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Malaria-filaria coinfection in mice makes malarial disease more severe unless filarial infection achieves patency [PDF]

, 2005
Coinfections are common in natural populations, and the literature suggests that helminth coinfection readily affects how the immune system manages malaria.
Allen, Judith E, Graham, Andrea L, Lamb, Tracey J, Read, Andrew F   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in evolutionary perspective: A critical role for helminths?

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, 2016
Heart disease and type 2 diabetes are commonly believed to be rare among contemporary subsistence-level human populations, and by extension prehistoric populations.
M. Gurven, B. Trumble, J. Stieglitz, Aaron D. Blackwell, D. Michalik, C. Finch, H. Kaplan   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nutrition Intervention Coverage and Inequities Along the Continuum of Care: Results From the Eighth Demographic and Health Survey in Six Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many countries rely on national household surveys to monitor coverage of nutrition interventions. Following a multi‐year consultative effort, 14 new and revised nutrition coverage indicators were included in the Round 8 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS‐8) core questionnaire.
Erica Phillips, Stephanie Zobrist, Erin M. Milner, Jacqueline K. Kung'u, Rebecca A. Heidkamp, Rukundo K. Benedict   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths and its associated risk factors in Mekaneselam Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Intestinal parasitic (IP) infections caused by helminths are among the most significant public health concerns that mainly affect deprived people in Sub-Sahara African countries.
Moges Kibret Wondimagegn, Lulit Tegegne Hailu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Knowledge of Helminths of Wild Birds in Ecuador

Birds
Parasitic helminths are diverse in wild birds globally, but knowledge about helminths in Ecuadorian avifauna is still fragmentary. In the present review, records about helminths (Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, and Acanthocephala) in Ecuadorian wild birds is ...
Patricio D. Carrera-Játiva, Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal nematodes of Ovis aries in Eastern Cape, South Africa and an evaluation of current anthelmintic procedures [PDF]

, 2015
Humans have known about helminth infections since ancient times. Today half of the human population is plagued by a nematode infection. Nematodes are responsible for billions of dollars in global crop damage annually and have had devastating effects on ...
Rowell, Melyssa
core   +1 more source

Dietary Diversity, Haemoglobin and Anaemia in Nepali Adolescent Girls: A Longitudinal Study

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adolescent girls and young women in Nepal are vulnerable to poor diets and anaemia, yet the extent of these risks remains overlooked. We assessed changes in dietary diversity, haemoglobin, and anaemia, and identified associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Nepal.
Anjana Rai, Kenda Cunningham, Darren Wraith, Ramesh P. Adhikari, Marguerite C. Sendall, Naomi Saville, Smita Nambiar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-infection prevalence of helminths and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in the Lake Tana Basin, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Helminths are important public health infectious agents and are highly prevalent in the tropics, including Ethiopia. Schoolchildren are highly vulnerable to these parasitic infections due to several personal habits. Although their helminths co-
Tadesse Hailu, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Roghayeh Norouzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dissemination of helminth eggs in the environmental objects (soil and water) in the territory of the Siversky Donets terraces

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2018
The purpose of the work is to determine the species composition and distribution of helminth eggs in the environment of the Siversky Donets terraces territory. Materials and methods.
N. O. Sierykh, S. S. Boieva, N. V. Strizhak, O. Yu. Taller, O. S. Sharshakova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of zoonotic intestinal helminths in pet dogs and cats in the Belgrade area

, 2017
The research was conducted in dogs and cats kept as pets on the territory of the city of Belgrade (Serbia), between 2011 and 2014. Its aim was to examine the prevalence of intestinal helminths and to point out their zoonotic potential. Coprological tests
T. Ilić, Z. Kulišić, Nataša Antić, K. Radisavljević, S. Dimitrijević   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source