Helminthiasis

Helminthiasis is a disease in which a part of the body is infested with worms such as pinworm, roundworm or tapeworm.Typically, the worms reside in the gastrointestinal tract but may also burrow into the liver and other organs. (From the Wikpedia article Helminthiasis.)

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Recent Publications on Helminthiasis:
Parasites and allergy. Two unusual autopsy cases of fatal Ascaris infection have been presented....	29th October, 2009		Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2009 Aug;20(5):405. DOI Direct Link
Turbellarian black spot disease in bluespine unicornfish Naso unicornis in New Caledonia, caused by the parasitic turbellarian Piscinquilinus sp. Turbellarian black spot disease is described in a bluespine unicornfish...	24th October, 2009	Equipe Biogeographie Marine Tropicale, Unite Systematique, Adaptation,	Dis Aquat Organ. 2009 Jul 23;85(3):245-9.
Regulation of pathogenesis and immunity in helminth infections. Helminths are multicellular eukaryotic parasites that infect over one...	23rd October, 2009	Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, Institute of Immunology and	J Exp Med. 2009 Sep 28;206(10):2059-66. Epub 2009 Sep 21. DOI Direct Link
Re: Prevalence of intestinal parasites in companion animals in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, during the winter months. Turbellarian black spot disease is described in a bluespine unicornfish...	23rd October, 2009		Vet Ther. 2009 Spring-Summer;10(1-2):5-6; author reply 6-7.
Control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: progress made, new opportunities and remaining challenges. SUMMARYSeveral other journal supplements have documented progress made in...	10th October, 2009	Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories, Department of Zoology, Natural	Parasitology. 2009 Oct 9:1-11. DOI Direct Link
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Helminthiasis Clinical Trials:
Empiric Therapy of Helminth co-Infection to Reduce HIV-1 Disease Progression

Helminthiasis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7348149	Methods of diagnosing Parkinson's disease by measuring expression level of RNA encoding human protein HLLRCR-1
7419996	Parenteral and oral formulations of benzimidazoles
7429646	Antibodies to human tumor necrosis factor receptor-like 2
7435808	Polynucleotides encoding novel adiponectin receptor variant, AdipoR2v2
7439333	Vascular endothelial growth factor 2
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