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Parasitoses intestinales en Guinée : Epidemilologie moléculaire des Protozoaires Blastocystis et Cryptosporidium et Implication de ces microorganismes dans les modifications du microbiote intestinal

A dissertation published 2026-04-09 reports molecular epidemiology work on the protozoa Blastocystis and Cryptosporidium in Guinea and examines their associations with intestinal microbiota. The source is listed as a dissertation from Agence Bibliographique de l'Enseignement Supérieur and provides no further event details in the supplied record.

Patient with Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) (MIS 67-1563-7), National Museum of Health and Medicine Description: A patient with Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) in his foot is admitted to the hospital. Dracunculus medinensis, or Guinea worm, is a nematode that infects humans and domestic animals through contaminated water. Date: unknown Photo ID: MIS 67-1563-7 Source collection: OHA 223.05: Medical Illustration Service Library, Atlas of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases Series. Repos
Illustrative image: Patient with Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) (MIS 67-1563-7), National Museum of Health and Medicine Description: A patient with Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) in his foot is admitted to the hospital. Dracunculus medinensis, or Guinea worm, is a nematode that infects humans and domestic animals through contaminated water. Date: unknown Photo ID: MIS 67-1563-7 Source collection: OHA 223.05: Medical Illustration Service Library, Atlas of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases Series. Repos — National Museum of Health and Medicine/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The study addresses how these intestinal protozoa are implicated in changes to the gut microbiota in Guinea.

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