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Tropical and parasitological diseases

This section aims to publish studies looking at all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of tropical and parasitological diseases in humans, as well as related studies on molecular and cellular biology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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	1.	Research article Varied spectrum of clinical presentation and mortality in a prospective registry of visceral leishmaniasis in a low endemicity area of Northern Italy Giovanni Cenderello, Ambra Pasa, Andrea Dusi, Chiara Dentone, Federica Toscanini, Nicoletta Bobbio, Elisabetta Bondi, Valerio Del Bono, Manuela Izzo, Giovanni Riccio, Marco Anselmo, Raffaella Giacchino, Maria Marazzi, Gabriella Pagano, Giovanni Cassola, Claudio Viscoli, Giuseppe Ferrea, Andrea De Maria BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:248 (30 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	2.	Research article Impact of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia on the imunohematological indices among school children and adolescents in a rural area highly endemic for Malaria in southern Mozambique Eduardo Samo Gudo, António Prista, Ilesh V Jani BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:244 (27 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	3.	Research article Intestinal parasitic infections in children presenting with diarrhoea in outpatient and inpatient settings in an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya Cecilia Mbae, David Nokes, Erastus Mulinge, Joyce Nyambura, Anthony Waruru, Samuel Kariuki BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:243 (27 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	4.	Research article Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile Illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics Anthony K Mbonye, Josephine Birungi, Stephanie Yanow, Pascal Magnussen BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:237 (23 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	5.	Research article Association of IL-4 and IL-10 maternal haplotypes with immune responses to P. falciparum in mothers and newborns Adjimon Gatien Lokossou, Célia Dechavanne, Aziz Bouraïma, David Courtin, Agnès Le Port, Rodolphe Ladékpo, Julien Noukpo, Désiré Bonou, Claude Ahouangninou, Audrey Sabbagh, Benjamin Fayomi, Achille Massougbodji, André Garcia, Florence Migot-Nabias BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:215 (13 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	6.	Research article Association between HLA genes and American cutaneous leishmaniasis in endemic regions of Southern Brazil Rejane C Ribas-Silva, Adriana D Ribas, Maria CG dos Santos, Waldir V da Silva, Maria VC Lonardoni, Sueli D Borelli, Thaís GV Silveira BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:198 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	7.	Research article The receptive versus current risks of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Northern Namibia: implications for elimination Abdisalan M Noor, Petrina Uusiku, Richard N Kamwi, Stark Katokele, Benson Ntomwa, Victor A Alegana, Robert W Snow BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:184 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	8.	Research article The effect of dams and seasons on malaria incidence and anopheles abundance in Ethiopia Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Yehenew Getachew, Kora Tushune, Kifle W/Michael, Wondwossen Kassahun, Luc Duchateau, Niko Speybroeck BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:161 (3 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	9.	Technical advance Evaluation of PCR procedures for detecting and quantifying Leishmania donovani DNA in large numbers of dried human blood samples from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Northern Ethiopia Ibrahim Abbasi, Samar Aramin, Asrat Hailu, Welelta Shiferaw, Aysheshm Kassahun, Shewaye Belay, Charles Jaffe, Alon Warburg BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:153 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	10.	Research article Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica recombinant phosphoglucomutase protein for serodiagnosis of amoebic liver abscess Tan Zi Ning, Wong Weng Kin, Rahmah Noordin, See Too Wei Cun, Foo Phiaw Chong, Zeehaida Mohamed, Alfonso Olivos-Garcia, Lim Boon Huat BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:144 (21 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	11.	Research article A longitudinal study on anaemia in children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in the Mount Cameroon region: prevalence, risk factors and perceptions by caregivers Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Moses Samje, Theresa Nkuo-Akenji BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:123 (5 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12.	Research article Severe imported falciparum malaria among adults requiring intensive care: a retrospective study at the hospital for tropical diseases, London Michael E Marks, Margaret Armstrong, Muhiddin M Suvari, Steve Batson, Christopher J M Whitty, Peter L Chiodini, Geoff Bellinghan, Justin F Doherty BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:118 (5 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The predictive value of the Malaria Score in Adults and the Coma Acidosis Malaria score for assessing mortality outcomes in malarial patients in an UK intensive care unit (ICU) is limited and may prove ineffective in a resource rich setting.
	13.	Research article Endotoxaemia is common in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria Peter Olupot-Olupot, Britta C Urban, Julie Jemutai, Julius Nteziyaremye, Harry M Fanjo, Henry Karanja, Japhet Karisa, Paul Ongodia, Patrick Bwonyo, Evelyn N Gitau, Alison Talbert, Samuel Akech, Kathryn Maitland BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:117 (5 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	14.	Case report Babesia microti: an unusual travel-related disease Elodie Poisnel, Mikael Ebbo, Yael Berda-Haddad, Benoit Faucher, Emmanuelle Bernit, Bernard Carcy, Renaud Piarroux, Jean-Robert Harlé, Nicolas Schleinitz BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:99 (22 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15.	Research article Serological and parasitological response in chronic Chagas patients 3 years after nifurtimox treatment Yves Jackson, Eric Chatelain, Anne Mauris, Marylise Holst, Qianqian Miao, Francois Chappuis, Momar Ndao BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:85 (13 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16.	Research article Severe strongyloidiasis: a systematic review of case reports Dora Buonfrate, Ana Requena-Mendez, Andrea Angheben, Jose Muñoz, Federico Gobbi, Jef Van Den Ende, Zeno Bisoffi BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:78 (8 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17.	Research article Spatial and temporal variation and hotspot detection of kala-azar disease in Vaishali district (Bihar), India Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Shreekant Kesari, Nandini Chatterjee, Vijay Kumar, Pradeep Das BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:64 (2 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18.	Research article Low prevalence of Leishmania donovani infection among the blood donors in kala-azar endemic areas of Bangladesh M Mamun Huda, Shikha Rudra, Debashis Ghosh, Khondaker Rifat Hasan Bhaskar, Rajib Chowdhury, Aditya Prasad Dash, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya, Rashidul Haque, Dinesh Mondal BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:62 (2 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19.	Research article Prospective European-wide multicentre study on a blood based real-time PCR for the diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis Dominic Wichmann, Sven Poppert, Heidrun Von Thien, Joannes Clerinx, Sebastian Dieckmann, Mogens Jensenius, Philippe Parola, Joachim Richter, Mirjam Schunk, August Stich, Philipp Zanger, Gerd D Burchard, Egbert Tannich BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:55 (30 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Detection of Schistosoma DNA in serum is more sensitive than serology or microscopy, regardless of the endemic region where the infection was contracted, indicating that this is a good method for diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis.
	20.	Review Persistent digestive disorders in the tropics: causative infectious pathogens and reference diagnostic tests Sören L Becker, Jürg Vogt, Stefanie Knopp, Marcus Panning, David C Warhurst, Katja Polman, Hanspeter Marti, Lutz von Müller, Cedric P Yansouni, Jan Jacobs, Emmanuel Bottieau, Moussa Sacko, Suman Rijal, Fransiska Meyanti, Michael A Miles, Marleen Boelaert, Pascal Lutumba, Lisette van Lieshout, Eliézer K N’Goran, François Chappuis, Jürg Utzinger BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:37 (24 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21.	Research article An outbreak investigation of visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Dharan town, eastern Nepal, evidence for urban transmission of Leishmania donovani Surendra Uranw, Epco Hasker, Lalita Roy, Filip Meheus, Murari Lal Das, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Suman Rijal, Marleen Boelaert BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:21 (18 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22.	Research article Expatriates ill after travel: Results from the Geosentinel Surveillance Network Poh-Lian Lim, Pauline Han, Lin H Chen, Susan MacDonald, Prativa Pandey, DeVon Hale, Patricia Schlagenhauf, Louis Loutan, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Xiaohong M Davis, David O Freedman, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:386 (31 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23.	Research article Cytokine profile, proliferation and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and Akt in circulating mononuclear cells from individuals during the chronic intestinal phase of Schistosomiasis mansoni infection Roberta Oliveira-Prado, Iramaya Rodrigues Caldas, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Marcus Vinicius Andrade, Rafaelle Christine Gomes Fares, Laís Maroni Portugal, Andréa Gazzinelli, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, José Renan Cunha-Melo BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:380 (27 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24.	Case report Severe falciparum malaria with dengue coinfection complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury: an unusual case with myoglobinemia, myoglobinuria but normal serum creatine kinase Kok Pin Yong, Ban Hock Tan, Chian Yong Low BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:364 (20 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25.	Research article Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Jimma town, Southwestern Ethiopia Endalew Zemene, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Solomon Abera, Tariku Belay, Abdi Samuel, Ahmed Zeynudin BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:337 (5 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed