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Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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COVID-19 is a novel single-stranded RNA virus responsible for the preliminary outbreak of viral pneumonia
in China that progressed rapidly into a pandemic. To our knowledge, the possible benefits, or detriments
of the co-existence of endemic parasitic infections and vectors, especially in the old world, haven't been
considered. In this review, we aimed to introduce several inquiries in this concern

DOI

10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098

Keywords

COVID-19, Parasites, parasitic infections, vectors

Authors

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Enas

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Elsaftawy

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Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University & Armed Forces College of Medicine

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enas.ali.omar@kasralainy.edu.eg

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0000-0002-8540-800X

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Rita

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Wassef

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Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine ,Helwan University , Cairo, Egypt

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rita.wassef@med.helwan.edu.eg

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0000-0002-8431-2428

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Noha

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Amin

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Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

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nohaamin712@gmail.com

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0000-0001-8838-8799

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14

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1

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2021-04-01

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2020-12-09

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2021-04-01

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7

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14

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1687-7942

Online ISSN

2090-2646

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PUJ_Volume 14_Issue 1_Pages 7-14.pdf

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Parasitologists United Journal

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22 Jan 2023