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Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature. [PDF]

Ital J Pediatr, 2021
Background Hookworm infections ( Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale ) are common in rural areas of tropical and subtropical countries. Human acquisition results from direct percutaneous invasion of infective larvae from contaminated soil. Overall,
Umbrello G, Pinzani R, Bandera A, Formenti F, Zavarise G, Arghittu M, Girelli D, Maraschini A, Muscatello A, Marchisio P, Bosis S.   +10 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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Hookworm infection [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016
Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the small intestine of their human hosts; Necator americanus is the predominant infecting species. Adult worms feed on the blood of a host and can cause iron deficiency anaemia, especially in high-risk populations (children and women of childbearing age).
Loukas, A., Hotez, P.J., Diemert, D., Yazdanbakhsh, M., McCarthy, J.S., Correa-Oliveira, R., Croese, J., Bethony, J.M.   +7 more
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HOOKWORM INFECTION

The Professional Medical Journal, 2007
The study “Correlation of hookworm infection and Mean corpuscular haemoglonbin concentration”was carried out in rural population of Lulliani (Mustafaabad), located in District Kasur. The sampling method wasstratified random sampling. Sample size was calculated which was 1010 and the subjects were selected from the abovelocality.
MUGHEES ANJUM
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Assessing the role of eosinophil‐mediated immune response markers in detecting hookworm infection: A case‐control study in Kintampo, Ghana [PDF]

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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Maternal Hookworm Infection and Its Effects on Maternal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020
Hookworm is an intestinal parasite that infects nearly 230 million people, with another 5.1 billion at risk, especially in poverty-stricken tropical and subtropical regions. Pregnancy is an especially vulnerable time for hookworm infection because of its
Ness TE, Agrawal V, Bedard K, Ouellette L, Erickson TA, Hotez P, Weatherhead JE.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial of Experimental Hookworm Infection for Improving Gluten Tolerance in Celiac Disease. [PDF]

Clin Transl Gastroenterol, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where intestinal immunopathology arises after gluten consumption. Previous studies suggested that hookworm infection restores gluten tolerance; however, these studies were small (n = 12) and not ...
Croese J, Miller GC, Marquart L, Llewellyn S, Gupta R, Becker L, Clouston AD, Welch C, Sidorenko J, Wallace L, Visscher PM, Remedios ML, McCarthy JS, O'Rourke P, Radford-Smith G, Loukas A, Norrie M, Masson JW, Gearry RB, Rahman T, Giacomin PR.   +20 more
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Hookworm Infection among Pregnant Women at First Antenatal Visit in Lira, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Int J Reprod Med, 2020
Background Hookworm infection in expectant mothers has adverse health effects on both the mothers and their unborn babies. Foetal effects are known to include intrauterine growth retardation and physical and mental growth retardation, while the mothers ...
Apili F, Ochaya S, Osingada CP, Mbalinda SN, Mukunya D, Ndeezi G, Tumwine JK.   +6 more
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Old friends and friendly fire: Pregnancy, hookworm infection, and anemia among tropical horticulturalists. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol, 2020
Despite public health concerns about hookworm infection in pregnancy, little is known about immune profiles associated with hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) infection during pregnancy.
Anderson AS, Trumble BC, Hové C, Kraft TS, Kaplan H, Gurven M, Blackwell AD.   +6 more
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Footwear as a risk factor of hookworm infection in elementary school students [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2014
BACKGROUND In Indonesia, there is still a high prevalence of hookworm infection, especially in poor areas with poor sanitation. The number of helminthic diseases in Keerom Regency was about 599 cases in 2010.
Semuel Sandy, Sri Sumarni, Soeyoko Soeyoko   +2 more
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