High impact information on Trematode Infections

• Although phosphocholine oligosaccharides are known immunomodulators in human nematode and trematode infections, C. elegans is unique as a non-parasitic nematode containing phosphocholine N-glycans [1].
• Polysaccharide and galactogen synthesis were unaffected by larval trematode infection in AGs of snails at days 14, 21, and 28 post-infection (p.i.) when compared to uninfected controls [2].
• Spatial and temporal variation of trematode infection in coexisting populations of intertidal gastropods Littorina saxatilis and L. obtusata in the White Sea [3].
• The bands of 35 kDa and 67 kDa cross-reacted with IgG antibodies but not with IgG4 antibodies in sera of other trematode infections [4].
• The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-concept has been recommended by FAO and WHO to be included in programs to control foodborne trematode infections (FBT) [5].

Chemical compound and disease context of Trematode Infections

• The treatment of fasciolopsiasis with niclosamide and dichlorophen [6].
• Serum vitamin B 12 and folic acid levels in patients with fasciolopsiasis [7].
• Treatment with hexylresorcinol failed to eradicate the infection, but subsequent use of tetrachloroethylene was successful and facilitated recovery of adult parasites, leading to the specific diagnosis of metagonimiasis [8].
• Serum vitamin B12, serum and red cell folate concentrations and vitamin B12 absorption were studied in 100 patients with fasciolopsiasis [7].

Gene context of Trematode Infections

• Trematode infection was studied in sympatric populations of the periwinkles Littorina saxatilis and L. obtusata in 2 regions of Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea to assess host-parasite interactions at the population level [3].
• Of the reacting bands, 66 and 22 kDa proteins were recognized as specific for metagonimiasis [9].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Trematode Infections

• By ELISA, 10 of 11 metagonimiasis sera showed the highest absorbance (abs.) to the homologous antigen [9].

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