In spite of a successful prevention and even extinction of smallpox through vaccination, there still exist a large number of diseases with a relatively slow vaccine development progress, such as
parasitic diseases.
Ascariasis is the most common
parasitic worm infection in the world and affects around 800million people, of which mostly are children under 10.
Plant
parasitic nematodes are known as the hidden enemies of the plants.
Tropical
parasitic infections including cutaneous leishmaniasis (a devastating disease affecting affecting exposed parts of the body) spread by sandflies will become frequent.
Gongzhen Liu is an assistant researcher in the field of pathogen biology, Shandong Institute of
Parasitic Diseases, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Wbrld Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Vector-Borne Diseases and Food-Borne
Parasitic Diseases, Jining, China.
The aim of this study was to conduct a retrospective epidemiological analysis on the prevalence of autochthonous and imported human
parasitic diseases in Bulgaria for a period of 2 years (2013-2014) and to evaluate their significance on the public health system in the country.
The present study is a retrospective analysis of 5987 in- and outpatient stool samples reports from the King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, KSA, during the period from 2013 to 2017 for intestinal
parasitic infections.
By retrospectively analyzing the surgical records for the cases in which
parasitic infection was observed based on the pathology results, the methods applied could be reviewed.
Canine babesiosis and ehrlichiosis are two ticks borne
parasitic and bacterial pathogen of dogs with zoonotic importance.
However, new research by the University of Edinburgh Medical School has identified a new molecule produced by
parasitic worms that could help in finding new therapies for people with asthma.