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Effect of sanitation on soil-transmitted helminth infection : systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (i.e., repeated administration of anthelmintic drugs to at-risk populations) is the ...
Speich Benjamin, Jennifer Keiser, Robert Bos (188771), Speich, B., Keiser Jennifer, Benjamin Speich, Daniel Mäusezahl (188769), Keiser, J., Utzinger, J., Benjamin Speich (159922), Jürg Utzinger (39609), Kathrin Ziegelbauer (188765), Ziegelbauer, K., Ziegelbauer Kathrin, Utzinger Jürg, Mäusezahl, D., Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Daniel Mäusezahl, Mäusezahl Daniel, Bos, R., Jennifer Keiser (39606), Jürg Utzinger, Robert Bos, Bos Robert   +23 more
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Immuno-therapeutic and prophylactic potential of Trichinella spiralis antigens for inflammatory bowel diseases

Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a severe chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon, is one of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that affects humans and several domestic animal species, including cats and dogs.
Majed H. Wakid, Walaa A. El Kholy, Muslimah N. Alsulami, Eman S. El-Wakil   +3 more
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From Parasite to Therapy: Immunomodulatory Effects of a Trichuris trichiura Derived Recombinant Protein in Allergic Airway Disease

Clinical &Experimental Allergy, EarlyView.
Jessica Cristiane da Conceição de Andrade, Eduardo Santos da Silva, Jennifer Emily Anunciação Sousa, Jade Liz Ferreira Mendes Souza, Carolina Melo Orrico‐Ferreira, Lorena Miranda Souza, Raphael Chagas Silva, Silvia Letícia Bispo dos Santos, Antônio Márcio Santana Fernandes, João Vitor Borges Rios, Paulo Emílio Oliveira Cruz, Vítor Lima Miranda Melo, Emília Maria Medeiros de Andrade Belitardo, Luís Gustavo Carvalho Pacheco, Carina Silva Pinheiro   +14 more
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Stool‐Test Positivity Proportion and Five‐Year Trend of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Symptomatic Students Attending Debre Tabor University Student Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross‐Sectional Study (2021–2025)

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health challenge in Ethiopia, particularly among university students living in communal settings. However, limited data exist on the trends of these infections among university students.
Getu Abeje, Desalegn Abebe, Ayenew Berhan, Ayenew Asefa, Andargachew Almaw, Mulat Erkihun, Yehunie Yerdaw, Dessie Tegegne, Bekele Sharew, Teklehaimanot Kiros, Shewaneh Damtie, Seble Worku, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Alemie Fentie, Worknew Ebabu Mengistu, Tadesse Sisay, Birhanu Malede, Melaku Mekonnen, Biruk Legesse, Birhanu Getie   +19 more
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Epidemiology and burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged Bulang children in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The three most common soil-transmitted helminths are Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), and Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (hookworms).
Yap, Peiling
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Immune responses to Fasciola hepatica infection, and Fasciola hepatica derived antigens [PDF]

, 2003
The aim of this study was to investigate immune responses as a result of infection with the parasitic helminth, Fasciola hepatica. Analysis of IL-4 and Interferon-y cytokines described a predominant type 2 immune response in BALB/c mice infected with ...
Walshe, Alan
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Raw Whitebait as a Probable Source of Human Diplogonoporus balaenopterae Infection in Non‐Coastal Area: A Case Report

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT We describe a case of a man in his late 20s who presented with symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and passage of string‐like materials following the consumption of raw whitebait. Stool analysis was negative for eggs and parasites. However, a worm segment corroborated by subsequent genetic sequencing confirmed infection with Diplogonoporus ...
Yukako Hirayama, Hiroko Sato, Keita Kamiyama, Suguru Hiramoto, Akihito Kimura, Ayumi Ito, Kuniko Yoshida, Norio Horiguchi, Keiko Kawai‐Kowase   +8 more
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Helminths and immunological tolerance [PDF]

, 2014
Current immunosuppression regimens for solid-organ transplantation have shown disappointing efficacy in the prevention of chronic allograft rejection and carry unacceptable risks including toxicity, neoplasia, and life-threatening infection.
McSorley, Henry J., Maizels, Rick M., Maizels, Rick M, Johnston, Chris J C, Wigmore, Stephen J, Johnston, Chris J.C., Wigmore, Stephen J., Anderton, Stephen M, McSorley, Henry J, Anderton, Stephen M., Johnston, Chris J. C., McSorley, Henry J.; id_orcid   +11 more
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Distribution and risk factors for Plasmodium and helminth co-infections: a cross-sectional survey among children in Bagamoyo district, coastal region of Tanzania [PDF]

, 2015
Plasmodium and soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are a major public health problem, particularly among children. There are conflicting findings on potential association between these two parasites.
Abdulla, S, Julian Rothen (716976), Abdulla, Salim, Knopp, S., Mohamed, A., Tanner, M., Daubenberger, C., Mohammed, A.S., Omar Lweno, Stefanie Knopp, Ummi Abdul (716974), Salim, N., Daubenberger, Claudia, Tobias Schindler, Abdulla, S., Abdul, Ummi, Denis Kwaba, Blaise Genton, John Masimba, Nahya Salim (716972), Lweno, Omar, John Masimba (716977), Abdul, U., Kwaba, D., Althaus, F., Rothen, J., Stefanie Knopp (108848), Blaise Genton (67109), Lweno, O., Alisa S Mohammed, Genton, B., Claudia Daubenberger, Kwaba, Denis, Denis Kwaba (716978), Julian Rothen, Mohammed, Alisa S., Salim Abdulla, Mohamed, Ali, Althaus, Fabrice, Schindler, T., Schindler, Tobias, Rothen, Julian, Marcel Tanner (33894), Tobias Schindler (716975), Marcel Tanner, Omar Lweno (716973), Salim Abdulla (76158), Ali Mohamed, Masimba, J., Tanner, Marcel, Genton, Blaise, Masimba, John, Fabrice Althaus (716979), Ali Mohamed (3546578), Alisa S. Mohammed (224862), Nahya Salim, Claudia Daubenberger (212658), Mohammed, S.A., Salim, Nahya, Fabrice Althaus, Knopp, Stefanie, Ummi Abdul   +61 more
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The impact of prenatal exposure to parasitic infections and to anthelminthic treatment on antibody responses to routine immunisations given in infancy: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundChronic parasitic infections are associated with active immunomodulation which may include by-stander effects on unrelated antigens. It has been suggested that pre-natal exposure to parasitic infections in the mother impacts immunological ...
Stephen Nash, Alexander J Mentzer, Swaib A Lule, Dennison Kizito, Gaby Smits, Fiona R M van der Klis, Alison M Elliott   +6 more
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