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Effect of deworming on school-aged children's physical fitness, cognition and clinical parameters in a malaria-helminth co-endemic area of Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
, 2014 Malaria and helminth infections are thought to negatively affect children's nutritional status and to impair their physical and cognitive development. Yet, the current evidence-base is weak.
Silué, Kigbafori D. +19 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Rodent outbreaks have significant socio‐economic impacts worldwide, and anticipation is crucial for timely management decisions. We combined rainfall and periodicity data to provide an early warning signal of vole population growth in Mediterranean farmlands, a year in advance of a peak.
François Mougeot +3 more
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Infection and co-infection with helminths and Plasmodium among school children in Côte d'Ivoire : results from a National Cross-Sectional Survey [PDF]
, 2014 Helminth infection and malaria remain major causes of ill-health in the tropics and subtropics. There are several shared risk factors (e.g., poverty), and hence, helminth infection and malaria overlap geographically and temporally.
Silué, Kigbafori D. +35 more
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Parasites & VectorsBackground Fasciola hepatica is the most common etiologic agent of fasciolosis, a parasitic disease that affects millions of ruminants worldwide and a zoonotic human infection of public health concern.
Judit Serrat +6 more
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Advancing pharmacometrics in Africa—Transition from capacity development toward job creation
CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 407-419, March 2025.Abstract Trained pharmacometricians remain scarce in Africa due to limited training opportunities, lack of a pharmaceutical product development ecosystem, and emigration to high‐income countries. The Applied Pharmacometrics Training (APT) fellowship program was established to address these gaps and specifically foster job creation for talent retention.
Goonaseelan (Colin) Pillai +10 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. +17 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Modern industrial agriculture is predicated largely on the production and utilization of chemical fertilizers. Although this approach has played an integral role in increasing food security in many parts of the world, the long‐term sustainability of this resource‐intensive approach is questionable.
Benjamin Wilde +12 more
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An in-depth analysis of a piece of shit : distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm eggs in human stool [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: An accurate diagnosis of helminth infection is important to improve patient management. However, there is considerable intra- and inter-specimen variation of helminth egg counts in human feces.
N'Goran Eliézer K. +29 more
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Veterinary medicines, which reach the soil mostly through the application of contaminated manures, can affect beneficial soil microorganisms, such as nitrogen‐fixing rhizobia bacteria, which engage in important symbiotic associations with plants.
Polyxeni Gorgia +6 more
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Impact of Long-Term Treatment with Ivermectin on the Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections [PDF]
, 2008 Background Control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections relies on the periodic and long-term administration of anthelmintic drugs to high-risk groups, particularly school-age children living in endemic areas.
Oviedo, G +25 more
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