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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
BackgroundAmong 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. The purpose of
Armelle Forrer, Penelope Vounatsou, Somphou Sayasone, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Dalouny Bouakhasith, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Peter Odermatt   +7 more
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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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Mapping helminth co-infection and co-intensity: geostatistical prediction in ghana. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
Morbidity due to Schistosoma haematobium and hookworm infections is marked in those with intense co-infections by these parasites. The development of a spatial predictive decision-support tool is crucial for targeting the delivery of integrated mass drug
Ricardo J Soares Magalhães, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, John O Gyapong, Simon Brooker, Yaobi Zhang, Lynsey Blair, Alan Fenwick, Archie C A Clements   +7 more
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The control of hookworm infection in China [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2009
Background Hookworm is still one of the three main soil-transmitted helminths prevalent in China, and 39 million cases infected with hookworm were estimated in China in 2006.
Chen Jia-Xu, Zhang Hao-Bing, Chen Ying, Zheng Qi, Zhou Xiao-Nong   +4 more
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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
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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, Wasessombat Sueptrakool, Punsawad Chuchard, Anamnart Witthaya   +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, Alan Fenwick, Erwin Bulte, Andreas A Kontoleon, Narcis B Kabatereine, Edridah M Tukahebwa, David W Dunne   +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, I. Made Ady Wirawan, I. Made Sudarmaja , Made Subrata, Nyoman Sadra Dharmawan   +4 more
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Mining Anti-Inflammation Molecules From Nippostrongylus brasiliensis-Derived Products Through the Metabolomics Approach

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, Yuying Chen, Mingming Zhang, Xin Ding, Yougui Yang, Yougui Yang, Yujia Chen, Qiang Zhang, Yinwen Fan, Yang Dai, Yang Dai, Junhong Wang, Junhong Wang   +12 more
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The co-distribution of Plasmodium falciparum and hookworm among African schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Surprisingly little is known about the geographical overlap between malaria and other tropical diseases, including helminth infections. This is despite the potential public health importance of co-infection and synergistic opportunities for ...
Clements, A.C., Hotez, P.J., Tatem, A.J., Hay, S.I., Bundy, D.A., Snow, R.W., Brooker, S., Bundy Donald AP, Clements Archie CA, Hotez Peter J, Brooker Simon, Brooker, Simon, Hotez, Peter J., Hay, Simon I, Hotez, PJ, Tatem, AJ, Peter J Hotez, Archie CA Clements, Snow, Robert, Hay, SI, Don AP Bundy, Hay, Simon, Clements, Archie CA, Clements, Archie C. A., Clements, AC, Snow, Robert W, Bundy, Donald AP, Tatem, Andrew J., Tatem Andrew J, Tatem, Andrew J, Bundy, Donald A. P., Snow, RW, Robert W Snow, Snow, Robert W., Snow Robert W, Hay, Simon I., Brooker, S, Simon Brooker, Hotez, Peter J, Hay Simon I, Simon I Hay, Andrew J Tatem, Bundy, DA   +42 more
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