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The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
The transmission soil transmitted helminths (STH) occurs via ingestion of or contact with infective stages present in soil contaminated with human faeces.
Susana Vaz Nery, A. Pickering, E. Abate, Abraham M. Asmare, Laura Barrett, J. Benjamin-Chung, D. Bundy, T. Clasen, A. Clements, J. Colford, A. Ercumen, S. Crowley, O. Cumming, M. Freeman, R. Haque, Birhan Mengistu, William E. Oswald, R. Pullan, Rita G. Oliveira, Katey Einterz Owen, J. Walson, Ashrafedin Youya, S. Brooker   +22 more
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Factors affecting helminths community structure of the Egyptian lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775)

Parasite, 2005
The variation in the component community structure of intestinal helminths in the lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) was studied in relation to the seasonal variation and host weight and sex. 120 lizards were collected seasonally during year 2004,
Ibrahim M.M., Soliman M.F.M.
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Frequency of Resistance to Benzimidazoles of Haemonchus contortus Helminths from Dairy Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Buffaloes in Greece

Pathogens, 2020
The study investigated the presence of resistance to benzimidazoles in Haemonchus contortus helminths from ruminant species in Greece through the detection of the Phe/Tyr polymorphism in the amino acid at position 200 of the β-tubulin protein.
Konstantinos Arsenopoulos, Styliani Minoudi, Isaia Symeonidou, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Angeliki I. Katsafadou, Daphne T. Lianou, George C. Fthenakis, Elias Papadopoulos   +7 more
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Human ascariasis: diagnostics update [PDF]

, 2015
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over one billion people worldwide. Ascariasis may mimic a number of conditions, and individual clinical diagnosis often requires a thorough work-up.
Jourdan, Peter M., Lamberton, Poppy H.L.
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HOST-BASED FORMATION OF FAUNA OF LUNG HELMINTHS, ITS BIOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016
Object of study: Studies of lung helminths from various groups were performed. Elaboration of biological and taxonomic classification of these species has been proposed.Materials and methods: 16 species from families Cervidae, Bovidae, Leporidae and ...
S. O. Movsesyan, M. S. Panayotova-Pencheva, A. W. Demiaszkiewiz, M. V. Voronin   +3 more
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Helminth parasites of alien freshwater fishes in Patagonia (Argentina) [PDF]

, 2018
A survey of the helminth parasites of alien freshwater fishes from Argentinean Patagonia is presented, based on samples taken from 2010 to 2017 and including previous published records.
Flores, Verónica Roxana, Rauque Perez, Carlos Alejandro, Salgado Maldonado, Guillermo, Vega, Rocío Marisol, Viozzi, Gustavo Pedro, Waicheim, María Agustina   +5 more
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Integrative Taxonomy of Didymozoids Parasitizing Thunnus obesus (Scombridae) from Southwest Atlantic Ocean: A New Genus and Species

Pathogens
The global fauna of Didymozoidae infecting fishes is very diverse and includes 270 species. Integrative taxonomic studies in this group are rare, and genetic data are lacking for the molecular identification of species.
Yuri C. Meneses, Marcia C. N. Justo, Ana Maria Moreira-Silva, Lorrayne S. S. de Brito, Alena M. Iñiguez, Simone C. Cohen   +5 more
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Macrophage-derived human resistin is induced in multiple helminth infections and promotes inflammatory monocytes and increased parasite burden. [PDF]

, 2015
Parasitic helminth infections can be associated with lifelong morbidity such as immune-mediated organ failure. A better understanding of the host immune response to helminths could provide new avenues to promote parasite clearance and/or alleviate ...
A Tarkowski, AL Moncayo, AM Gan, B Min, Cathy Steel, CH Kuo, CM Steppan, D Artis, D Voehringer, DD Taub, DR Herbert, DR Herbert, DR Neill, Edward J. Pearce, F Chen, Gang Chen, GD Thomas, Graham Le Gros, H Helmby, HK Park, HS Jung, J Bethony, J Urban, J Wang, JA Jackson, Jessica C. Jang, JF Urban Jr, JI Odegaard, JJ Reece, Josiah I. Chung, JT Pesce, K Migita, KT Cuenco, L Boring, L Le Goff, L Patel, LC Osborne, M Lehrke, M Lehrke, M Qatanani, Mali Camberis, Mark A. Barnes, Meera G. Nair, MG Nair, MG Nair, MG Nair, Mitchell A. Lazar, MM Pirvulescu, MP Reilly, N Silswal, P Loke, PF Weller, Philip J. Cooper, PJ George, PJ Hotez, R Anuradha, RM Anthony, RT Semnani, RZ Yang, S Babu, S Babu, S Babu, S Babu, S Jiang, S Lee, Spencer H. Wang, Thomas B. Nutman, TT MacDonald, W He, Y Benomar, YY Hsieh   +70 more
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Menstrual disorders in rural Gambia.

, 2003
As part of a community-based reproductive morbidity survey in rural Gambia, the prevalence and association of menstrual disorders with sociodemographic characteristics and other reproductive morbidities, and with knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs ...
Coleman, Rosalind, Ekpo, Gloria, Harlow, Siobán D, Morison, Linda, Scherf, Caroline, Walraven, Gijs   +5 more
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Factors associated with the performance and cost-effectiveness of using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys for monitoring soil-transmitted helminths: a case study in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis have been proposed as a platform to assess the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) on soil-transmitted helminths (STHs).
Assefa, Aurenhammer, Bergquist, Birgit Nikolay, Brooker, Brooker, Charles S. Mwandawiro, Chu, de Silva, Edwards, Gunawardena, Hall, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Jennifer L. Smith, Jimmy Kihara, Jovani, Levecke, Linard, Liya Assefa, McCarthy, Minetti, Mwandawiro, Mwandawiro, Nikolay, Njenga, Olives, Patil, Pullan, Sammy M. Njenga, Simon J. Brooker, Smith, Solomon, Sturrock, Sturrock, Sturrock   +34 more
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