Invasion mechanisms among emerging food-borne protozoan parasites

Yoshida, Nobuko, Tyler, Kevin M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-8158 and Llewellyn, Martin S. (2011) Invasion mechanisms among emerging food-borne protozoan parasites. Trends in Parasitology, 27 (10). pp. 459-466. ISSN 1471-5007

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Abstract

Food-borne parasitic diseases, many known to be more prevalent in poor countries with deficient sanitary conditions, are becoming common worldwide. Among the emerging protozoan parasites, the most prominent is Trypanosoma cruzi, rarely reported in the past to be transmitted by the oral route but currently responsible for frequent outbreaks of acute cases of Chagas disease contracted orally and characterized by high mortality. Several other food-borne protozoans considered emerging include the apicomplexans Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium, as well as Giardia and Entamoeba histolytica. Here, the interactions of these protozoans with the mucosal epithelia of the host are discussed.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: trypanosoma cruzi,entamoeba,protozoan infections,apoptosis,humans,toxoplasma,intestinal mucosa,mucins,communicable diseases, emerging,protozoan proteins,cryptosporidium,host-parasite interactions,foodborne diseases,intestinal diseases, parasitic,cell adhesion,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Pathogen Biology Group
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Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2012 18:56
Last Modified: 24 Sep 2024 09:07
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/36852
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2011.06.006

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