Joint manifestations in children infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and Toxocara canis – single centre experience [PDF]
, 2016 Joint disorders in children are a frequent cause of parents’ concern and a reason of visiting family doctors and rheumatologists. In search for the correct diagnosis, a wide differential diagnosis should be conducted, including bacterial, parasitic, but ...
Janicka-Szczepaniak, Marta +5 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2004 O estudo tem por objetivo modelar a distribuição espacial da ocorrência de ascaríase, utilizando mapas de risco mediante técnicas de geoprocessamento e análise geoestatística.
Bruno de Paula Menezes Drumond Fortes +3 more
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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 +23 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021 Objective: To identify the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) among school-age children in the Cagayan Valley, the Philippines, assess their level of awareness on the disease, and determine predisposing factors of the disease.
Ryan V Labana +11 more
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Solution structure of a repeated unit of the ABA-1 nematode polyprotein allergen of ascaris reveals a novel fold and two discrete lipid-binding sites [PDF]
, 2011 Parasitic nematode worms cause serious health problems in humans and other animals. They can induce allergic-type immune responses, which can be harmful but may at the same time protect against the infections. Allergens are proteins that trigger allergic
Ball, G. +33 more
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of chimpanzee- and gibbon-derived Ascaris isolated from a zoological garden in southwest China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Roundworms (Ascaridida: Nematoda), one of the most common soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), can cause ascariasis in various hosts worldwide, ranging from wild to domestic animals and humans. Despite the veterinary and health importance of the Ascaridida
Yue Xie +10 more
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Modeling the interruption of the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths by repeated mass chemotherapy of school-age children [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The control or elimination of neglected tropical diseases has recently become the focus of increased interest and funding from international agencies through the donation of drugs.
Roy Anderson (553232) +11 more
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The coverage and frequency of mass drug administration required to eliminate persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths [PDF]
, 2014 A combination of methods, including mathematical model construction, demographic plus epidemiological data analysis and parameter estimation, are used to examine whether mass drug administration (MDA) alone can eliminate the transmission of soil ...
Anderson, R +8 more
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Faktor Risiko Infeksi Ascaris Lumbricoides pada Anak Sekolah Dasar di Kota Palu
Jurnal Vektor Penyakit, 2017 Ascariasis caused by infection of Ascaris lumbricoide, this worm attack all the age group specially primary school chlidren. High and low frequency worm is related to personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. The aim of this study was determine risk
Made Agus Nurjana +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The Ascaris roundworms (Ascaridida: Nematoda), one of the commonest soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), can cause ascariasis with significant socioeconomic and public health impact. In this study, the mitochondrial genome of Ascaris ovis, a representative
Yijun Chen +6 more
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