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Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
Effect of community-led total sanitation and hygiene education to reduce the transmission of helminthiases and intestinal protozoa ...
Silué, Kigbafori D. +41 more
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Epidemiology and burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged Bulang children in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China [PDF]
Background: The three most common soil-transmitted helminths are Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), and Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (hookworms).
Yap, Peiling
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Norman R. Stoll, Clayton Lane
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Self‐assembling amphiphilic peptide L15K6 is used as a novel immunoadjuvant for the development of a Group A Streptococcus vaccine. Robust antigen‐specific IgG responses are generated and manage to kill isolated strains of Group A Streptococcus. Cellular and bulk RNA sequencing data reveals that L15K6 regulates immune responses potentially through TLR ...
Lantian Lu +25 more
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How long can stool samples be fixed for an accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection using mini-FLOTAC? [PDF]
Kato-Katz is a widely used method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection. Fecal samples cannot be preserved, and hence, should be processed on the day of collection and examined under a microscope within 60 min of slide preparation ...
Shaali M Ame +22 more
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Upcoming Treatments in Celiac Disease: From Luminal Enzymes to Oral Immune Tolerance
ABSTRACT Celiac disease (CeD) is a chronic autoimmune enteropathy triggered by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Currently, a gluten‐free diet (GFD) is the only available treatment, being effective in improving mucosal health and symptoms. However, a considerable percentage of celiacs continue to exhibit residual mucosal damage and
Juha Taavela +6 more
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Helminth infection in southern Laos: high prevalence and low awareness [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Helminthiasis is a public health concern in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos). This study aimed to understand helminth infection and associated risk factors in relation to existing local knowledge, attitudes and practices ...
Xayaseng, Vilavanh +5 more
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Background Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm are two soil-transmitted helminths (STH) that are highly prevalent in Cambodia. Strongyloides stercoralis causes long-lasting infections and significant morbidity but is largely neglected, while hookworm ...
Armelle Forrer +7 more
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ABSTRACT The emergence and spread of anthelmintic resistance represent a major challenge for treating parasitic nematodes, threatening mass‐drug administration control programs in humans and zoonotic hosts. Currently, experimental evidence to understand the influence of management (e.g., treatment dose and frequency) and parasite‐associated factors (e ...
Jacqueline Hellinga +7 more
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The end of the line for hookworm? An update on vaccine development [PDF]
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 +2 more
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