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Top of the most dangerous food parasites
The article gives a complete characterization of parasitic diseases, such as ascariasis and trypanosomiasis. According to the rating of the risk of food contamination by parasites, which was published by the World Health Organization and the Food ...
I.A. Lokhmatova
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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003 [PDF]
We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan, An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T.
Azimi, A., Fallah, M., Taherkhani, H.
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Efficacy of recommended drugs against soil transmitted helminths: systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective To evaluate efficacies of anthelmintic drugs against soil transmitted helminths in terms of cure rates and egg reduction rates.Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data Sources PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Embase, ScienceDirect ...
Keiser, Jennifer+2 more
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Acute intestinal obstruction due to ascariasis in a child: A case report
Sulmiati+5 more
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GEOGRAPHY OF ASCARIASIS IN BELARUS: CULTURAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASPECTS (PART 2)
Objective of research: The epidemiological analysis of spatial distribution of ascariasis among the population in different regions of Belarus taking into account anthropological and cultural aspects.
S. V. Kandrychyn
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Gallbladder ascariasis is rarely encountered. The causative agent is Ascaris lumbricoides. Presence of ascaris inside the gallbladder can incite acalculous cholecystitis. We aimed in this report to study gallbladder ascariasis.This is a case study of 28 patients with a diagnosis of gallbladder ascariasis from 2005 to 2010 who were seen in the ...
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Encountering Meckel's diverticulum in emergency surgery for ascaridial intestinal obstruction
Background Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. In children with intestinal ascariasis, the diverticulum remains asymptomatic or rarely the Ascaris lumbricoides may lead to its complications in the ...
Amin Abid+8 more
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Soil-transmitted helminth parasites and allergy: Observations from Ecuador. [PDF]
There is considerable interest as to potential protective effects of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) against allergy and allergic diseases. Here, we discuss findings of studies done of the effects of STH parasites on atopy and allergic diseases in ...
Chico, ME+3 more
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Appendiceal Ascariasis in Children
The propensity of Ascaris lumbricoides to wander leads to varied surgical complications in the abdomen. Wandering A lumbricoides may sometimes reach the vermiform appendix and its presence there may remain silent or incite pathology. Our aim was to study ascariadial appendicitis.Over a period of 3 years, we identified children who were found to have ...
Firdous Shah+7 more
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Ascariasis: Public Health Importance and its Status in Ethiopia
Waterborne diseases are a major public health problem in many countries of the world including Ethiopia. Waterborne diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminthes, and fungi.
A. Hadush, M. Pal
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