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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
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Relative prevalence of the human hookworm species, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale in an urban community in Ogun State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2004
In order to estimate the proportion of hookworm infections represented by Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale, the 2 major species of human hookworms in Nigeria, stool samples from 1253 hookworm-positive schoolchildren were cultured to the third-
Adenusi, AA, Ogunyomi, EOA
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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
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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
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Laos: A community-wide cross-sectional study of humans and dogs in a mass drug administration environment [PDF]

, 2012
We conducted a community cross-sectional survey of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in humans and dogs in four provinces in northern Laos. We collected and tested human and dog fecal samples and analyzed results against sociodemographic data.
Thompson, R.C.A., Khamlome, B., Blacksell, SD, Blacksell, S.D., Conlan, J.V., Pallant, L, Vongxay, K., Elliot, A., Thompson, RC, Fenwick, S., Elliot, A, Sripa, B., Vongxay, K, Khamlome, B, Conlan, JV, Sripa, B, Fenwick, S, Pallant, L.   +17 more
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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
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Species and prevalence determination of Human Intestinal Parasites among Patients attending two Medical Centers in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2017
Intestinal parasitic infections constitute a global health burden causing clinical morbidity. Parasitic protozoa and helminthes are responsible for some of the most devastating and prevalent diseases of human.
E Na’acha, P Vandi, G Chessed
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A survey on parasitic helminthes’ infections in restaurant staffs in Tabriz [PDF]

Bihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2011
The aim of study was to identify intestinal parasitic helminthes among restaurant workers of Tabriz in 2009. For this reason, stool specimens of 270 restaurant workers were collected and examined for the presence of intestinal parasitic helminthes. Three
Y Garedaghi
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The Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection among Primary School Pupils in Dantube, Dawakin-Kudu Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2017
Study on the epidemiology of hookworm infection (Ancyclostomiasis and Necatoriasis) was conducted among primary school pupils in Dantube, Dawakin Kudu local government Area of Kano State, between August, 2015 to January, 2016.
Rabiu Adamu, Mohammad Haruna
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Intestinal helminthiases in Ecuador: the relatíonship between prevalence, genetic, and socioeconomic factors

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1993
Prevalence of infection with the intestinal helminths, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale and Strongyloides stercoralis was examinedin 632 residents of communities in Esmeraldas province of Ecuador.
Philip J. Cooper, Angel Guevara E., Ronald H. Guderian   +2 more
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