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Environmental interventions and the pattern of geohelminth infections in Salvador, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2004
This paper reports a longitudinal study, conducted in 1989/90, of 1893 children aged 5 to 14 years in 9 poor urban areas of the city of Salvador (population 2.44 million), capital of Bahia State in northeast Brazil.
Moraes, LRS, Cairncross, S
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Colorectal Cancer and Intestinal Protozoan Infections: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Molecular Confirmation in Western Iran: A Descriptive Case‐Control Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infections are recognized contributors to cancer development. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, socio‐demographic characteristics, and risk factors associated with intestinal protozoan parasites in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Western Iran.
Alireza Moayyedkazemi, Amal Khudair Khalaf, Sima Nik Khah Behnamiri, Asghar Sepahvand, Neda Niazi, Maryam Sepahvand, Hossein Mahmoudvand   +6 more
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Uji Efektivitas Anthelmintik Formula Suspensi Biji Mentimun (Cucumissativus L.) Terhadap Cacing Gelang (Ascaris Lumbricoides)

Jurnal Farmasi Galenika (Galenika Journal of Pharmacy), 2020
The Effectiveness Test of Cucumber Seeds Suspension Formula (Cucumis sativus L) towards Roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides) as in Vitro Anthelmintic, It has been conducted research to know cucumber seeds powder (Cucumis sativus L) can be made into form of ...
Nurfiddin Farid, Andi Suparlan Isya Syamsu, Ahmad Irsyad Aliah, Anna Muthmainna Murdi   +3 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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Perbedaan Kadar Interferon Gamma dan Interleukin-10 pada Orang Dewasa Terinfeksi Ascaris Lumbricoides dengan Tidak Terinfeksi yang Diinduksi Vaksin Bacille Calmette-Guerin

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2015
Abstrak Kecacingan merupakan penyakit yang masih banyak di negara berkembang. Infeksi cacing dapat menimbulkan penurunan respon terhadap antigen yang terjadi akibat modified Th2 response.
weni Mulyani, Nuzulia Irawati, Netti Suharti   +2 more
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Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors Among School Children in Hawella Tula Rural District, Hawassa, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Malnutrition, including stunting, wasting, and underweight, remains a major public health problem among school‐age children in low‐resource settings. In Hawella Tula, a sub‐city of Hawassa, evidence on the magnitude and determinants of malnutrition is limited and not sufficiently context‐specific. This gap constrains the development
Fisseha Bonja, Berhanu Erko, Musa Mohammed Ali, Hagos Ashenafi   +3 more
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Students Attending Schools in La'elay Maichew District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health challenge across Ethiopia, including the Tigray region, where school‐age children (SAC) are particularly vulnerable. The La'elay Maichew district, characterized by rural agrarian and irrigated settings and the 2020–2022 armed conflict, may experience ...
Teklay Abrha Yanshet, Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher, Melese Birmeka   +2 more
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Water, sanitation, hygiene, and soil-transmitted helminth infection : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Preventive chemotherapy represents a powerful but short-term control strategy for soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Since humans are often re-infected rapidly, long-term solutions require improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH ...
Addiss, D. G., Ogden, S., Utzinger, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Matthew C. Freeman (308891), Freeman, M. C., Meredith E. Stocks (527042), Meredith E Stocks, Stephanie Ogden (463537), Eric C. Strunz (542577), David G. Addiss (250137), Strunz, E. C., Matthew C Freeman, Eric C Strunz, Stocks, M. E., Stephanie Ogden, Jürg Utzinger, David G Addiss   +17 more
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Gambaran Infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) pada Balita Pendek di Kecamatan Koto Tangah, Kota Padang

Majalah Kedokteran Andalas
Tujuan: mengetahui angka infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminths pada balita pendek di Kecamatan Koto Tangah, Kota Padang. Metode: Jenis Penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan desain cross-sectional.
Silvina Fitria Sari Busnita
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Psychiatric Patients at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections pose significant public health challenges in developing countries. They are major concerns in rehabilitation centers for individuals with mental disabilities. However, little attention has been given to preventing these infections among the mentally disabled groups.
Andargachew Almaw, Bekele Sharew, Shewaneh Damtie, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Aynework Abebaw, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Dessie Tegegne, Birhanu Getie, Mulat Erkihun, Ayenew Assefa, Getu Abeje, Teklehaimanot Kiros, Sinedu Moges, Kirubel Shiferaw, Mengistu Tesfa Alula, Mihreteab Alebachew, Birhanu Malede, Ayenew Berhan   +17 more
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