Showing papers in "Parasitology International in 2006"

TL;DR: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is prevalent in the Middle East and Arabic North Africa and is hyper endemic in Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, and endemic in Egypt.

TL;DR: An attempt is made to assess the present epidemiological situation in Europe separately for each species of Echinococcus, including an increasing density of infected host animals is apparent in central Europe, and, possibly, a range increase has occurred.

TL;DR: The PNM classification for alveolar echinococcosis serves as a tool for the international standardization of disease manifestation but also aids to evaluate the outcome of a chosen diagnostic and treatment procedure in different treatment centers in Europe and Asia.

TL;DR: The essential oil showed no cytototoxic effects against mammalian cells, suggesting that O. gratissimum essential oil and its compounds could be used as sources for new antileishmanial drugs.

TL;DR: Simple, traditional microscopic measurements may be sufficient for the morphometric characterisation of fasciolids, even in areas where intermediate forms are present, as shown in the specimens from Gilan.

TL;DR: Non-surgical interventional procedures, mainly percutaneous biliary and/or centro-parasitic abscesses drainages, are currently a major aspect in the care of incurable AE patients and have largely contributed to the improvement of survival in this situation during the past 20 years.

TL;DR: These studies supported the status of T. asiatica as a valid species and diagnosed a relationship as the sister-species of T saginata, and indicated that the origins and evolution of those independent species of Taenia that occur in humans and in China, and perhaps other regions of Southeast Asia, serve to validate these taeniids.

TL;DR: The clinical features of neurocysticercosis largely depend on the number, type, size, localization and stage of development of cysticerci, as well as on the host immune response against the parasite.

TL;DR: The available molecular genetic data do not support independent species status for Asian Taenia and T. saginata, but molecular phylogenies derived from mtDNA sequence comparisons of geographically distributed samples of T. solium provide molecular evidence for two genotypes, one being restricted to Asia, with the other occurring in Africa and America.

TL;DR: The historical and current distribution and prevalence of cystic hydatid disease infections throughout the American countries and the results of programs to control or eliminate the infection are reviewed.

TL;DR: Parasites morphologically consistent with Anisakis simplex sensu lato collected from the coast of Japan and Western North Pacific Ocean and mtDNA cox1 proved the usefulness as new genetic markers to distinguish two sibling species.

TL;DR: Application of the existing coproantigen tests in epidemiological and control programmes for Echinococcus and Taenia species infection has begun to contribute to an improved understanding of transmission and of surveillance of these important zoonotic cestodes.

TL;DR: The role of the dog in transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis to humans now appears to be significant and may be one of the most important risk factor, in combination with landscape/land-use features conducive to maintaining wildlife host populations.

TL;DR: Clinical observations in liver transplantation and AIDS suggest that suppression of cellular/Th1-related immunity increases disease severity, and a significant link between MHC polymorphism and clinical presentation of AE has been shown, and the spontaneous secretion of IL-10 in patients with a progressive AE is higher in Patients with the HLA DR3+, DQ2+ haplotype.

TL;DR: Echinococcus granulosus infections are common in dogs from all countries in sub-Saharan Africa where they have been examined, and recent studies suggest that camels are equally important intermediate host, especially in Sudan and Turkana.

TL;DR: The rates of infection have also increased in major livestock species such as sheep with a doubling of reported prevalence in some areas and in the dog population, independent studies in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have demonstrated that the rural dog population is highly infected, with prevalences approaching 25%.

TL;DR: The remarkable technologic progress achieved in recent decades that has led to greater understanding of the biology and epidemiology of echinococcosis and cysticercosis is reviewed.

TL;DR: A likely case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense contracted in France through the consumption of a Pacific salmon imported from Canada is reported.

TL;DR: The reforestation program currently active across much of Western China has the potential to give rise to a massive increase in habitat favourable to suitable intermediate hosts and emergence or re-emergence of the zoonosis alveolar echinococcosis in many areas.

TL;DR: Morphological, genetic and ecological features of the cestode led to the designation of a new species Echinococcus shiquicus, which has been found at other areas surveyed on the plateau; however, no infections in humans caused by E.Shiquicus have been yet identified.

TL;DR: The EgB has been identified as a protease inhibitor with an ability to inhibit recruitment of neutrophils and exploit activation of T helper cells by eliciting a non-protective Th2 cell response, predominantly in patients with progressive CE.

TL;DR: PCR has proven its value for the diagnosis of taeniid cestodes in animal definitive hosts, although only few specific tests are available at the moment (Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococbus granulosus 'sheep strain').

TL;DR: The keys to a successful intervention lie in good teaching materials and a participatory approach utilizing Thailand's school health system and beyond Thailand, school-based malaria control could be applied to other Greater Mekong Subregion countries with careful analysis of school health context in each country.

TL;DR: It is confirmed, for the first time to the authors' knowledge, that A. lenticulata can cause keratitis, however the reason that it is under represented in clinical samples compared to environmental ones is unknown.

TL;DR: The present situation of these three human Taenia species mainly in Bali and North Sumatra is reviewed and Epidemiological data from these two islands 2002-2005 is reviewed with backgrounds of historical culture, religions and customs.

TL;DR: The potential transmission risk to humans using public picnic and camping areas in parks and forests, especially in the southeastern Australia, could be substantially reduced through regular distribution of baits containing praziquantel.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a comparative drug testing for echinococcosis based on International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) and Clinical Trial Directive (Directive 2001/20/EC) of the European Commission.

TL;DR: A consortium of key laboratories at the National Autonomous University of Mexico to carry out a genomic project for Taenia solium will provide powerful resources for the study of taeniasis/cysticercosis and will mark the advent of genomics for cestode parasites.

TL;DR: The efficacy of artesunate was equal to or better than that of artemether against S. japonicum infection and is currently one of the most efficient drugs against immature S. mansoni.

TL;DR: This is a young parasite discovered most recently with many research questions yet to be clarified and molecular biological differentiation is possible with DNA techniques and a complete genome of mtDNA was sequenced recently which may provide a resource for comparative mitochondrial genomics and systematic studies of parasitic cestodes.