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Integrating Strongyloides Diagnostics into Rwanda’s Helminth Control
30 Sep 2025 06:31 GMT
… Strongyloides stercoralis. This parasite, responsible for a chronic and sometimes fatal infection … and environmental reservoirs of Strongyloides stercoralis. Enhanced detection … of diagnostic methods for Strongyloides stercoralis within existing soil …
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Rising threat of sexually transmitted gut infections demands stronger prevention strategies
18 Sep 2025 03:15 GMT
… troubling is that these infections are becoming harder to … Salmonella, Shigella, Entameoba histolytica, Giardia, Strongyloides, Cryptosporidium, Cystoisospora, Microsporidia, and hepatitis … also more susceptible to these infections and their more serious …
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PRAC starts safety review of levamisole, a medicine used to treat parasitic worm infections
05 Sep 2025 15:31 GMT
… adults and children to treat infections caused by the following … , Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, Strongyloides stercoralis and Trichostrongylus colubriformis.
Levamisole … from the gut of the infected person.
Medicines containing levamisole …
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UCLA researchers identify dopamine pathway key for threadworm infection prevention
14 Aug 2025 04:14 GMT
… parasitic nematodes.
Threadworms, specifically Strongyloides stercoralis, infect over 600 million people worldwide … could act as repellents against infection without affecting humans’ own dopamine …
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The Changing Face of Helminth Infections: A 15-Year Temporal Analysis from Eastern Saudi Arabia
06 Aug 2025 09:14 GMT
… and Strongyloides stercoralis (each 7.0%, n = 8). Mixed infections were … underestimation of infection rates, particularly for species such as Strongyloides stercoralis. … the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015;21(6 …
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Man's body crawling with parasitic worms after infected kidney transplant at US hospital" target="_self"…
01 Jul 2025 14:59 GMT
… organs infected their recipients with a small roundworm called Strongyloides stercoralis … noted 13 proven or probable Strongyloides infections over a decade, accounting for … transplant organizations regularly screened for Strongyloides, but in 2023, the …
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2 Men Get Infected with Parasitic Worms from Same Kidney Donor: 'Rounded Heads and Tapered Tails'
02 Jul 2025 18:39 GMT
… roundworm strongyloides
Two men from the Northeast became infected with … ;many possible sources of infection,” the report said.
Stock … .
In the report, infectious disease and organ transplant … s blood revealed seropositivity for strongyloides,” which the U.S …
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Men become infested with parasites after receiving infected organs across multiple states
02 Jul 2025 05:13 GMT
… revealed a small ringworm called Strongyloides stercoralis. The second patient, … and New York were infected with parasites after receiving … are both evaluated for infectious diseases like HIV and … of the procedure is infection, which is common since …
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Donor's parasite infects kidney recipient, sparks policy change
21 Jun 2025 11:23 GMT
… pointed toward a parasitic infection.
Dr Kotton suspected Strongyloides – a gastrointestinal parasitic … the Caribbean, a region where Strongyloides is commonly found.
Though the … ) to recommend universal screening for Strongyloides in all organ donors – a …
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Infection Risk and Vaccination in the Management of Psoriasis: Considerations for Biologic Therapy
10 Apr 2025 22:34 GMT
… for serious cutaneous infections.
Other Infections
Intracellular and parasitic infections, such as leishmaniasis … therapy leading to strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2018;2018 …