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Blastocystis 'hominis'  News

 March 25, 2011: Research publish complete genome sequence of Blastocystis

March 23, 2011: Culinary herbs common in Southeast Asian cooking inhibit growth of Blastocystis in-vitro

February 12, 2011: Diagnostic methods commonly used in laboratories fail to identify most Blastocystis infections

January 17, 2011: US FDA researchers report on new assay for Blastocystis
 
November 18, 2010: BRF co-authors study on detection of Blastocystis in samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease and IBS

March 4, 2010:  Rats infected with Blastocystis exhibit high levels of oxidative stress in a new paper from Parasitology Research

February 10, 2010: Are any of the antiprotozoal drugs really eradicating Blastocystis 'hominis' infection in patients?  A recent review: "Eradication of Blastocystis carriage with antimicrobials: reality or delusion?" says they may not be working.

February 9, 2010: Patients with ulcerative colitis are more likely to experience a relapse in illness if they are infected with Blastocystis and other protozoa

January 15, 2010: BRF co-authors the world's first report on subtyping of Blastocystis 'hominis' isolates from Egypt

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NOTE: The correct term is now Blastocystis not Blastocystis 'hominis' as there is no Blastocystis unique to humans.

Veterans Study

If you have developed two or more of these symptoms following international travel, and your doctor can't figure out what is wrong, we'd like to talk to you about participating in a BRF study:  

* Gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain / diarrhea / constipation / loose stools/nausea/vomiting)  
* Fatigue     
* Joint pain      
* Headaches     
* Skin rash  
* Neurological symptoms  (muscle twitching, numbness, hands turning blue, burning feeling on skin)  

In the study, you would answer some questions about your symptoms, and your experience with physicians.  We may also ask you to provide a stool (fecal) sample for testing. 

If you would like to receive written materials about the study, please provide the following contact information, and we will mail you a packet. 

You should receive a packet in 2-3 weeks.  If you have not received anything in that time, please give us a call.


* NEW - If you're a Gulf War Veteran, and would like to skip the initial contact step and enroll, you can download the forms from this site by clicking here.  Just fill out the forms and return them to the address listed on the form.  Once we process your enrollment, we will follow-up with the kit to collect a stool sample.

 

 

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If you have multiple members in your household who have developed illness, we would be interested in enrolling all of them. 

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