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'Wake-up call' as hookworm parasites that infect pets and people grow drug resistant
Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.
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Guinea Successfully Eliminates Human African Trypanosomiasis AKA Sleeping Sickness: WHO Report
Guinea, a country in West Africa has successfully eradicated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) ...
Structural insights reveal drug target in trypanosome parasites
A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...
Understanding pathogens and parasites—and the future of the planet
It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the environment by humans. Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding ...
Scientists Expose Structural Secrets of Trypanosome Parasites
The Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble discovered notable differences between the nuclear cap-binding complex in trypanosomes and humans, a critical component in cellular RNA metabolism. Trypanosomes ...
Shocking X-ray Reveals Human Body Infested With Tapeworm Larvae
The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...
Ticking time bomb? Study on ticks in Singapore calls for greater vigilance
An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...