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Filth Flies As Carriers of Intestinal Parasites And Fungi in a Tertiary Institution in Ghana

Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: Filth flies can mechanically transmit pathogens, some of which can cause significant diseases in humans and animals. Methods: This study aimed at isolating and identifying pathogenic fungi and intestinal parasites from flies sampled with
Seth Offei Addo1, 2*, Jennifer Oppong1, Elisha Monikey Achawe1, Barbara Baah Nketia1, Prince Boateng Agyei1, John Asiedu Larbi1*   +5 more
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Tackling Worm Infestations with a Multifactorial Approach in the 21st century: An Indian Perspective [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) or geohelminths are an important cause of morbidity worldwide. A large proportion of the infection burden occurs in India, including STH infections due to roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichura)
KRUNAL DALAL, SANDEEP LAHIRY, YASHPAL CHUGH, ALAP GANDHI, BHAVESH KOTAK   +4 more
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Non-potable water reuse and the public health risks from protozoa and helminths: a case study from a city with a semi-arid climate

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
The study estimated the risk due to Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Ascaris, associated with non-potable water reuse in the city of Jaipur, India. The study first determined the exposure dose of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Ascaris based on various ...
Ayushi Chaudhary, Shubham Rana, Rajveer Singh, Patrick L. Gurian, Walter Betancourt, Arun Kumar, Amit Kumar   +6 more
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COMPARISON OF MANIFESTATIONS OF GIARDIA AND ASCARIS INFESTATIONS BETWEEN BOTH GENDERS PRESENTING WITH DIARRHEA comparison of Giardia and Ascaris Infestations among children in GB

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To assess the occurrence and intensity of Giardia and Ascaris infestations in children of both genders reporting with diarrhea. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
Kanwal Jehanzeb, Zia Ul Haq, Saeed Zaman khattak, Sajid Ali Shah, Munir Akmal Lodhi, Nadeem Ashraf   +5 more
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Testing sand and soil from selected playgrounds in Lublin for eggs of nematodes of the genus: Ascaris, Toxocara, Trichuris

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2022
Children need to play outdoors. It is a natural tendency for young children to put everything in their mouths. Hygienic condition of playgrounds is important for maintaining their health.
Chodun-Wroblewska Wiktoria, Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara, Iwanicki Janusz Andrzej   +2 more
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Negative association between ascaris lumbricoides seropositivity and Covid-19 severity: insights from a study in Benin

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects worldwide, but the trajectory of the pandemic has been milder in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), including those in Africa.
Tomabu Adjobimey, Tomabu Adjobimey, Julia Meyer, Anneka Hennenfent, Anick J. Bara, Latifou Lagnika, Bienvenu Kocou, Marius Adjagba, Anatole Laleye, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Marijo Parcina   +11 more
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Chicken Ascariasis and Heterakiasis: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors, in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2021
Abrham Ayele Tsegaye Jnr,1 Abeba Adino Miretie2 1University of Gondar, Department of Paraclinical Studies, Gondar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia; 2Universities of Gondar, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Gondar, Amhara Regional State,
Tsegaye Jnr AA, Miretie AA
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A case of Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Syndrome) from Western India

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
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Priyanka A. Jani, Deepa Banjan
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Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasites among children under two years of age in a rural area of Rutsiro district, Rwanda - a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasite infections among children less than two years of age in Rutsiro, Rwanda. METHODS: a cross-sectional parasitological survey was conducted in Rutsiro
Eric Butera, Assumpta Mukabutera, Etienne Nsereko, Cyprien Munyanshongore, Nadine Rujeni, Ivan Emile Mwikarago, Patricia Jean Moreland, Manasse Nzayirambaho Manasse   +7 more
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Volvulus du grêle sur paquet d�ascaris: à propos d�un cas

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Nous rapportons un cas exceptionnel de volvulus nécrosé de l'intestin grêle dû à des ascaris adultes chez un enfant de 7 ans. A l'admission, l'enfant présentait le tableau d'occlusion intestinale qui évoluait depuis deux jours avec altération de l'état ...
Cheikh Diouf, Ahmed Kane, Ndeye Aby Ndoye, Oumar Ndour, Aimé Lakh Faye-Fall, Mbaye Fall, Désiré Munyali Alumeti, Gabriel Ngom   +7 more
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