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Proceedings and Reviews
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Meeting report
Mongolian and Japanese Joint Conference on "Echinococcosis: diagnosis, treatment and prevention in Mongolia" June 4, 2009
A Gurbadam, D Nyamkhuu, G Nyamkhuu, A Tsendjav, O Sergelen, B Narantuya, Z Batsukh, G Battsetseg, B Oyun-Erdene, B Uranchimeg, D Otgonbaatar, D Temuulen, E Bayarmaa, D Abmed, S Tsogtsaikhan, A Usukhbayar, K Smirmaul, J Gereltuya, A Ito
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:8 (8 February 2010)
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Nineteen experts working on echinococcosis and one WHO observer joined together for the establishment of a network for diagnosis, treatment and control of echinococcoses in Mongolia, held at the Health Science University of Mongolia.
Image:First Network on echinococcoses in Mongolia
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Short report
Performance of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-dipsticks for rapid detection of intestinal schistosomiasis in schoolchildren from shoreline communities of Lake Victoria
C J Standley, N J S Lwambo, C N Lange, H C Kariuki, M Adriko, J R Stothard
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:7 (5 February 2010)
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The performance of urine-CCA dipsticks was assessed directly against traditional parasitological detection of intestinal schistosomiasis to highlight that dipsticks are a suitable alternative for disease mapping and surveillance. Image: Visual cross-checking results of CCA-dipsticks.
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Research
Further studies on the phlebotomine sandflies of the kala-azar endemic lowlands of Humera-Metema (north-west Ethiopia) with observations on their natural blood meal sources
Teshome Gebre-Michael, Meshesha Balkew, Nega Berhe, Asrat Hailu, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:6 (3 February 2010)
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VL in NW Ethiopia is a public health problem that mainly affects migrant labourers in large scale farms. Image: CDC trapping of sandflies in a cotton farm where the presumed vector (Phlebotomus orienatlis) was abundantly caught.
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Review
History of the discovery of the malaria parasites and their vectors
Francis E G Cox
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:5 (1 February 2010)
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The story of the history of the malaria parasites and their mosquito vectors is traced from the first discovery of the parasites in 1880 to the present time. Image: Ronald Ross who discovered that malaria parasites were transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Review
Schistosomiasis vaccine discovery using immunomics
Patrick Driguez, Denise L Doolan, Alex Loukas, Philip L Felgner, Donald P McManus
Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:4 (28 January 2010)
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Immunomics protein microarrays are an innovative and potentially transformative vaccine discovery tool that has never been used for schistosomiasis or metazoan parasite research. Image: Scanned schistosomiasis protein microarray.
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