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Indian Pediatrics, 2010 Hookworm infection is common but has rarely been reported in neonates or infants. Two cases of hookworm infestation in early infancy are described. The infants presented with malena, severe pallor, lethargy and failure to gain weight. Initial stool examination was non-contributory and diagnosis was made by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Vidyut, Bhatia +3 more
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The Global Economic and Health Burden of Human Hookworm Infection
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background Even though human hookworm infection is highly endemic in many countries throughout the world, its global economic and health impact is not well known. Without a better understanding of hookworm’s economic burden worldwide, it is difficult for
S. Bartsch +6 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 +5 more
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Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2025.Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are biological nanoparticles that play important roles in (patho)physiological processes and are promising new therapeutic and diagnostic tools. Recent evidence suggests that other circulating biological nanoparticles, primarily lipoproteins, bind to EVs, changing their biological identity.
Raluca Ghebosu +8 more
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Mitigating disease risk in an endangered pinniped: early hookworm elimination optimizes the growth and health of Australian sea lion pups [PDF]
, 2023 Scott A. Lindsay +3 more
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Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in the School-age Children: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2018 Background: Globally more than 740 million peoples are infected with hookworm. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 200 million people have been infected with hookworm, 90 million of them were children.
Berhanu ELFU FELEKE
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PLoS Pathogens, 2018 As part of on-going efforts to control hookworm infection, the “human hookworm vaccine initiative” has recognised blood feeding as a feasible therapeutic target for inducing immunity against hookworm infection. To this end, molecular approaches have been
T. Bouchery +16 more
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Modelling the geographical distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Bolivia [PDF]
, 2013 The prevalence of infection with the three common soil-transmitted helminths (i.e. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm) in Bolivia is among the highest in Latin America. However, the spatial distribution and burden of soil-transmitted
Bavia, Mara E. +6 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background Large-scale schistosomiasis control programs are implemented in regions with diverse social and economic environments. A key epidemiological feature of schistosomiasis is its small-scale heterogeneity.
Evans A Chadeka +22 more
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