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Soil‐Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Amongst Preschool Children in the Bosomtwe District of Ghana

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Soil‐transmitted helminths (STHs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose major public health challenges, especially in regions with poor healthcare access, inadequate sanitation, and limited clean water supply. When these two conditions recur, they can cause stunted growth in children between 24 and 59 months of age, a vital phase for physical ...
Kofi Agyapong Addo, Kwadwo Boampong, Samuel Ayetibo Ofori, Papa Kofi Amissah-Reynolds, Victor Agyei, John Asiedu Larbi, Baisakhi Banerjee   +6 more
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Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs).
Assefa, Aurenhammer, Bergquist, Birgit Nikolay, Brooker, Brooker, Charles S. Mwandawiro, Chu, de Silva, Edwards, Gunawardena, Hall, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Jennifer L. Smith, Jimmy Kihara, Jovani, Levecke, Linard, Liya Assefa, McCarthy, Minetti, Mwandawiro, Mwandawiro, Nikolay, Njenga, Olives, Patil, Pullan, Sammy M. Njenga, Simon J. Brooker, Smith, Solomon, Sturrock, Sturrock, Sturrock   +34 more
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Ascariasis Presenting as Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Secondary to Intussusception

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Ascaris lumbricoides is a roundworm that infects an estimated 1.2 billion people worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical developing countries. Affected children and adults can be asymptomatic or present with complications, including gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage.
Annette G. Roberts, Narayanan Venkatasubramani, Richard J. Noel, Paul A. Rufo   +3 more
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Disseminated ascariasis infection with encephalopathy: Molecular confirmation and phylogenetic insights

IDCases
Ascariasis remains a major parasitic infection in low-resource regions, with children at highest risk. We describe a rare and severe pediatric case from rural Colombia involving intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, cholecystitis, and encephalopathy.
Martha I. Alvarez-Olmos, Jose A. Suarez, Carolina Hernandez, Ruth Garcia-Redondo, Angie L. Ramirez, Luz H. Patiño, Juan D. Ramirez, Mauricio Sarta-Mantilla, Santiago Correa, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi   +9 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides Discharge from the Mouth

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018
A 68-year-old Japanese man presented with Ascaris lumbricoides discharge from his mouth. The infection was suspected to have occurred while the patient was in the Philippines. This A.
Yuya Kobayashi, Jun Tsuyuzaki
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Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Sengota Primary Schoolchildren in Dendi District, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) continue to pose serious public health issues in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Objective This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors among children at Sengota Primary School in the Dendi District, Oromia Region.
Teka Tolera, Damtew Bekele, Tilahun Yohanes, Solomon Tesfaye, Bernard Marchand   +4 more
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Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in contaminated faecal samples of children residing in urban areas of Lahore, Pakistan

Scientific Reports, 2020
Ascariasis is a common public health problem of preschool and primary school children in developing countries like Pakistan. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of Ascaris lumbericoides (A.
Shahida Azhar Ali, Sadaf Niaz, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Wajid Ali, Majid Ali, Adil Khan, Sohail Amir, Nasreen, Abdullah D. Alanazi, Raquel Cossio-Bayugar, Itzel Amaro-Estrada   +10 more
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Ascaris phylogeny based on multiple whole mtDNA genomes [PDF]

, 2016
Ascaris lumbricoides and A. suum are two parasitic nematodes infecting humans and pigs, respectively. There has been considerable debate as to whether Ascaris in the two hosts should be considered a single or two separate species.
Andersen, Lee O, Beston, Martha, Gasser, Robin B, Hawash, Mohamed B F, Nejsum, Peter, Stothard, Russell   +5 more
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Dirofilaria immitis Infection and First Molecular Characterization in Domestic Dogs From Areas of Northwest Mexico

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic nematode of veterinary importance and zoonotic risk that has been reported in central and southern states of México, as a parasite of domestic and wild dogs. However, in the northwestern area of the country, its presence and prevalence are unknown.
Julián A. García-Montes, Hipólito Castillo-Ureta, Edith H. Torres-Montoya, José M. Zazueta-Moreno, José I. Torres-Avendaño, Lucio R. Ibañez-Garduño, Vicente Olimón-Andalón, Annete I. Apodaca-Medina, Juana Cazares-Martinez, Juan J. Ríos-Tostado, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +10 more
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Colecistite aguda por ascaris lumbricoides

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Biliary’s ascariasis is the most often ectopic site of this helminthiasis, but invasion of the worms into the gallbladder is quite rare. The autors report a case of a patient with clinical symptoms, compatible with cholecystitis induced by the worm, as ...
Amauri Clemente da Rocha, Severino Lourenço da Silva Júnior, Rodrigo Fernando Lourenço de Amorim   +2 more
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