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20 paź 2023 · A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic in Texas and present in other southern states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
11 lip 2023 · A Texas A&M University expert in tropical diseases explains the virus, transmission risks and why Americans need not panic.
Parasitology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology ...
10 lip 2023 · According to Harris County Public Health, Cyclospora is a non-life-threatening gastrointestinal illness caused by an intestinal parasite. Officials say people can become infected by consuming...
10 lip 2023 · Houston-area health officials warn about rise in cases of illness caused by 'intestinal parasite'. Harris County Public Health, the Houston Health Department, and Fort Bend County Health &...
As the public health reference laboratory for the state of Texas, we coordinate with state and local epidemiologists and the CDC in the surveillance of medically important parasitic diseases. The Parasitology Team also examines specimens collected by the Refugee Health Program.
It has an indirect life cycle, using Lymnaeidae snails as intermediate hosts. Definitive hosts become infected by ingesting metacercariae in food or water. Environmental factors (e.g., temperature, rainfall) are crucial for survival of snails and metacercaria, and for transmission.
