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Appropriateness of the current parasitological control target for hookworm morbidity: A statistical analysis of individual-level data.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminths affect almost 2 billion people globally. Hookworm species contribute to most of the related morbidity. Hookworms mainly cause anaemia, due to blood loss at the site of the attachment of the adult worms to the human ...
Veronica Malizia, Federica Giardina, Sake J de Vlas, Luc E Coffeng   +3 more
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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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Real-time PCR demonstrates Ancylostoma duodenale is a key factor in the etiology of severe anemia and iron deficiency in Malawian pre-school children. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
Hookworm infections are an important cause of (severe) anemia and iron deficiency in children in the tropics. Type of hookworm species (Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus) and infection load are considered associated with disease burden ...
Femkje A M Jonker, Job C J Calis, Kamija Phiri, Eric A T Brienen, Harriet Khoffi, Bernard J Brabin, Jaco J Verweij, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Lisette van Lieshout   +8 more
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THE CURE OF HOOKWORM INFECTION [PDF]

The American Journal of The Medical Sciences, 1920
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Concurrent infection of a young tourist by hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis during low budget travel in Southeast Asia

Helminthologia, 2018
Strongyloidiasis and hookworm infections are neglected helminth diseases widespread in tropical and subtropical areas. In humans, particularly in immunocompromised patients infections potentially may lead to the life-threatening clinical conditions ...
Wesołowska M., Rymer W., Kicia M., Popiołek M.   +3 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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Evaluation of hookworm infections and some haematological parameters amongst primary and secondary schools children in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria

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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Analysing risk factors of co-occurrence of schistosomiasis haematobium and hookworm using bivariate regression models: Case study of Chikwawa, Malawi

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2016
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections constitute a major public health problem in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where prevalence of geo-helminths and schistosomes is high, co-infection with multiple parasite species ...
Bruce B.W. Phiri, Bagrey Ngwira, Lawrence N. Kazembe   +2 more
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Malaria and hookworm co-infection and their effects on anaemia of pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in University Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Malaria and hookworm infections independently have been known to cause anaemia. Coinfection of these two parasites can aggravated the morbidity of these infections with a resulting impact on anaemia especially in pregnancy.
Jude Chimezie Umeh, Paul Columba Inyang-Etoh , Dorathy Chioma Okpokam, Iquo Bassey Otu-Bassey   +3 more
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Establishment of a Simple and Rapid Nucleic Acid Detection Method for Hookworm Identification

Pathogens, 2023
Hookworm infection is one of the most common neglected tropical diseases and is mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas. Two species of human hookworm are distributed in China, i.e., Ancylostoma duodenale (AD) and Necator americanus (NA ...
Xin Ding, Yougui Yang, Yingshu Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Fanzhen Mao, Yang Dai   +5 more
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