CDC: Increase Seen in Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks
Exposure to treated recreational water accounted for 35.1 percent of outbreaks, 56.7 percent of cases
Exposure to treated recreational water accounted for 35.1 percent of outbreaks, 56.7 percent of cases
Triatoma sanguisuga insect can transmit parasite that causes Chagas disease
Novartis announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Egaten (triclabendazole) for the treatment of fascioliasis (also known as liver fluke infestation) in patients aged 6 years and older, making it the only FDA-approved treatment for this tropical disease.
Moxidectin, a macrocyclic lactone, is an anthelmintic drug that selectively binds to the parasite’s glutamate-gated chloride ion channels.
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite.
A total of 206 cases of Cyclospora infections have been reported to the CDC as of August 2, 2017 among individuals who became ill on or after May 1, 2017.
The researchers documented warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia following babesiosis in patients with no history of autimmunity, they said there was no alternative explanation for clinical hemolysis.
Emverm (mebendazole; Impax) chewable tablets are available for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and American hookworm in single or mixed infections. It is indicated for use in both adults and children
Impax announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Emverm (mebendazole) chewable tablets.
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to researchers for their discoveries concerning novel therapies against infections caused by roundworm parasites and malaria.