Gut MicrobesInfecting humans with controlled doses of helminths, such as human hookworm (termed hookworm therapy), is proposed to prevent or treat various intestinal and extraintestinal diseases.
Thomas C Mules
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Genome skimming of dog faecal samples reveals mitogenomes indistinguishable from those of red fox-derived Uncinaria stenocephala [PDF]
ParasitologyThe northern hookworm, Uncinaria stenocephala, is the primary hookworm infecting dogs in temperate regions, but red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are also frequent hosts. The extent to which fox-derived U.
Thomas Stocker +3 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 +3 more
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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 +1 more
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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 +7 more
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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 +3 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 +6 more
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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 +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Hookworm is one type of soil-transmitted helminth, which could exert an anti-inflammatory effect in human or animal host, which provides a beneficial possibility for the discovery of inflammatory-related disease interventions.
Yuying Chen +12 more
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Spectrum of Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Varanasi: Need to Protect School aged Children from Giardia Infection [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2017 Introduction: The ubiquity and widespread distribution of Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) is equally alarming despite tremendous efforts for their control.
Manish Kumar Purbey, Tuhina Banerjee
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