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Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Although chronic morbidity in humans from soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it difficult to reliably measure the impact of deworming programs and often miss
A Ebrahim, A Jeandron, AC Clements, AJ Branscum, Alice V. Easton, B Levecke, B Nikolay, BA Boatin, Cassian Mwatele, Charles S. Mwandawiro, CR Stensvold, CV Holland, D Croce, D Engels, D Glinz, D Mupfasoni, DA Bundy, DA Bundy, DB Elkins, DJ Lunn, DM Deer, Elise M. O’Connell, FA Jonker, FL Santos, HL Guyatt, J Martin, JE Forrester, Jimmy H. Kihara, JJ Verweij, JJ Verweij, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JS McCarthy, KE Hoagland, LM Assefa, LS Diamond, M Albonico, M Basuni, M Booth, M Taniuchi, Maurice R. Odiere, MO Harhay, N Katz, N Katz, NA Croll, P Hotez, PH Lamberton, R Anderson, R Bergquist, R Mejia, RD Pearson, Rita G. Oliveira, RJ Hove ten, RK Prichard, RL Pullan, RL Pullan, RM Anderson, RM Anderson, RO Cimino, Roy M. Anderson, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Lustigman, S Williams-Blangero, Sammy M. Njenga, SC Knowles, Simon J. Brooker, SJ Krauth, Stella Kepha, Thomas B. Nutman, TW Jia, WHO, XP Ye   +75 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Control in Tanzania: Effect of Six Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin and Albendazole on Infection and Transmission. [PDF]

, 2013
Control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. We present findings from a detailed study
C Chaccour, DJ Tisch, DW Meyrowitsch, DW Meyrowitsch, DW Meyrowitsch, E Michael, E Michael, E Michael, EM Pedersen, Erling M Pedersen, FO Richards, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, H Joseph, HM Joseph, JD King, JE McMahon, JE McMahon, JL Liang, JM Mlandonicky, KC Kobylinski, KD Ramaiah, KY Won, LM Zeldenryk, M Parker, MN Malecela, Mwele N Malecela, N Kolstrup, O Mitja, Paul E Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PJ Hotez, RMR Ramzy, RT Rwegoshora, Stephen M Magesa, WHO, WHO, William N Kisinza, YA Derua, Yahya A Derua   +48 more
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Albendazole Solid Dispersions: Influence of Dissolution Medium Composition on In Vitro Drug Release [PDF]

, 2014
The rate-limiting step to drug absorption is often dissolution from the dosage form, especially for poorly soluble com-pounds. Two possibilities for improving the dissolution of these drugs are to increase the available surface area and to im-prove their
Allemandi, Daniel Alberto, Castro, Silvina Gabriela, González Vidal, Noelia Luján, Palma, Santiago Daniel, Sanchez Bruni, Sergio Fabian   +4 more
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The impact of dual- versus single-dosing and fatty food co-administration on albendazole efficacy against hookworm among children in Mayuge district, Uganda: Results from a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is the main strategy for control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, with single-dose benzimidazole (albendazole or mebendazole) the principal MDA option.
Eun Seok Kim, Moses Adriko, Wamboko Aidah, Kabarangira Christine Oseku, David Lokure, Kalpana Sabapathy, Emily L. Webb   +6 more
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Effects of albendazole combined with TSII-A (a Chinese herb compound) on optic neuritis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in BALB/c mice

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) infection can lead to optic neuritis, retinal inflammation, damage to ganglion cells, demyelination of optic nerve and visual impairment.
Feng Feng, Ying Feng, Zhen Liu, Wei-Hua Li, Wen-Cong Wang, Zhong-Dao Wu, Zhiyue Lv   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oxfendazole flukicidal activity in pigs [PDF]

, 2014
Although oxfendazole (OFZ) is a well know broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic, the assessment of its potential trematodicidal activity remains unexplored.
Alvarez, Luis Ignacio, Cabrera, Maria, Cantón, Candela, Ceballos, Laura, Donedeu, Meritxell, Hoban, Cristian, Lanusse, Carlos Edmundo, Moreno, Laura Susana, Ortiz, Pedro, Terrones, Susana   +9 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of Zataria multiflora essential oil versus albendazole in patients infected with liver cystic echinococcosis: A nonrandomized clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a life-threatening disease in many countries. Albendazole, as the drug of choice for medical treatment of CE, is accompanied by adverse effects and may be ineffective in 20%–40% of cases; hence, new and more ...
Arash Jafari, Mohammad Moazeni, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Hajar Khazraei, Saeedeh Pourahmad   +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin plus albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths: A systematic review, meta-analysis and individual patient data analysis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BackgroundThe soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms, infect 1.5 billion people worldwide and cause an estimated burden of 3.3 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
Marta S Palmeirim, Eveline Hürlimann, Stefanie Knopp, Benjamin Speich, Vicente Belizario, Serene A Joseph, Michel Vaillant, Piero Olliaro, Jennifer Keiser   +8 more
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Abdominal Cystic Echinococcosis Treated with Albendazole. A Pediatric Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
INTRODUCTION:Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in Argentina. The standard pharmacological treatment for the disease is albendazole, but surgery is a common alternative.
Samanta Moroni, Guillermo Moscatelli, Facundo García Bournissen, Nicolás González, Griselda Ballering, Héctor Freilij, Fabián Salgueiro, Jaime Altcheh   +7 more
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Albendazole alone vs. albendazole and diethylcarbamazine combination therapy for trichuriasis [PDF]

Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2013
Background Trichuris trichiura is one of the most commonsoil-transmitted helminths, estimated to infect l billion peopleworldwide. Several studies have compared the efficacies ofalbendazole and diethylcarbamazine, but the efficacy of acombination of these two drugs has been inconclusive.Objective To assess the effectiveness of a single dose ...
Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Muhammad Ali, Windya Sari Nasution, Chairuddin P. Lubis, Syahril Pasaribu   +4 more
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