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THE TREATMENT OF HOOKWORM INFECTION [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1918
The data that we present dealing with the therapeutics of oil of chenopodium and thymol are derived from our report to the International Health Board, Rockefeller Foundation, on the subject of the effect of hookworm infection on the working efficiency of the people of the Malay Peninsula, Java and Fiji.
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Immune Responses in Hookworm Infections [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2001
SUMMARYHookworms infect perhaps one-fifth of the entire human population, yet little is known about their interaction with our immune system. The two major species are Necator americanus, which is adapted to tropical conditions, and Ancylostoma duodenale, which predominates in more temperate zones. While having many common features, they also differ in
Loukas, Alex, Prociv, Paul
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Hookworm: “The Great Infection of Mankind” [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2005
Hookworm has proven to be extremely diffi cult to eliminate or eradicate in areas of poverty and poor sanitation.
Peter J. Hotez, Jeff Bethony, María Elena Bottazzi, Simon Brooker, Paulo Marchiori Buss   +4 more
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Induction of CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells during human hookworm infection modulates antigen-mediated lymphocyte proliferation. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
Hookworm infection is considered one of the most important poverty-promoting neglected tropical diseases, infecting 576 to 740 million people worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics.
Natasha Delaqua Ricci, Jacqueline Araújo Fiúza, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado, Pedro Henrique Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Virgillio Gandra Martins, Leonardo Ferreira Matoso, Rodrigo Rodrigues Cambraia de Miranda, Stefan Michael Geiger, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Andréa Gazzinelli, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +12 more
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Necator americanus and helminth co-infections: further down-modulation of hookworm-specific type 1 immune responses.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
BackgroundHelminth co-infection in humans is common in tropical regions of the world where transmission of soil-transmitted helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale as ...
Stefan Michael Geiger, Neal Douglas Edward Alexander, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Simon Brooker, Bonnie Cundill, David Joseph Diemert, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Jeffrey Michael Bethony   +7 more
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Correlation of Nutritional Status with Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Children Under Five Years in Kokar Public Health Center, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2020
Malnutrition can reduce immune response particularly in cytokine (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10) production and immune effector (eosinophil, IgE, and mast cell), thus increasing the probability of intestinal nematode infection. Through this study, intestinal nematode
Benaya Yamin Onesiforus, Indra E. Lalangpuling, Mahardika A. Wijayanti, E. Elsa Herdiana Murhandarwati   +3 more
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A novel blood-feeding detoxification pathway in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis L3 reveals a potential checkpoint for arresting hookworm development. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2018
As part of on-going efforts to control hookworm infection, the "human hookworm vaccine initiative" has recognised blood feeding as a feasible therapeutic target for inducing immunity against hookworm infection. To this end, molecular approaches have been
Tiffany Bouchery, Kara Filbey, Amy Shepherd, Jodie Chandler, Deepa Patel, Alfonso Schmidt, Mali Camberis, Adeline Peignier, Adam A T Smith, Karen Johnston, Gavin Painter, Mark Pearson, Paul Giacomin, Alex Loukas, Maria-Elena Bottazzi, Peter Hotez, Graham LeGros   +16 more
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Prevalence of Hookworm infection and associated factors among Children below 14 years attending Outpatient Department at Kome Health Center III in Mukono District. A Cross-sectional Study.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022
Background: Hookworm is one of the under-researched and neglected tropical diseases responsible for 90 million cases among children and in Uganda its degree is not well known.
Katende Noordin, Margret Nakalema
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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
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Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
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