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Is the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis a zoonosis from dogs? - a population genetics approach.

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By Banchob Sripa, Virak Khieu, Raihan Sarker, Sirikachorn Tangkawatta
| biorxiv.org
Abstract Gut nematode worms are important parasites of people and other animals. The parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis infects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, and is one of the soil-transmitted helminthiases, a WHO-defined neglected tropical disease. It has long been suggested that human S. stercoralis infection may be a zoonosis from dogs. We investigated this by whole genome sequence analysis of S. stercoralis from sympatric human and dog populations in Asia.
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Lymphatic Filariasis has been eliminated in Cambodia

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By Virak Khieu
| Biomed Central (BMC)
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by nematodes (roundworms) and indirectly transmitted from human to human by mosquitoes.The roundworms live and develop in the blood and lymphatic system of humans where they may block the free circulation of lymph liquids. A LF infection may exist unnoticed for long periods of time.
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