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Soil‐Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in the Koh Yao Islands of Southern Thailand

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Soil‐transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most common parasitic infections worldwide, particularly in tropical regions. There are currently no reports on the prevalence of STH infections among children in Koh Yao District of Phang Nga Province, Thailand.
Nonthapan Phasuk, Prasit Na-Ek, Udomsak Narkkul, Stephen J. Scholand, Chuchard Punsawad, Pedro P. Chieffi   +5 more
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The Policy of Helminthiasis Control and Public Knowledge Againts Helminthiasis in Banjar Regency South Kalimantan Province [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Helminthiasis is a neglected disease that lack of attention both prevention and handling. Eventhough helminthiasis is tent not to be deadly disease but it can reduce the nutrition that influence the growth and mental of the children.
Annida, A. (Annida), Juhairiyah, J. (Juhairiyah)   +1 more
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Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire : effect of diagnostic approach and implications for control [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote d'Ivoire, three different endemicity settings had to be identified and ...
AS Stensgaard, B Matthys, CH King, D Glinz, Dimitri Hauri, Eliézer K N’Goran, G Raso, J Aagaard-Hansen, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Vercruysse, Jean T Coulibaly, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Ziegelbauer, Kigbafori D Silué, LD Wang, LT Tchuem Tchuenté, M Booth, M Nacher, M Ouattara, Mamadou Ouattara, MJ Enk, N Katz, N Yakubu, NA N'Guessan, P Druilhe, P Hotez, P Steinmann, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, R Pullan, RN Chunge, S Brooker, S Knopp, SG Traoré, SJ de Vlas, SL Stanley, SO Asaolu, Stefanie Knopp, T Minenoa, Thomas Fürst, TW Mwangi, WHO, WHO, YX Huang   +49 more
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Indications and Outcomes of Video Capsule Endoscopy in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A 5‐Year Single‐Center Experience in Nairobi, Kenya

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Utilization of video capsule endoscopy (VCE) for the evaluation of small bowel disease is limited in Africa. The predominant causes of gastrointestinal disease in this region are infectious, but the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease and malignancies is rising.
Werimo Pascal Kuka, Gloria Wangechi Mugo, Emmanuel Benge Oluoch, Eric Mwenda Murunga, Nelson O. Onyango, Kofi Clarke, Lipi Buch   +6 more
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New approaches to measuring anthelminthic drug efficacy: parasitological responses of childhood schistosome infections to treatment with praziquantel [PDF]

, 2015
By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including schistosomiasis in selected African countries, principally by preventive chemotherapy (PCT) through mass drug administration (MDA) of anthelminthics ...
A Danso-Appiah, A Fenwick, A Montresor, A Vidyashankar, AC Gelman, AE Butterworth, AL Bustinduy, Alexandra U. Scherrer, AU Scherrer, B Levecke, BM Bolker, CH King, Charles H. King, CJL Murray, CL Black, D Alonso, D Bates, F Thiongo, G Raso, Giovanna Raso, GR Olds, IM Silva, J Cabaret, J Modha, J Smith, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J. Russell Stothard, JA Hanley, JC Sousa-Figueiredo, JD Hadfield, Jean T. Coulibaly, José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo, JP Webster, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Stete, Katarina Stete, M Albonico, M Booth, M Ismail, M Nielsen, M Reddy, M Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Martin Walker, ME Mejía, MEJ Woolhouse, MG Basáñez, MJ Bockarie, MJ Doenhoff, MJ Doenhoff, P Andrews, P Fallon, PH Lamberton, Piero L. Olliaro, PJ Brindley, PJ Diggle, PJ Hotez, PL Olliaro, PNM Mwinzi, R Core Team, S Anayi, SD Melman, SJ Vlas de, SN Lahiri, SV Subramanian, Tarub S. Mabud, TW Jia, U Halekoh, W Harnett, W Wang, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +75 more
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Pet and Stray Dogs’ Contribution to Zoonotic Transmission Pathways: A Bibliometric Review

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Based on a large‐scale bibliometric dataset, domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) emerge as the most frequently cited host species in the context of zoonoses, being mentioned in at least 10% of publications for nearly a quarter of the pathogens recognized as zoonotic to humans.
Thibaut Langlois, Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Zhong Peng   +3 more
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SKRINING PENYAKIT KECACINGAN DAN GANGGUAN VISUS PADA SISWA SD DI KELURAHAN SUNGAI PISANG KECAMATAN BUNGUS TELUK KABUNG KOTA PADANG

Buletin Ilmiah Nagari Membangun, 2019
Sungai Pisang Village is a village that has only been accessible by smooth road roads in the past year in Padang City. Previously this village was only accessible by sea and by lousy road. This condition causes the Pisang River community to lag in socio-
Cimi Ilmiawati, Siti Nurhajjah, Nur Afrainin Syah, Mohamad Reza, Efrida Efrida, Eka Nofita, Hasmiwati Hasmiwati, Selfi Renita Rusjdi, Nuzulia Irawati, Sukri Rahman, Elmatris Elmatris, Desmawati Desmawati, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Afriwardi Afriwardi   +13 more
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Materialities of the In/between: Drugs and Medical Knowledge between Europe and East Asia

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 295-305, December 2024.
Abstract This special issue presents six research papers that were developed within the Taiwanese‐German working group “Materialities of Medical Cultures in/between Europe and East Asia.” Our working group uses the concept of “in/between” as an umbrella term to study the cultural history of drugs and the practices of medicine and care.
Dominik Merdes, Bettina Wahrig
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A call to strengthen the global strategy against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the time is now. [PDF]

, 2016
In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed the landmark WHA 54.19 resolution for global scale-up of mass administration of anthelmintic drugs for morbidity control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, which affect more than 1·5 ...
Addiss, David G, Andrews, Jason R, Bendavid, Eran, Bogoch, Isaac I, Bustinduy, Amaya L, Colley, Daniel G, Coulibaly, Jean T, Evans, Darin S, Fenwick, Alan, Hotez, Peter J, King, Charles H, Lin, William, Lo, Nathan C, Molyneux, David, Raso, Giovanna, Savioli, Lorenzo, Stothard, J Russell, Utzinger, Jürg   +17 more
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Helminthiasis in Children

Helminthiasis, a parasitic worm infection, is a significant public health issue affecting millions of children worldwide, particularly in low-resource settings.  Roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms, soil-transmitted helminths, are the primary cause of this condition, with children being particularly susceptible due to their behavioral and ...
Jazgul, Abjamilova, hatti, prateek, nerella, shashank, nasiruddin, alina, kumar, sharath   +4 more
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