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Gut MicrobesInfecting 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 +14 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 +4 more
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Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in the School-age Children: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
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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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. +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 +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 +7 more
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Immunobiology of hookworm infection [PDF]
FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2005 Hookworms infect almost one billion people and are a major cause of iron-deficiency anaemia in developing countries of the tropics. Despite their prevalence and the morbidity they cause, little is known about the immune response to this complex eukaryotic parasite. Recent publications have shed light on the human cellular immune responses to hookworms,
Alex, Loukas +2 more
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Suppression of inflammatory immune responses in celiac disease by experimental hookworm infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 We present immunological data from two clinical trials where the effect of experimental human hookworm (Necator americanus) infection on the pathology of celiac disease was evaluated. We found that basal production of Interferon- (IFN-)γ and Interleukin-
Henry J McSorley +11 more
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2017 Hookworm infections and some haematological parameter among children were assessed in five different schools in Aba metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria. Blood and Stool samples were collected and analysed, following ethical approval and consent from parents
AE Abah, GN Wokem
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National surveillance of hookworm disease in China: A population study.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundHookworm disease is endemic in China and is widespread globally. The disease burden to humans is great.MethodsThe study described the national surveillance of hookworm implemented in 31 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities (P/A/Ms) of ...
Hui-Hui Zhu +8 more
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