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Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
Background Malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections are causes of high morbidity in most tropical parts of the world. Even though these infections often co-exist, most studies focus on individual diseases.
Kweka Eliningaya J, Kapesa Anthony, Zinga Maria, Seni Jeremiah, Mahande Aneth M, Mnyone Ladislaus L, Lwambo Nicholas JS, Waihenya Rebecca, Mazigo Humphrey D, Mshana Stephen E, Heukelbach Jorg, Mkoji Gerald M   +11 more
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Intestinal parasites of children and adults in a remote Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory, Australia, 1994-1996

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2015
Introduction: Parasitic infections can adversely impact health, nutritional status and educational attainment. This study investigated hookworm and other intestinal parasites in an Aboriginal community in Australia from 1994 to 1996.
Jennifer Shield, Kieran Aland, Thérèse Kearns, Glenda Gongdjalk, Deborah Holt, Bart Currie, Paul Prociv   +6 more
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Co-infection prevalence of helminths and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in the Lake Tana Basin, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Helminths are important public health infectious agents and are highly prevalent in the tropics, including Ethiopia. Schoolchildren are highly vulnerable to these parasitic infections due to several personal habits. Although their helminths co-
Tadesse Hailu, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Roghayeh Norouzi   +2 more
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Botanicals against some important nematodal diseases: Ascariasis and hookworm infections. [PDF]

Saudi J Biol Sci, 2023
Ramlal A, Nautiyal A, Kumar J, Mishra V, Sogan N, Nasser B Singab A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Micronutrient-Fortified Rice Can Increase Hookworm Infection Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundFortification of staple foods is considered an effective and safe strategy to combat micronutrient deficiencies, thereby improving health. While improving micronutrient status might be expected to have positive effects on immunity, some studies
Brechje de Gier, Maiza Campos Ponce, Marlene Perignon, Marion Fiorentino, Kuong Khov, Chhoun Chamnan, Michiel R de Boer, Megan E Parker, Kurt Burja, Marjoleine A Dijkhuizen, Jacques Berger, Katja Polman, Frank T Wieringa   +12 more
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Efficacy of single-dose and triple-dose albendazole and mebendazole against soil-transmitted helminths and Taenia spp.: a randomized controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundThe control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections currently relies on the large-scale administration of single-dose oral albendazole or mebendazole.
Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Zun-Wei Du, Jin-Yong Jiang, Jia-Xu Chen, Jan Hattendorf, Hui Zhou, Xiao-Nong Zhou   +7 more
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Hookworm infections: Reappraising the evidence for a role of neutrophils in light of NETosis. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol, 2022
Doolan R, Bouchery T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fine mapping of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections in sub-districts of Makenene in Centre Region of Cameroun. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Kamdem CN, Tiofack AAZ, Mewamba EM, Tchounkeu EY, Tatang JRA, Mengoue ELT, Mbagnia CMT, Fogue PS, Womeni HM, Simo G.   +9 more
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Efficacy of mebendazole and levamisole alone or in combination against intestinal nematode infections after repeated targeted mebendazole treatment in Zanzibar

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2003
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of and resistance to mebendazole (500 mg) and levamisole (40 or 80 mg), alone or in combination, for the treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections on Pemba Island - an area exposed ...
Albonico M., Bickle Q., Ramsan M., Montresor A., Savioli L., Taylor M.   +5 more
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Hookworm Infections and Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Female Reproductive Tract Infections in Rural Areas of the Central Region of Togo. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2021
Holali Ameyapoh A, Katawa G, Ritter M, Tchopba CN, Tchadié PE, Arndts K, Kamassa HE, Mazou B, Amessoudji OM, N'djao A, Agoro S, Vogelbusch C, Omondi MA, Kolou M, Karou SD, Horsnell W, Hoerauf A, Ameyapoh Y, Layland LE.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source