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Ascaris lumbricoides β carbonic anhydrase: a potential target enzyme for treatment of ascariasis

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
BackgroundA parasitic roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, is the causative agent of ascariasis, with approximately 760 million cases around the world. Helminthic infections occur with a high prevalence mostly in tropical and developing xcountries. Therefore,
Reza Zolfaghari Emameh, M. Kuuslahti, D. Vullo, Harlan R. Barker, C. Supuran, S. Parkkila   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of lipid‐based nutrient supplements on gut markers in stunted children: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 80, Issue 5, Page 889-898, May 2025.
Abstract Objectives To examine the effects of lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) containing milk protein (MP) and/or whey permeate (WP) on markers of intestinal inflammation and enterocyte mass among stunted children. Furthermore, to explore whether gut status modifies effects of LNS on growth and micronutrient status.
Hannah Pesu, Joseph Mbabazi, Rolland Mutumba, Otto Savolainen, Peter R. Johnsen, Hanne Frøkiær, Mette F. Olsen, Christian Mølgaard, Kim F. Michaelsen, Christian Ritz, Suzanne Filteau, André Briend, Ezekiel Mupere, Henrik Friis, Benedikte Grenov   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, 2016
AbstrakKecacingan merupakan penyakit yang masih banyak di negara berkembang. Penyakit ini dapat menimbulkan gangguan gizi, pertumbuhan dan penurunan produktifitas kerja.
Weni Mulyani, Nuzulia Irawati, Netti Suharti   +2 more
doaj  

Going Round in Circles with a Multisystemic Disease: A Unique Case of Parasitic Aortitis

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017
Aortitis results from aortic inflammation, frequent causes being infections and rheumatological disorders. The authors report the case of a 33-year-old black male with recent arterial hypertension, who presented with recurrent abdominal pain, jaundice ...
Maria Lobo Antunes, Gonçalo Cabral, Raquel Tavares, Carla Noronha, José Araújo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ascaris Lumbricoides Eggs and Human-Intestinal Protozoan Cysts Found in River Water of Angke River, Jakarta [PDF]

, 2008
Fecal contamination is a serious environmental problem at Angke River Jakarta. A cross-sectional study was conducted during April-June 2007 and the aim of the study is to assess the water quality of Angke River by detection of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs ...
Subahar, R. (Rizal), Sutanto, L. (Lisawati)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

School-Based Deworming Program Yields Small Improvement in Growth of Zanzibari School Children After one Year. [PDF]

, 1997
Efficacy trials of antihelminthic therapies conducted in Africa have reported improvements in children's growth, but nutritional evaluations of large-scale deworming programs are lacking.
Albonico, Albonico, Diggle, Ferguson, Hababu M. Chwaya, James M. Tielsch, Kruger, Latham, Lawless, Lorenzo Savioli, Marco Albonico, Must, Must, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Renganathan, Savioli, Savioli, Shiff, Stephenson, Stephenson, Stephenson, Stephenson, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Warren, World Bank, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization Expert Committee   +29 more
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Intestinal Obstruction in a 3-Year-Old Girl by Ascaris lumbricoides Infestation

Medicine, 2015
Ascaris lumbricoides infection affects approximately 1.5 billion people globally. Children with environmental and socio-economic risk factors are more susceptible to infestation, with serious complications such as intestinal obstruction (IO), volvulus ...
Ángel Medina Andrade, Y. Pérez, C. Lopez, Stephanie Serrano Collazos, A. M. Andrade, Grecia Yael Ortiz Ramirez, L. Andrade   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preadult Living Conditions During Sociopolitical Transition in Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (500–400 bc), Supe Valley, Peru: Childhood Morbidity and Sociopolitical Change in Prehistoric Central Andes

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 35, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT Through a detailed assessment of nonspecific stress markers in 67 individuals (47 under 8 years old), this paper investigates the health conditions of preadults in Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (QCC), North‐Central Coast of Peru, during the transition between the Middle and Late Formative periods (500–400 bc), a critical time of ...
Luis Pezo‐Lanfranco, Maria Inés Barreto, José Filippini, Karoline Silva, Aldemar Crispín, Marco Machacuay, Pedro Novoa, Ruth Shady   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of human-associated genetic similarity and a cryptic lineage in wild boar-derived Ascaris from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Two species of Ascaris nematodes infect humans: Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite, and Ascaris suum, which primarily infects pigs.
Takahiro Matsumura, Kota Mochizuki, Kayoko Matsuo, Tomoyoshi Komiya, Masaharu Tokoro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacillus thuringiensis-derived Cry5B has potent anthelmintic activity against Ascaris suum. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Ascaris suum and Ascaris lumbricoides are two closely related geo-helminth parasites that ubiquitously infect pigs and humans, respectively. Ascaris suum infection in pigs is considered a good model for A.
Joseph F Urban, Yan Hu, Melanie M Miller, Ulrike Scheib, Ying Y Yiu, Raffi V Aroian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source