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Hookworm Infection and Environmental Factors in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: A Cross-sectional, Population-based study. [PDF]

, 2013
Hookworm disease is one of the most common infections and cause of a high disease burden in the tropics and subtropics. Remotely sensed ecological data and model-based geostatistics have been used recently to identify areas in need for hookworm control ...
A Huete, A Jardim-Botelho, Aaron R. Jex, Anthony Nsojo, Chacha Mangu, Christof Geldmacher, CJL Murray, D Filmer, Dickens O. Kowuor, DL Augustine, DW Marquardt, E Saathoff, Elmar Saathoff, G Raso, G Raso, G Smith, Helene Riess, Inge Kroidl, J Bethony, JB Koroma, JK Udonsi, Leonard Maboko, M Booth, Michael Hoelscher, ML Mabaso, NR de Silva, NS Gandhi, PC Beaver, Petra Clowes, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, RJ Hijmans, RJ Soares Magalhães, RJ Soares Magalhães, RM Anderson, RM O'Brien, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Kolenikov, Seif Mhina, SJ Krauth, Steffen A. Schüle, TG Farr, Ulrich Mansmann, VK Vinayak   +47 more
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Experimental human hookworm infection: a narrative historical review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
In 1896, a serendipitous laboratory accident led to the understanding that hookworms propagate infection by penetrating skin, a theory that was then confirmed with the first experimental human infection, reported in 1901.
Paul R. Chapman, Paul Giacomin, Alex Loukas, James S. McCarthy   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Hookworm infection [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016
Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the small intestine of their human hosts; Necator americanus is the predominant infecting species. Adult worms feed on the blood of a host and can cause iron deficiency anaemia, especially in high-risk populations (children and women of childbearing age).
Loukas, A., Hotez, P.J., Diemert, D., Yazdanbakhsh, M., McCarthy, J.S., Correa-Oliveira, R., Croese, J., Bethony, J.M.   +7 more
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Influence of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Infection Intensities on Anaemia in Ugandan Villages. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:The association of anaemia with intestinal schistosomiasis and hookworm infections are poorly explored in populations that are not limited to children or pregnant women.
Goylette F Chami, Alan Fenwick, Erwin Bulte, Andreas A Kontoleon, Narcis B Kabatereine, Edridah M Tukahebwa, David W Dunne   +6 more
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Risk profiling of hookworm infection and intensity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic using Bayesian models. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Among the common soil-transmitted helminth infections, hookworm causes the highest burden. Previous research in the southern part of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) revealed high prevalence rates of hookworm infection.
Armelle Forrer, Penelope Vounatsou, Somphou Sayasone, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Dalouny Bouakhasith, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Peter Odermatt   +7 more
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Global distribution of human hookworm species and differences in their morbidity effects: a systematic review

The Lancet Microbe, 2022
Summary: The global distribution and morbidity effects for each specific hookworm species is unknown, which prevents implementation of the optimum intervention for local hookworm control.
Archie C A Clements, ProfPhD, Kefyalew Addis Alene, PhD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the role of eosinophil‐mediated immune response markers in detecting hookworm infection: A case‐control study in Kintampo, Ghana

Health Science Reports, 2022
Background and Aim Human hookworm disease caused by Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus is a serious public health problem. Hookworm infection activates eosinophil‐mediated tissue inflammatory responses, involving the production of the ...
Samuel A. Sakyi, Benjamin Amoani, Stephen Opoku, Lawrence Dzata, Wilfred Aniagyei, Ebenezer Senu, Kwabena Dankwa, Michael D. Wilson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Factors and Prevalence of Hookworm infection and Strongyloidiasis in Rural East Kalimantan, Indonesia [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
The prevalence of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis is serious public health concern globally. In rural East Kalimantan, Indonesia has high-risk environmental factors of the prevalence of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. In this study would
Sedionoto Blego, Wasessombat Sueptrakool, Punsawad Chuchard, Anamnart Witthaya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The first report on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among traditional pig farmers in Bali Province, Indonesia [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2022
Background and Aim: Pigs are the main livestock commodity in Bali Province, Indonesia, where traditional farming practices are widely used. Traditional pig farmers are often closely associated with poverty and a perceived lack of knowledge regarding ...
Kadek Karang Agustina, I. Made Ady Wirawan, I. Made Sudarmaja , Made Subrata, Nyoman Sadra Dharmawan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hookworm Vaccines [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008
Hookworm infection caused by the soil-transmitted nematodes Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale is one of the most common parasitic infections worldwide. Although not directly responsible for substantial mortality, it causes significant morbidity in the form of chronic anemia and protein malnutrition.
S. Plotkin, D. J. Diemert, J. M. Bethony, P. J. Hotez   +3 more
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