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Detection of enteric parasite DNA in household and bed dust samples: potential for infection transmission. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Enteric parasites are transmitted in households but few studies have sampled inside households for parasites and none have used sensitive molecular methods.
Calderón, E, Cooper, PJ, Garcia-Ramon, D, Lopez, A, Mejia, R, Seco-Hidalgo, V   +5 more
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Mucosal immune responses following intestinal nematode infection. [PDF]

, 2014
In most natural environments, the large majority of mammals harbour parasitic helminths that often live as adults within the intestine for prolonged periods (1-2 years).
Else KJ, Garcia FT, McSharry C, Nakajima H, Oku Y, Pawlowski Z, Petit‐Frere C, Robinson K, Tilney LG, Urban JF, WHO, WHO   +11 more
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Increased of IL-4 and Ig E Level in Infection Hookworm in Plantation Workers in Jember

Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2023
Hookworm infection is a disease that is included in the neglected tropical disease. Hookworm infection is suffered by many plantation workers who are closely related to the soil in daily life.
Bagus Hermansyah, Yunita Armiyanti, Wiwien Sugih Utami   +2 more
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Polyparasitism and Anaemia Among Women of Reproductive Age in Kilifi County—Kenya [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Medicine
Background Polyparasitism is commonly associated with Plasmodium species, Schistosoma species and soil‐transmitted helminths. Anaemia results from a variety of causes, including parasitic infections. Women of reproductive age (WRA) and children below the age of five are disproportionately affected by polyparasitic infections, putting them at risk of ...
Mjomba M, Muriu S, Jeza V.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hookworm Infection [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1933
Norman R. Stoll, Clayton Lane
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Bayesian risk maps for Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm mono-infections in a setting where both parasites co-exist

Geospatial Health, 2007
There is growing interest in the use of Bayesian geostatistical models for predicting the spatial distribution of parasitic infections, including hookworm, Schistosoma mansoni and co-infections with both parasites.
Giovanna Raso, Penelope Vounatsou, Donald P. McManus, Jürg Utzinger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Anaemia Among HIV Infected Children Attending Care and Treatment Clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
There is paucity of data describing the risk factors for anaemia among HIV infected children in Tanzania. This cross sectional study was carried out to determine the contributing factors for anaemia among HIV-infected children attending Muhimbili ...
Magesa, Pius M., Makubi, Abel N., Mugusi, Ferdinand, Roberts, David   +3 more
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Rapid Detection and Identification of Human Hookworm Infections through High Resolution Melting (HRM) Analysis

PLoS ONE, 2012
Background Hookworm infections are still endemic in low and middle income tropical countries with greater impact on the socioeconomic and public health of the bottom billion of the world's poorest people.
R. Ngui, Y. Lim, K. Chua
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intestinal parasite infections in symptomatic children attending hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Infections with helminths and other intestinal parasites are an important but neglected problem in children in developing countries. Accurate surveys of intestinal parasites in children inform empirical treatment regimens and can assess the impact of ...
Catrin E Moore, Phot Nget, Mao Saroeun, Suy Kuong, Seng Chanthou, Varun Kumar, Rachel Bousfield, Johanna Nader, J Wendi Bailey, Nicholas J Beeching, Nicholas P Day, Christopher M Parry   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel High-Throughput Fluorescence-Based Assay for the Identification of Nematocidal Compounds That Target the Blood-Feeding Pathway

Pharmaceuticals, 2022
Hookworm infections cause a neglected tropical disease (NTD) affecting ~740 million people worldwide, principally those living in disadvantaged communities. Infections can cause high morbidity due to their impact on nutrient uptake and their need to feed
Anthony Marchand, Joyce W. M. Van Bree, Aya C. Taki, Mati Moyat, Gerardo Turcatti, Marc Chambon, Adam Alexander Thil Smith, Rory Doolan, Robin B. Gasser, Nicola Laraine Harris, Tiffany Bouchery   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source