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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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Rates and intensity of re-infection with human helminths after treatment and the influence of individual, household, and environmental factors in a Brazilian community. [PDF]

, 2011
This study quantifies the rate and intensity of re-infection with human hookworm and Schistosoma mansoni infection 12 months following successful treatment, and investigates the influence of socio-economic, geographical and environmental factors.
Pullan, Rachel L, SIMON BROOKER, Brooker, Simon, DAVID DIEMERT, RACHEL L. PULLAN, BONNIE CUNDILL, Bethony, Jeff M., Cundill, Bonnie, Bethony, Jeff M, Diemert, David, NEAL ALEXANDER, Alexander, Neal, Pullan, Rachel L., JEFF M. BETHONY   +13 more
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International Survey on Screening and Management of Strongyloidiasis in Solid Organ Transplant Patients

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
This international cross‐sectional survey of healthcare workers caring for solid organ transplant patients identified knowledge gaps regarding Strongyloides transmission and mortality, particularly among non‐infectious disease providers. Screening strategies varied geographically, with universal screening more common in endemic areas and targeted ...
Jacques Simkins, Akshatha Ravindra, Cameron R. Wolfe, Alessandra Mularoni, Monica Slavin, Ines Ushiro‐Lumb, John W. Baddley, Jonathan Hand, Stephanie Pouch, Maricar Malinis, Maristela P. Freire, Marcelo Radisic, Matthew B. Roberts, Ban Hock Tan, Siriorn Watcharananan, Wanessa T. Clemente   +15 more
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Plasmodium and soil-transmitted helminth co-infection : epidemiological interaction and impact among children living in endemic areas of Bagamoya, coastal region of Tanzania [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Parasitic infectious agents rarely occur in isolation and multiparasitism is a norm among population living in poor resource settings of developing countries.
Masoud, Nahya Salim
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Comparison of Kato-Katz, ethyl-acetate sedimentation, and Midi Parasep® in the diagnosis of hookworm, Ascaris and Trichuris infections in the context of an evaluation of rural sanitation in India. [PDF]

, 2013
The Kato-Katz, conventional ethyl-acetate sedimentation, and Midi Parasep(®) methods for diagnosing infection with soil-transmitted helminths were compared.
Clasen, Thomas, Funk, Anna L, Jeroen H.J. Ensink, Ensink, Jeroen HJ, Anna L. Funk, Thomas Clasen, Sophie Boisson, Boisson, Sophie   +7 more
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Environmental interventions and the pattern of geohelminth infections in Salvador, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2004
This paper reports a longitudinal study, conducted in 1989/90, of 1893 children aged 5 to 14 years in 9 poor urban areas of the city of Salvador (population 2.44 million), capital of Bahia State in northeast Brazil.
Moraes, LRS, Cairncross, S
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Impact of Plasmodium falciparum and hookworm infections on the frequency of anaemia in pregnant women of rural communities in Enugu, South East Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Malaria and hookworm infections are common in sub-Saharan Africa and they increase the prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy with resultant poor pregnancy outcomes.
Polycarp Uche Agu, Johnbull Sonny Ogboi, Kesiena Akpoigbe, Tochukwu Okeke, Euzebus Ezugwu   +4 more
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans Presenting as Eczematous Dermatitis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a skin infection caused by animal hookworm larvae. Clinically, it appears as a red, itchy, winding (serpiginous) line, but early lesions can mimic eczema. We report a case of a 66‐year‐old farmer who initially presented with an eczematous lesion on the left foot, which was subsequently diagnosed as CLM ...
Mahesh Mathur, Sumit Paudel, Shilpa Maharjan, Himanshu Pathak, Sandhya Regmi, Sharad Shrestha   +5 more
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Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the role of ensuring access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene and personal ...
Brooker Simon J., Khizar Rafique (659569), Knopp, S., Sara Tomczyk (177762), Rafique, Khizar, Utzinger, Jürg, Simon J. Brooker, Deribe, K., Deribe Kebede, Rafique Khizar, Stefanie Knopp, Utzinger Jürg, Sara Tomczyk, Deribe, Kebede, Simon J. Brooker (139017), Kebede Deribe, Tomczyk, Sara, Jürg Utzinger, Hannah Clark (659568), Clark Hannah, Davey, G., Davey Gail, Kebede Kassaye (4465078), Simon J Brooker, Utzinger, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Gail Davey (4462069), Brooker, Simon J, Brooker, S. J., Clark, H., Stefanie Knopp (108848), Tomczyk, S., Clark, Hannah, Tomczyk Sara, Simon J Brooker (16181729), Kebede Deribe (95495), Rafique, K., Gail Davey (155158), Knopp, Stefanie, Gail Davey, Khizar Rafique, Knopp Stefanie, Hannah Clark, Davey, Gail   +43 more
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Students Attending Schools in La'elay Maichew District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health challenge across Ethiopia, including the Tigray region, where school‐age children (SAC) are particularly vulnerable. The La'elay Maichew district, characterized by rural agrarian and irrigated settings and the 2020–2022 armed conflict, may experience ...
Teklay Abrha Yanshet, Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher, Melese Birmeka   +2 more
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