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Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction ...
Melaku Anegagrie, Sofía Lanfri, Aranzazu Amor Aramendia, Carlos Matías Scavuzzo, Zaida Herrador, Agustín Benito, Maria Victoria Periago   +6 more
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Twenty-five-year research progress in hookworm excretory/secretory products

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Hookworm infection is a major public health problem that threatens about 500 million people throughout tropical areas of the world. Adult hookworms survive for many years in the host intestine, where they suck blood, causing iron deficiency anemia and ...
Asmaa M. I. Abuzeid, Xue Zhou, Yue Huang, Guoqing Li   +3 more
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The diversity and impact of hookworm infections in wildlife

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017
Hookworms are blood-feeding nematodes that parasitize the alimentary system of mammals. Despite their high pathogenic potential, little is known about their diversity and impact in wildlife populations.
Mauricio Seguel, Nicole Gottdenker
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Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm co-infection: spatial distribution and determinants in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm are two soil-transmitted helminths (STH) that are highly prevalent in Cambodia. Strongyloides stercoralis causes long-lasting infections and significant morbidity but is largely neglected, while hookworm causes the ...
Armelle Forrer, Virak Khieu, Fabian Schär, P. Vounatsou, Frédérique Chammartin, H. Marti, Sinuon Muth, P. Odermatt   +7 more
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Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in Myanmar Refugees, Thailand, 2012–2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
During 2012–2015, US-bound refugees living in Myanmar–Thailand border camps (n = 1,839) were surveyed for hookworm infection and treatment response by using quantitative PCR.
Elise M. O’Connell, Tarissa Mitchell, Marina Papaiakovou, Nils Pilotte, Deborah Lee, Michelle Weinberg, Potsawin Sakulrak, Dilok Tongsukh, Georgiette Oduro-Boateng, Sarah Harrison, Steven A. Williams, William M. Stauffer, Thomas B. Nutman   +12 more
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Human Hookworm Infection Enhances Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition and Associates With Reduced Risk of Tuberculosis Infection

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Soil-transmitted helminths and Mycobacterium tuberculosis frequently coincide geographically and it is hypothesized that gastrointestinal helminth infection may exacerbate tuberculosis (TB) disease by suppression of Th1 and Th17 responses.
Matthew K. O'Shea, Matthew K. O'Shea, Matthew K. O'Shea, Thomas E. Fletcher, Thomas E. Fletcher, Julius Muller, Rachel Tanner, Magali Matsumiya, J. Wendi Bailey, Jayne Jones, Steven G. Smith, Gavin Koh, William G. Horsnell, William G. Horsnell, Nicholas J. Beeching, James Dunbar, James Dunbar, Duncan Wilson, Adam F. Cunningham, Helen McShane   +19 more
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Controlled Human Hookworm Infection: Accelerating Human Hookworm Vaccine Development

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018
Abstract Background Controlled human hookworm infection (CHHI) is a central component of a proposed hookworm vaccination-challenge model (HVCM) to test the efficacy of candidate vaccines. Critical to CHHI is the manufacture of Necator americanus infective larvae (NaL3) according to current Good ...
David Diemert, Doreen Campbell, Jill Brelsford, Caitlyn Leasure, Guangzhao Li, Jin Peng, Maria Zumer, Naji Younes, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Rojelio Mejia, David I Pritchard, John M Hawdon, Jeffrey M Bethony   +12 more
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Determinants of Anemia Among Antenatal Care Attendees in Southwest Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Anemia is marked by a reduction in red blood cells or hemoglobin levels, leading to impaired oxygen transport. It presents a significant global public health issue, associated with elevated morbidity and mortality, especially among pregnant women and children.
Yosef T, Gizachew A, Shifera N.
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Effect of experimental hookworm infection on insulin resistance in people at risk of type 2 diabetes

Nature Communications, 2023
The reduced prevalence of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in countries with endemic parasitic worm infections suggests a protective role for worms against metabolic disorders, however clinical evidence has been non-existent. This 2-year randomised,
Doris Pierce, Malcolm I McDonald, Lea Merone, Luke Becker, F. Thompson, C. Lewis, R. Ryan, S. Hii, Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, R. Traub, Matt A. Field, T. Rahman, J. Croese, A. Loukas, R. Mcdermott, P. Giacomin   +15 more
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Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Amongst Preschool Children in the Bosomtwe District of Ghana. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
Soil‐transmitted helminths (STHs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose major public health challenges, especially in regions with poor healthcare access, inadequate sanitation, and limited clean water supply. When these two conditions recur, they can cause stunted growth in children between 24 and 59 months of age, a vital phase for physical ...
Addo KA, Boampong K, Ofori SA, Amissah-Reynolds PK, Agyei V, Larbi JA.   +5 more
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