Rojelio Mejia, MD
@Rojelio
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Associate Professor studying the impact of environmental parasites on humans. Laboratory of Human and Environmental Parasitology, Baylor College of Medicine.
Houston, Texas
Joined February 2009
Our research continues in Bolivia. The team has collected vegetables sold at local markets, looking for parasites that cause human disease.
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@TexasDCFAR @BCMDeptMedicine @BCM_TropMed @ASTMH @ut_infectious @HIVMA Many thanks to @TexasDCFAR for the pilot award to fund this research!
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RT @TexasDCFAR: New pub from our #TXDCFAR member and @BCMDeptMedicine @BCM_TropMed faculty member Dr. @Rojelio. HIV and parasites. @ASTM…
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Please review our preprint study on intestinal parasites associated with microbial translocation (sCD14) in people with HIV. Strongyloides, Trichuris, Necator, Entamoeba histolytica, and Blastocystis were detected.
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Mississippi had one of the highest parasite prevalence and high poverty rates.
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RT @VersteegLeroy: Hookworms are parasites that live inside your intestines, and as many as 740 million people worldwide are estimated to b…
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Our preprint manuscript about parasites outside of Peruvian homes is available. We study soils from 3 distinct areas in Peru using molecular epidemiology for soil-transmitted helminths and protozoa. @BCM_TropMed @EricWetzel2
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I am thrilled to coauthor 2 chapters for the 9th ed of PID focusing on my 2 specialties, parasites and diagnostics. @PeterHotez
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RT @BCMCME: Dr. @PeterHotez from @BCM_TropMed @bcmhouston prepared an outstanding presentation for @BCMCME in which he identified approac…
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