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Ancylostoma duodenale and the Saint Gothard anaemia. [PDF]

BMJ: British Medical Journal, 1983
R, Peduzzi, J C, Piffaretti
exaly   +3 more sources

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic helminths among school-aged children from two selected primary schools in Mubi-north L.G.A., Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Infections involving parasitic helminths constitute a major health challenge especially as it affects children from rural and sub-urban communities of developing countries.
Musa Y. Tula, Richard Elisha, Usman U. Wafari, Zulkifli M. Usman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cytokine production in Ancylostoma duodenale infection

Journal of Medicine and Life, 2022
Cytokine response to Ancylostoma duodenale (A. duodenale) infection was measured after starting treatments with piperazine. This study aims to determine the impact of cytokine production after infection with A. duodenale before and after treatment with piperazine. Blood and stool samples of 50 patients with A.
Shlash, Shaimaa Abdulhussein, Alzubaidi, Zubaida Falih, Saleh, Huda Ali   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background Hookworm infections (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) are common in rural areas of tropical and subtropical countries. Human acquisition results from direct percutaneous invasion of infective larvae from contaminated soil.
G. Umbrello, R. Pinzani, A. Bandera, F. Formenti, G. Zavarise, M. Arghittu, D. Girelli, A. Maraschini, A. Muscatello, P. Marchisio, S. Bosis   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ancylostoma duodenale em estrangeiros radicados em Botucatu, SP, Brasil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1981
Utilizando-se a técnica de Harada & Mori foi efetuada verificação das espécies de Ancylostomidae prevalentes entre imigrantes europeus, asiáticos e brasileiros residentes no município de Botucatu, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
Florence F.S. Kerr, Fernando M.A. Corrêa   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

ECENT ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1975
New observations in recent years have accented differences between the two common hookworms, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, with respect to modes of transmision and pathogenicity, and have established Ancylostoma ceylanicum as a species ...
Paul Beaver
doaj   +1 more source

OBSCURE OVERT GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED IN ILEOSTOMY CAUSED BY A HOOKWORM INFECTION IN ADULT: A CASE REPORT FROM INDIA [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
A male farmer presented with one year history of per ileostomy bleed due to Ancylostoma duodenale infection was surgically treated followed by medical treatment with Albendazole.
RAVINDRA BUDHWANI, ABHIJIT CHANDRA, MUKTESHWAR DASARI, JULIE SHAH, ARUN MANOHARAN, VIJAY SHARMA   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic Diagnosis of Hookworm Infection That Caused Anemia in an Elderly Person

International Journal of Gerontology, 2010
Hookworm infection is a common intestinal nematodes in the world. Patients with a light hookworm infection are usually asymptomatic, but a moderate or heavy hookworm burden can result in fatigue, recurrent abdominal pain, and iron-deficiency anemia.
Yang-che Kuo, Chen-Wang Chang, Chih-Jen Chen, Tsang-En Wang, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A REVIEW ON HOOKWORM DISEASE: HISTORICAL, VIRULENCE, IMMUNOMODULATION AND IMMUNE ESCAPE STRATEGIES [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Hookworms are one of the most prevalent soil-transmitted helminths (STH) worldwide, they are ubiquitous in impoverished nations with limited resources, where polyparasitism is prevalent and vaccine cold chain logistics are complicated.
AMIRA MATAR, NOHA ABOU HUSSIEN
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review and meta-analysis of human and zoonotic dog soil-transmitted helminth infections in Australian Indigenous communities.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect 1.5 billion people and countless animals worldwide. In Australian Indigenous communities, STH infections have largely remained endemic despite control efforts, suggesting reservoirs of infection may exist.
Cameron Raw, Rebecca J Traub, Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia, Mark Stevenson, Anke Wiethoelter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source