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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, Stephanie L, Constant, Jeffrey M, Bethony   +2 more
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Determinants of Helminthic Infections and Anemia among Schoolchildren in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2021
Background. Soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni are the major helminthic parasites that cause major public health problems among schoolchildren in developing countries.
Yeshimebet Fetene, Tadesse Hailu, Mulat Yimer, Megbaru Alemu   +3 more
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Global distribution of human hookworm species and differences in their morbidity effects: a systematic review

The Lancet Microbe, 2022
Summary: The global distribution and morbidity effects for each specific hookworm species is unknown, which prevents implementation of the optimum intervention for local hookworm control.
Archie C A Clements, ProfPhD, Kefyalew Addis Alene, PhD   +1 more
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Spatial and genetic epidemiology of hookworm in a rural community in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2010
There are remarkably few contemporary, population-based studies of intestinal nematode infection for sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents a comprehensive epidemiological analysis of hookworm infection intensity in a rural Ugandan community ...
Pullan, Rachel L, Pullan, RL, Quinnell, Rupert J, Brooker Simon, Brooker, Simon, Quinnell, RJ, Narcis B Kabatereine, Rupert J Quinnell, Brooker, S, Quinnell Rupert J., Rupert J. Quinnell, Simon Brooker, Pullan Rachel L., Kabatereine Narcis B., Kabatereine, NB, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Rachel L. Pullan, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Rachel L Pullan   +18 more
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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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Simple fecal flotation is a superior alternative to guadruple Kato Katz smear examination for the detection of hookworm eggs in human stool [PDF]

, 2014
Microscopy-based identification of eggs in stool offers simple, reliable and economical options for assessing the prevalence and intensity of hookworm infections, and for monitoring the success of helminth control programs.
Dalsgaard, Anders, Fabian Schär (280371), Sinuon Muth, Hanspeter Marti, Inpankaew, Tawin, Odermatt, P, Tawin Inpankaew, Schär, F, Peter Odermatt, Marti, H, Khieu, V, Hanspeter Marti (224864), Muth, S, Rebecca J. Traub (267740), Virak Khieu (236174), Virak Khieu, Anders Dalsgaard (292655), Inpankaew, T, Schär, Fabian, Anders Dalsgaard, Sinuon Muth (251084), Traub, Rebecca J., Odermatt, Peter, Traub, RJ, Muth, Sinuon, Khieu, Virak, Fabian Schär, Marti, Hanspeter, Peter Odermatt (148926), Rebecca J Traub, Dalsgaard, A, Tawin Inpankaew (676796)   +31 more
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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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Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hookworm infection is among the major causes of anaemia in poor communities, but its importance in causing maternal anaemia is poorly understood, and this has hampered effective lobbying for the inclusion of anthelmintic ...
Hotez, Peter J, Bundy, Donald AP, Donald A P Bundy, Brooker Simon, Brooker, Simon, Hotez Peter J., Bundy Donald A. P., Peter J Hotez, Simon Brooker   +8 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source