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Interactions and potential implications of Plasmodium falciparum-hookworm coinfection in different age groups in south-central Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Given the widespread distribution of Plasmodium and helminth infections, and similarities of ecological requirements for disease transmission, coinfection is a common phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in the tropics. Interactions
Richard F Hurrell, Aurélie A Righetti, N'Goran Eliézer K., Righetti, Aurélie A., N'Goran, E. K., Ahou-Yah G Koua, Utzinger, Jürg, Glinz, D., Koua Ahou-Yah G., Hurrell Richard F., Wegmüller, Rita, Rita Wegmüller, Utzinger Jürg, Dominik Glinz, Righetti Aurélie A., Adiossan Lukas G., Jürg Utzinger, Niamké, S., Adiossan, L. G., Lukas G Adiossan, Righetti, A. A., Utzinger, J., Koua, Ahou-Yah G., Niamké Sébastien, Adiossan, Lukas G., Niamké, Sébastien, Koua, A. Y. G., Hurrell, R. F., Glinz Dominik, Glinz, Dominik, Wegmüller Rita, Eliézer K N'Goran, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Sébastien Niamké, Hurrell, Richard F., Wegmüller, R.   +35 more
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Controlled infection with cryopreserved human hookworm induces CTLA-4 expression on Tregs and upregulates tryptophan metabolism

Gut Microbes
Infecting humans with controlled doses of helminths, such as human hookworm (termed hookworm therapy), is proposed to prevent or treat various intestinal and extraintestinal diseases.
Francesco Vacca, Thomas C. Mules, Mali Camberis, Brittany Lavender, Sophia-Louise Noble, Alissa Cait, Kate Maclean, John Mamum, Bibek Yumnam, Tama Te Kawa, Laura Ferrer-Font, Jeffry S. Tang, Olivier Gasser, Graham Le Gros, Stephen Inns   +14 more
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Gastroscopic diagnosis of ankylostoma duodenale infestation as a cause of iron-deficiency anemia

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Hookworm is one of the most common nematode causing intestinal infestation in the world. Patients with a mild hookworm load are usually asymptomatic, but a moderate or heavy hookworm burden can result in fatigue, recurrent abdominal pain and iron ...
Sunita Bamanikar, Arvind Bamanikar, Vinay Sawlani, Dakshayani Pandit   +3 more
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Spatial heterogeneity of parasite co-infection: Determinants and geostatistical prediction at regional scales. [PDF]

, 2008
Multiple parasite infections are widespread in the developing world and understanding their geographical distribution is important for spatial targeting of differing intervention packages.
Clements, Archie.C.A., Brooker, Simon, Clements, Archie C.A., Clements, Archie CA, Brooker, Simon.   +4 more
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Plasmodium falciparum coinfection is associated with improved IgE and IgG3 response against hookworm antigens

Health Science Reports, 2022
Background Plasmodium falciparum and Hookworm infections are prevalent in West Africa and they cause iron deficiency anemia and protein malnutrition in Children.
Samuel A. Sakyi, Michael D. Wilson, Bright Adu, Stephen Opoku, Antwi Brewoo, Amma Larbi, Emmanuel K. Baafour, Samuel K. Tchum, Roland O. Saahene, Wilfred Aniagyei, Christian Sewor, David Courtin, Michael Cappello, Ben Gyan, Benjamin Amoani   +14 more
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Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
Malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections are causes of high morbidity in most tropical parts of the world. Even though these infections often co-exist, most studies focus on individual diseases.
Jorg Heukelbach, Mazigo, Humphrey D., Zinga Maria, Heukelbach Jorg, Mahande Aneth M, Mshana, Stephen E., Rebecca Waihenya, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Seni, Jeremiah, Mkoji, Gerald M, Kapesa Anthony, Mazigo Humphrey D, Nicholas JS Lwambo, Mnyone, Ladislaus L, Kweka, Eliningaya J, Mnyone, Ladislaus L ., Waihenya, Rebecca, Mshana, Stephen E, Seni Jeremiah, Kweka, Eliningaya J., Maria Zinga, Anthony Kapesa, Heukelbach, Jorg, Lwambo, Nicholas J.S., Stephen E Mshana, Lwambo, Nicholas Js, Aneth M Mahande, Zinga, Maria, Eliningaya J Kweka, Mshana Stephen E, Ladislaus L Mnyone, Mkoji, Gerald M., Kweka Eliningaya J, Lwambo Nicholas JS, Mahande, Aneth M ., Mkoji Gerald M, Jeremiah Seni, Mahande, Aneth M, Gerald M Mkoji, Kapesa, Anthony, Mnyone Ladislaus L, Waihenya Rebecca, Humphrey D Mazigo   +42 more
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Development of CD4 T cell dependent immunity against N. brasiliensis infection

Frontiers in Immunology, 2013
Of all the microbial infections relevant to mammals the relationship between parasitic worms and what constitutes and regulates a host protective immune response is perhaps the most complex and evolved.
Marina eHarvie, Mali eCamberis, Graham eLe Gros   +2 more
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Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The end of the line for hookworm? An update on vaccine development [PDF]

, 2005
Human hookworms are parasitic nematodes infecting about 700 million individuals, largely in tropical regions of the world [1]. In endemic areas, most infected people carry a mixed worm burden, including Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworms), Trichuris ...
Devaney Eileen, Devaney, E., Eileen Devaney   +2 more
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Synergetic Effects of Plasmodium, Hookworm, and Schistosoma mansoni Infections on Hemoglobin Level among Febrile School Age Children in Jawe Worda, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2018
Plasmodium coinfection with hookworm and/or Schistosoma mansoni has detrimental effects on human’s hemoglobin level. This study aimed to determine the effects of plasmodium, hookworm, and S. mansoni infections on hemoglobin level among febrile school age
Tadesse Hailu, Mulat Yimer, Wondemagegn Mulu, Bayeh Abera   +3 more
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