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Low Dose Daily Iron Supplementation Improves Iron Status and Appetite but not Anemia, Whereas Quarterly Anthelminthic Treatment Improves Growth, Appetite and Anemia in Zanzibari Preschool Children. [PDF]

, 2004
Iron deficiency and helminth infections are two common conditions of children in developing countries. The consequences of helminth infection in young children are not well described, and the efficacy of low dose iron supplementation is not well ...
Adam, Albonico, Albonico, Antonio Montresor, Brown, Caulfield, Crompton, Davis, de Andraca, Dickson, Diggle, Donnen, Freij, Greenberg, Gupta, Gupta, Hababu M. Chway, Idjradinata, James M. Tielsch, Jape Khatib Jape, Jelkmann, Kloetzel, Lackritz, Langhans, Levin, Lorenzo Savioli, Lozoff, Marco Albonico, Menendez, Montresor, National Research Council, Nelson, Pelletier, Pinero, Plata-Salaman, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Reeds, Rosenberg, Rousham, Savioli, Schultz, Smith, Solomons, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Thein-Hlaing, Trape, Verhoef, Warren, Willett, World Health Organization, World Health Organization Expert Committee   +53 more
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Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study

Anemia, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. Anemia has a negative impact on school children, including poor physical growth and reduced mental performance. Children show poor attentiveness, behavior, and memory and reduced school performance. There is limited evidence of the magnitude of anemia and associated factors in school‐age children in Ethiopia, including the study area ...
Ararso Hordofa Guye, Kasim Hansa, Kasahun Ketema, Meseret Moroda, Dame Banti Shambi, Duran Canatan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Going Round in Circles with a Multisystemic Disease: A Unique Case of Parasitic Aortitis [PDF]

, 2017
Aortitis results from aortic inflammation, frequent causes being infections and rheumatological disorders. The authors report the case of a 33-year-old black male with recent arterial hypertension, who presented with recurrent abdominal pain, jaundice ...
Araújo, José, Cabral, Gonçalo, Lobo Antunes, Maria, Noronha, Carla, Tavares, Raquel   +4 more
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Determination of the Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in Children under the Age of Five Years Attending at Kongowe Health Centre, Kibaha District, Pwani Region

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. The worldwide distribution and occurrence show that more than 1.8 billion people, accounting for 28% of the global population, are infected with A. lumbricoides infection due to poor hygiene. The World Health Organization aims to eliminate morbidity from A. lumbricoides infection in children by 2030 by at least 75%.
Adnan A. Hamad, Godfrey O. Mauti, Lizandra Guidi Magalhães   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dose-dependent impact of larval Ascaris suum on host body weight in the mouse model [PDF]

, 2009
Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are important helminth parasites of humans and pigs, respectively. Although it is now well established that the presence of mature adult worms in the host intestine contributes to significant nutritional morbidity ...
Behnke, Jerzy M., Holland, Celia V., Lewis, R., Stafford, P.   +3 more
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Secular Trends of Ascariasis Infestation and Nutritional Status in Chinese Children From 2000 to 2014: Evidence From 4 Successive National Surveys

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background This study aimed to assess secular trends and epidemiological status of ascariasis infestations and to explore its effects on the nutritional transition among Chinese children from 2000 to 2014.
Yanhui Dong, Z. Zou, P. Hu, B. Dong, Zhenghe Wang, Zhaogeng Yang, B. Wen, Yinghua Ma, Yi Song, Jun Ma, P. Lau   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Tehuledere District, Northwest Ethiopia

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Medicinal plants have constituted a fundamental aspect of human health and wellness for millennia. The objective of this study was to document medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in the Tehuledere District. The data were collected using semistructured interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations with local ...
Worku Misganaw, Yalew Yiblet, Abreham Berta Aneseyee   +2 more
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Biliary ascariasis. A case report

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1995
Ascaris lumbricoides is a worldwide intestinal infestation that may cause various complications. Biliary ascariasis, however, is a rare condition. We describe a child with biliary ascariasis. The patient's clinical symptoms were pain, vomiting and
H Sarihan, S Gürkök, A Sari
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Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections and its Association with Haemoglobin Levels in India: A Meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections affect some of the poorest countries in the world. India is one of the most severely affected countries by these parasitic infections. They primarily affect children by impairing nutritional status,
Nasir Salam, Mohammad Fareed
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Not everything in the gallbladder is gallstones: an unusual case of biliary ascariasis

BJR|case reports, 2019
A 25-year-old female presented with a sore throat, fever and epigastric pain after coming from India. She had an obstructive pattern of liver function tests and an ultrasound scan abdomen showed features suggestive of acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis,
C. Keshvala, L. Naidu
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