Fascioliasis: an ongoing zoonotic trematode infection

M Nyindo, AH Lukambagire - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zoonotic trematode infections are an area of the neglected tropical diseases that have
become of major interest to global and public health due to their associated morbidity …

Triclabendazole in the treatment of human fascioliasis: a review

P Gandhi, EK Schmitt, CW Chen… - Transactions of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fascioliasis occurs on all inhabited continents. It is caused by Fasciola hepatica and
Fasciola gigantica, trematode parasites with complex life cycles, and primarily affects …

FODMAPs alter symptoms and the metabolome of patients with IBS: a randomised controlled trial

K McIntosh, DE Reed, T Schneider, F Dang… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To gain mechanistic insights, we compared effects of low fermentable
oligosaccharides, disaccharides and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) and high …

Diagnosis of human fascioliasis by stool and blood techniques: update for the present global scenario

S Mas-Coma, MD Bargues, MA Valero - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Before the 1990s, human fascioliasis diagnosis focused on individual patients in hospitals or
health centres. Case reports were mainly from developed countries and usually concerned …

Clinical characteristics of human fascioliasis in Egypt

N Ibrahim, EM Abdel Khalek, NA Makhlouf… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
There is a lack of epidemiological data on fascioliasis in Egypt regarding disease
characteristics and treatment outcomes across different governorates. We aimed to identify …

Stage-specific miRNAs regulate gene expression associated with growth, development and parasite-host interaction during the intra-mammalian migration of the …

A Ricafrente, K Cwiklinski, H Nguyen, JP Dalton… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background MiRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene
expression in organisms ranging from viruses to mammals. There is great relevance in …

Higher physiopathogenicity by Fasciola gigantica than by the genetically close F. hepatica: experimental long-term follow-up of biochemical markers

MA Valero, MD Bargues, M Khoubbane… - Transactions of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Fascioliasis is caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. The latter, always
considered secondary in human infection, nowadays appears increasingly involved in Africa …

Towards the comprehension of fasciolosis (re-) emergence: an integrative overview

A Alba, AA Vazquez, S Hurtrez-Boussès - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
The increasing distribution and prevalence of fasciolosis in both human and livestock are
concerning. Here, we examine the various types of factors influencing fasciolosis …

Infectious causes of acute pancreatitis: a systematic review

Z Imam, CR Simons-Linares, P Chahal - Pancreatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Infectious etiologies of acute pancreatitis (AP) are rare and include viruses,
bacteria, mycobacteria, parasites, and fungi. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive review …

Human liver flukes

D Harrington, PHL Lamberton… - … Lancet Gastroenterology & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Liver fluke infections occur in people worldwide. In some low-income regions, a combination
of ecological, agricultural, and culinary factors leads to a very high prevalence of infection …