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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, an emerging tick-borne zoonosis.
- Q. Liu, B. He, S. Huang, F. Wei, X. Zhu
- Biology, Medicine
- The Lancet. Infectious diseases
- 1 August 2014
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging haemorrhagic fever that was first described in rural areas of China. The causative agent, SFTS virus (SFTSV), is a novel phlebovirus… Expand
Geographical patterns of Toxoplasma gondii genetic diversity revealed by multilocus PCR-RFLP genotyping.
- E. K. Shwab, X. Zhu, +4 authors C. Su
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 1 April 2014
In recent years, an extensive collection of Toxoplasma gondii samples have been typed using a set of 10 PCR-RFLP genetic markers. Here we summarize the data reported until the end of 2012. A total of… Expand
Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and typing of Toxoplasma gondii
- Q. Liu, Zedong Wang, S. Huang, X. Zhu
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasites & Vectors
- 28 May 2015
Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is an important zoonosis with medical and veterinary importance worldwide. The disease is mainly contracted by… Expand
Human sparganosis, a neglected food borne zoonosis.
- Q. Liu, Ming-wei Li, Zedong Wang, G. Zhao, X. Zhu
- Biology, Medicine
- The Lancet. Infectious diseases
- 1 October 2015
Human sparganosis is a food borne zoonosis caused by the plerocercoid larvae (spargana) of various diphyllobothroid tapeworms of the genus Spirometra. Human infections are acquired by ingesting the… Expand
Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans in China
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection of humans and animals, caused by the opportunistic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Infection in pregnant women may… Expand
The genome and developmental transcriptome of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus
- E. Schwarz, P. Korhonen, +17 authors R. Gasser
- Biology, Medicine
- Genome Biology
- 28 August 2013
BackgroundThe barber's pole worm, Haemonchus contortus, is one of the most economically important parasites of small ruminants worldwide. Although this parasite can be controlled using anthelmintic… Expand
The complete mitochondrial genomes for three Toxocara species of human and animal health significance
- Ming-wei Li, R. Lin, H. Song, Xiang-yun Wu, X. Zhu
- Biology, Medicine
- BMC Genomics
- 16 May 2008
BackgroundStudying mitochondrial (mt) genomics has important implications for various fundamental areas, including mt biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology. In addition, mt genome sequences… Expand
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence Data Provides Genetic Evidence That the Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) Represents a Species Complex
- G. Liu, Fen Chen, +4 authors X. Zhu
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of biological sciences
- 22 April 2013
Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance that can transmit bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses, and cause a variety of human and animal diseases worldwide.… Expand
The complete mitochondrial genomes of three parasitic nematodes of birds: a unique gene order and insights into nematode phylogeny
BackgroundAnalyses of mitochondrial (mt) genome sequences in recent years challenge the current working hypothesis of Nematoda phylogeny proposed from morphology, ecology and nuclear small subunit… Expand
Local admixture of amplified and diversified secreted pathogenesis determinants shapes mosaic Toxoplasma gondii genomes
- H. Lorenzi, A. Khan, +29 authors L. Sibley
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature communications
- 7 January 2016
Toxoplasma gondii is among the most prevalent parasites worldwide, infecting many wild and domestic animals and causing zoonotic infections in humans. T. gondii differs substantially in its broad… Expand
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