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Title: | Parasite Glycobiology: A Bittersweet Symphony |
Author: | Rodrigues, Joao A. Acosta-Serrano, Alvaro Aebi, Markus Ferguson, Michael A. J. Routier, Françoise H. Schiller, Irene Soares, Simão Spencer, Daniel Titz, Alexander Wilson, Iain B. H. Izquierdo Lázaro, Luis |
Keywords: | Malalties parasitàries Relacions hoste-paràsit Enzimologia Glicoproteïnes Glicolípids Parasitic diseases Host-parasite relationships Enzymology Glycoproteins Glycolipids |
Issue Date: | 12-Nov-2015 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | Human infections caused by parasitic protozoans and helminths are among the world's leading causes of death. More than a million people die each year from diseases like malaria and neglected tropical diseases like leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and schistosomiasis. Patients also endure disabilities that cause lifelong suffering and that affect productivity and development. More insidiously, parasites generate important economic losses, since they often also infect commercially valuable animals. Worldwide, exposure to parasites is increasing due to growing international travel and migrations, as well as climate changes, which affect the geographic distribution of the parasite vectors. The parasitic threat is also aggravated by the rise of the immunocompromised population, which is particularly sensitive to parasite infections (e.g., individuals with AIDS and other immunodeficiencies). |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005169 |
It is part of: | PLoS Pathogens, 2015, vol. 11, num. 11, p. e1005169 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/69169 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005169 |
ISSN: | 1553-7366 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal) |
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