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The neglected role of Enterobius vermicularis genetic variation in pediatric acute appendicitis

Medicine Science
Pediatric acute appendicitis is considered to be one of the most prevalent abdominal emergencies worldwide. While the etiology of appendicitis is believed to be secondary obstruction due to parasitic infection, the role of Enterobius vermicularis in ...
Ayse Betul Ozturk, Fadime Eroglu, Deniz Ozkan, Melike Ordu   +3 more
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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTION IN SOME AREAS OF AL-QUIM / AL-ANBAR GOVERNORATE [PDF]

مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2012
Samples of 896 patients visited Al –Q uim general hospital and also , four different random of soil samples were taken from outside and inside doors to examine the presence of gastric parasites during the year .
SUAD SHALLAL AL-FAHDAWI
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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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Pinworm Infestation Mimicking Crohns’ Disease

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2013
We here report a case of a young man who presented to his general practitioner with diarrhea. Inflammatory bowel disease was suspected and a colonoscopy showed aphthous lesions suggestive of Crohns’ disease but biopsies revealed eggs of Enterobius ...
Joel Johansson, Simone Ignatova, Mattias Ekstedt   +2 more
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Sex, Enterobius vermicularis and the appendix

Journal of British Surgery, 1988
Abstract Examination of 182 appendices containing Enterobius vermicularis demonstrated that male pinworms are seen more commonly than female. There was no association between the sex of pinworms and inflammation in the appendix but inflammation was frequently seen in association with luminal ova. Ova release from female pinworms may be a
D J, Williams, M F, Dixon
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Comparative Analysis of Gut Eukaryotic Communities in Three Laboratory‐Reared Cockroach Species Using Metabarcoding

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 73, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Cockroaches are known reservoirs for diverse bacterial microbiomes. However, comprehensive analyses of the eukaryotic communities within cockroaches remain limited. In this study, we selected three long‐term laboratory‐reared cockroach species (Blattella germanica, Periplaneta fuliginosa, and Periplaneta japonica) and performed metabarcoding ...
Dongjun Kang, Xavier Chavarria, Jun Ho Choi, Myung‐hee Yi, Yun Soo Jang, Singeun Oh, Du‐Yeol Choi, Arwa Shatta, Sohyeon Yun, Myungjun Kim, Seongjun Choe, Tai‐Soon Yong, Ju Yeong Kim   +12 more
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Infección por Enterobius vermicularis en preescolares de comunidades rurales

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2014
Para validar la influencia que tiene la infección por Enterobius vermicularis en el rendimiento escolar, se tomó una muestra de 123 niños cuyas edades oscilaban de 3 a 6 años y que constituían toda la población escolar de 6 Centros de Educación Inicial ...
Rodolfo Talledo, Julia Castro
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Parasitic Infections and Associated Cognitive Outcome Among School‐Aged Children in Africa: A Systematic Review

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Parasitic infections like schistosomiasis, soil‐transmitted helminths, and malaria can impair nutrient absorption, oxygen supply, and brain function, leading to memory deficits, attention deficits, reduced intelligence quotient, weak academic performance, and motor or executive deficits.
Albertha Maku Adu, David Larbi Simpong, David Mawutor Donkor, Kwaku Sarfo Manu, Maxwell Hubert Antwi, Linus Kpelle, George Nkrumah Osei, Ansumana Bockarie   +7 more
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Enterobius vermicularis as a cause of acute appendicitis in a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia: A case report [PDF]

Medical Laboratory Journal
Background: Enterobius vermicularis is the most important intestinal parasite in children worldwide. When this parasite migrates unexpectedly, the larvae move out of the intestine and enter organs such as the appendix, and can cause health risks.
Shalaleh Ganji, Iraj Mobedi, Azim Rezamand, Farshid Ardabili, Pooya Yari, Majid Khanmohammadi   +5 more
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Helminths as architects of trained tolerance: implications for human health

Clinical &Translational Immunology, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2026.
Abstract Helminths infect nearly 2 billion people worldwide and are a major cause of chronic morbidity in low‐resource regions. Unlike bacterial and viral pathogens that elicit protective memory, helminths actively remodel host immunity to enable their years‐long persistence and reinfection.
Quinn Moroz, Jorge Lucas Nascimento Souza, Neima Briggs   +2 more
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