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Hair cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations in naturally Taenia solium infected pigs in Tanzania by Trevisan, Chiara, Montillo, Marta, Prandi, Alberto, Mkupasi, Ernatus M, Ngowi, Helena A, Johansen, Maria V

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TSOL18 vaccine and oxfendazole for control of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs: A field trial in endemic areas of Tanzania by Kabululu, Mwemezi L, Ngowi, Helena A, Mlangwa, James E D, Mkupasi, Ernatus M, Braae, Uffe C, Colston, Angela, Cordel, Claudia, Poole, Elizabeth J, Stuke, Kristin, Johansen, Maria V

“…A field trial was conducted in Tanzania to determine the effectiveness of TSOL18 vaccine used concurrently with oxfendazole (OFZ), and of OFZ alone, on T…”
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Performance of Ag-ELISA in the diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Tanzania by Kabululu, Mwemezi L, Johansen, Maria V, Mlangwa, James E. D, Mkupasi, Ernatus M, Braae, Uffe C, Trevisan, Chiara, Colston, Angela, Cordel, Claudia, Lightowlers, Marshall W, Ngowi, Helena A

“…Taenia solium is a zoonotic parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis--a major cause of late-onset acquired epilepsy in humans. Lack of affordable, specific…”
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Endemicity of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs from Mbeya Rural and Mbozi districts, Tanzania by Kabululu, Mwemezi L, Ngowi, Helena A, Mlangwa, James E D, Mkupasi, Ernatus M, Braae, Uffe C, Trevisan, Chiara, Colston, Angela, Cordel, Claudia, Johansen, Maria V

“…Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is a disease of substantial economic and public health importance particularly in low-income countries. The disease was…”
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Aggregation of Taenia solium cysticerci in pigs: Implications for transmission and control by Kabululu, Mwemezi L., Johansen, Maria V., Lightowlers, Marshall, Trevisan, Chiara, Braae, Uffe C., Ngowi, Helena A.

“…Parasite aggregation within hosts is a fundamental feature of parasite distributions, whereby the majority of parasites are harboured by a minority of hosts…”
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Low-Intensity Schistosoma japonicum Infections in China by Lier, Tore, Simonsen, Gunnar S, Wang, Tianping, Lu, Dabing, Haukland, Hanne H, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Hegstad, Joachim, Johansen, Maria V

“…More sensitive methods for diagnosing infection with Schistosoma japonicum are needed as control becomes more effective. We compared a real-time polymerase…”
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Trial Design for a Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of Taenia solium Taeniosis and (Neuro)Cysticercosis in Community Settings of Highly Endemic, Resource-Poor Areas in Zambia: Challenges and Rationale by Van Damme, Inge, Trevisan, Chiara, Mwape, Kabemba, Schmidt, Veronika, Magnussen, Pascal, Zulu, Gideon, Mubanga, Chishimba, Stelzle, Dominik, Bottieau, Emmanuel, Abatih, Emmanuel, Phiri, Isaac, Johansen, Maria, Chabala, Chishala, Winkler, Andrea, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah

“…Field-applicable, high-quality, and low-cost diagnostic tools are urgently needed for Taenia solium. The aim of this paper is to describe the design,…”
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Trial Design of a Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of Taenia solium Taeniosis and Neurocysticercosis in Hospital-Based Settings in Tanzania by Trevisan, Chiara, Damme, Inge, Ngowi, Bernard, Schmidt, Veronika, Stelzle, Dominik, Møller, Karen, Kabululu, Mwemezi, Makasi, Charles, Magnussen, Pascal, Bottieau, Emmanuel, Abatih, Emmanuel, Johansen, Maria, Ngowi, Helena, Ndawi, Benedict, Mwape, Kabemba, Zulu, Gideon, Dorny, Pierre, Winkler, Andrea, Gabriël, Sarah

“…Taenia solium diagnosis is challenging as trained personnel, good diagnostic tools, and infrastructure is lacking in resource-poor areas. This paper aims to…”
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ADVANZ: Establishing a Pan-African platform for neglected zoonotic disease control through a One Health approach by Saarnak, Christopher F L, Johansen, Maria V, Mukaratirwa, Samson

“…Advocacy for neglected zoonotic diseases (ADVANZ) is a One Health Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs) project, funded by the European Commission through its 7th…”
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Low sensitivity of the formol-ethyl acetate sedimentation concentration technique in low-intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections by Lier, Tore, Simonsen, Gunnar S, Wang, Tianping, Lu, Dabing, Haukland, Hanne H, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Johansen, Maria V

“…The endemic countries are in a diagnostic dilemma concerning Schistosoma japonicum with increasing difficulties in diagnosing the infected individuals. The…”
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Severe seizures in pigs naturally infected with Taenia solium in Tanzania by Trevisan, Chiara, Mkupasi, Ernatus M, Ngowi, Helena A, Forkman, Björn, Johansen, Maria V

“…[Display omitted] •Pigs with neurocysticercosis can develop clinical signs and suffer from seizures.•Autonomic signs were chewing motions with foamy salivation…”
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Taenia solium in Europe: Still endemic? by Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Allepuz, Alberto, Dermauw, Veronique, Johansen, Maria V., Laranjo-González, Minerva, Smit, G Suzanne A., Sotiraki, Smaragda, Trevisan, Chiara, Wardrop, Nicola A., Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah

“…This manuscript summarizes information on autochthonous human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis, porcine cysticercosis, and pig rearing conditions in…”
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The association between seizures and deposition of collagen in the brain in porcine Taenia solium neurocysticercosis by Christensen, Nina M., Trevisan, Chiara, Leifsson, Páll S., Johansen, Maria V.

“…[Display omitted] •Pigs with seizures had larger amount of collagen compared to pigs without seizures.•Collagen is likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of…”
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Leave children untreated and sustain inequity by Johansen, Maria V, Sacko, Moussa, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kabatereine, Narcis B

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TREATMENT AND REINFECTION OF WATER BUFFALOES AND CATTLE INFECTED WITH SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM IN YANGTZE RIVER VALLEY, ANHUI PROVINCE, CHINA by Wang, Tianping, Zhang, Shiqing, Wu, Weidou, Zhang, Gonghua, Lu, Dabinga, Ørnbjerg, Niels, Johansen, Maria V

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma japonicum infections in cattle and water buffaloes and to…”
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Dynamics and longevity of maternally-acquired antibodies to Taenia solium in piglets born to naturally infected sows by Sikasunge, Chummy S., Phiri, Isaac K., Willingham, Arve L., Johansen, Maria V.

“…This study was designed to investigate the longevity of maternally-acquired specific antibody (Ab) isotypes in piglets born to sows with Taenia solium…”
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Cytokine mRNA profiles in pigs exposed prenatally and postnatally to Schistosoma japonicum by Techau, Michala E, Johansen, Maria V, Aasted, Bent, Lind, Peter, Ornbjerg, Niel, Oswald, Isabelle P

“…The pig is a natural host for Schistosoma japonicum and a useful animal model of human infection. The aim of the present study was to assess the differences…”
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Vaccination of mice with a cocktail DNA vaccine induces a Th1-type immune response and partial protection against Schistosoma japonicum infection by Zhang, Yaobi, Taylor, Martin G, Johansen, Maria V, Bickle, Quentin D

“…Several defined vaccine candidate antigens of Schistosoma japonicum have shown promise in large animal vaccination experiments. However, vaccination of mice in…”
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The impact of natural helminth infections and supplementary protein on growth performance of free-range chickens on smallholder farms in El Sauce, Nicaragua by Skallerup, Per, Luna, Luz A., Johansen, Maria V., Kyvsgaard, Niels C.

“…Three on-farm studies were conducted in Nicaragua during three consecutive years (1999–2001) to assess the impact of natural helminth infections on growth…”
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PRENATAL SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM INFECTION IN PIGLETS: EFFECT OF REPEATED EXPOSURE OF THE DAMS ON TREATMENT EFFICACY AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CHALLENGE INFECTIONS by Johansen, Maria V, Ørnbjerg, Niels

“…This study elucidated the fate of prenatal infections in piglets born by dams repeatedly infected before and during pregnancy with Schistosoma japonicum…”
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