New molecular insight into amboebic dysentery Jun 15, 2008
"New drug targets are needed for amebiasis as current treatments have associated toxicities and drug resistance is a concern." said Dr. Upinder Singh, a clinician at Stanford University and co-author of the study. E. histolytica is a single-celled intestinal parasite that infects the lower GI tract, causing amoebiasis, and can invade the intestinal wall and spread to the bloodstream, causing potentially fatal amoebic liver abscesses. (EurekAlert!)
* Bishop appeals for hostages release Apr 8, 2008
Betancourts mother, Yolanda Pulecio, told Caracol radio on Sunday that her daughter was suffering from the parasitic infection amebiasis. She has a cyst formed by amoebas, Pulecio said during a weekend program dedicated to transmitting messages for the hostages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Study uncovers method for repressing deadly parasite Jan 21, 2008
Cell-eating parasite attacks human colon cells, causes potentially deadly condition known as amebiasis ... The parasite, entamoeba histolytica, causes amebiasis, which contributes to the deaths of the approximately two million children under the age of five who die of diarrheal diseases each year ... "That's how [the parasite] hides its tracks," Petri said, noting that since the parasite destroys the remnants of the cells it kills, carriers of amebiasis can display no symptoms for up to six... (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Means Of Controlling A Parasite That Kills And Eats Human Cells Identified Jan 21, 2008
On a global basis, amebiasis affects approximately 50 million people each year, causing diarrhea, malnutrition and nearly 100,000 deaths. This work shows how infection is dependent upon the ameba's consumption of dead cells. (Science Daily)
News flash: Fear du jour Nov 7, 2007
For all you know, the last person to touch the paper was carrying Entamoeba histolyca, a parasite that causes amebiasis. You could end up with stomach cramps, bloody stools and an abscess on your liver. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Across the Pond and Beyond -- Ponds should be protected for a variety of reasons Oct 2, 2007
Several diseases caused by drinking polluted water include typhoid, dysentery, cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis, leptospirosis, amebiasis and paratyphoid. We have a water treatment plant for our drinking water here in Pembroke, and tours are available by contacting our water commissioners through the department of public works at town hall. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
The Causative Agent of Amoebiasis Jun 27, 2007
Laboratory Diagnosis of Amebiasis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 16(4):713-729. (Suite101.com)
Risky business: Sex for hire in Indonesia Feb 28, 2007
Homosexual behaviors often introduce additional threats from germs of the gastrointestinal tract, like amebiasis. -- J. Kevin Baird. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
