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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"whipworm"”.
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Trichuris Muris Whey Acidic Protein Induces Type 2 Protective Immunity Against Whipworm
<p>Human whipworm (<em>Trichuris trichiura</em>) infects approximately 1 in 15 people worldwide, representing the leading infectious cause of colitis and subsequent, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Current control measures focused on mass deworming have had limited success due to low drug …
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Development of an antigen-specific ELISPOT to detect intestinal antibody responses to the swine whipworm, Trichuris suis
The swine whipworm, Trichuris suis, is a parasite present throughout the United States and is of concern to the swine industry worldwide because it is very pathogenic to growing pigs. The economic threat posed by T. suis and other intestinal parasite infections has created a strong interest in the …
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Characterisation of Host- Parasite- Microbiota Interactions that Drive Hatching in Trichuris Species
… (NTD). Infection occurs upon ingestion of whipworm eggs that hatch in the caecum and proximal colon, liberating larvae that establish in the intestinal epithelia. Trichuriasis has been studied in murine and porcine models of infection, with Trichuris muris and Trichuris suis respectively; …
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Lifestyle and Intestinal Parasite Infection in Northern Europe: A Study Comparing Clergy and the General Population of Cambridge and Belgium in 12th-18th Centuries
… modern excavations in northern Europe including whipworm, roundworm, beef tapeworm, pork tapeworm, fish tapeworm, liver flukes, and protozoa that cause diarrhoea and dysentery. Some types of parasitic worm are contracted by the contamination of food and drink by faeces, but other parasites are …
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Infection of two distinct Trichuris sp. genotypes within and among baboon (Papio ursinus) troops on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… two previously-identified genotypes of the whipworm, Trichuris sp., infect the same individual baboon simultaneously and whether both genotypes infect baboons of different troops on the Peninsula. Genomic DNA was extracted from adult Trichuris worms extracted from the gastrointestinal tract …
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Intestinal parasites in the Roman Empire, their regional distribution and ecosocial determinants
… for the consistent presence of roundworm and whipworm across the Roman empire. Additionally, differences in diet, cooking practices, animal husbandry, and climate are considered as contributors to taxonomic diversity in different regions of the empire.