Brazil: a systematic review

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Parasitic infections are considered a major public health problem due to their associated morbimortality and negative impact on physical and intellectual development, especially in the at-risk pediatric group. Periodic prophylactic administration of antiparasitic agents against s...

Para: Lagoquilascaríase humana: um diagnóstico a ser lembrado diante de tumoração de cabeça e pescoço: relato de caso

Anthelmintic activity of nanoencapsulated carvacryl acetate against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and its toxicity in rodents

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of carvacryl acetate (CVA) and nanoencapsulated CVA (nCVA) on gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. The CVA was nanoencapsulated with chitosan/gum arabic and the efficacy of nanoencapsulation (EE), yield, zeta potential, nanoparticle morpho...

Schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in a non-endemic area

ABSTRACT Objective: To report a schistosomal myeloradiculopathy case in a non-endemic area. Case description: A previously healthy 11-year-old boy, stricken by an acute loss of strength on his lower limbs, followed by a loss of strength on his upper limbs and upper body, associated with altered sensiti...

Implication of the fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) in sheep for better use of available drugs

Abstract The aim here is to present data on the efficacy of anthelmintics in sheep flocks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to discuss the interpretation of the fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) for each nematode genus. Fecal eggs counts and pre- and post-treatment coprocultures were performed, the for...

Ancylostoma duodenale as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (6), 2019

Hidatidosis pulmonar en el niño: presentación un caso clínico residente en Marruecos

Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and represents a global public health problem. In children the pulmonary location is the most frequent. The hydatid cyst can be asymptomatic and present symptoms when breaking into the bronchial tree or pleura. We present a case of complica...

Anisakiasis gastro-alérgica, primera descripción de un caso en Colombia y revisión bibliográfica

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (2), 2019
Resumen La anisakiasis es una enfermedad parasitaria zoonótica causada por el consumo de pescados o mariscos crudos o poco cocidos infectados con nematodos de los géneros Anisakis, Pseudoterranova y Contracaecum. Se describe el primer caso de anisakiasis en Colombia y se resume la literatura médica di...

Childhood Sarcoidosis mimicking tuberculosis: a case report

Abstract Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem chronic inflammatory disease in children. We present a case of a five-year-old child with clinical features mimicking several diseases, including tuberculosis. After failure of treatment based on the suspected diagnosis, an axillary lymph node biopsy showed nonc...

“Liver fluke”: conceptos actuales sobre fascioliasis

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 29 (supl.1), 2018
Fascioliasis is a parasitic disease produced mainly by the fluke Fasciola hepatica. The human infection is mainly due to the accidental intake of metacercariae present in watercress and/or contaminated water. The human disease is uncommon in Chile, despite the high prevalence of animal infection, which a...