Toxoplasma gondii has been suggested as an important opportunistic pathogen in
immunocompromised patients. We conducted a global meta-analysis to assess the …

Babesia are tick-transmitted hemoprotozooans that infect mammals and birds, and which
are acknowledged for their major impact on farm and pet animal health and associated …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

The skin barrier protects the human body from invasion by exogenous and pathogenic
microorganisms. A breach in this barrier exposes the underlying tissue to microbial …

Background Worldwide, 30% of the world's population have antibodies to the intracellular
protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and about 36· 7 million people are infected with HIV …

Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite that is the etiologic agent of neosporosis, a
devastating infectious disease regarded as a major cause of reproductive loss in cattle and …

Greater awareness and implementation of better diagnostic methods are demonstrating that
microsporidia contribute to a wide range of clinical syndromes in HIV-infected and non-HIV …

Cats and dogs are treated as family members by most pet owners. Therefore, a high quality
of veterinary care and preventive medicine is imperative for animal health and welfare and …

Tryptanthrin is a natural alkaloidal compound having basic indoloquinazoline moiety. It is
obtained from various natural plant sources as well as different cell cultures including yeast …