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Endoscopic Diagnosis of <i>Necator americanus</i> Infection Presenting With Persistent Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Usefulness of Image-Enhanced Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy. [PDF]

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ABSTRACT Necator americanus infection is now rare in developed countries but remains an important cause of iron‐deficiency anemia and abdominal symptoms in individuals with relevant epidemiological backgrounds. A 59‐year‐old Filipino man with long‐standing unexplained iron‐deficiency anemia was admitted to our hospital for epigastric pain associated ...
Takebe T, Osawa S, Watanabe Y, Yamagata S, Aoyama T, Kawamura Y, Manabe A, Kisamori T, Sano M, Sugimoto K.   +9 more
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Intestinal Parasites in a Rural Highland Tourist Community of Nepal: Diversity, Prevalence, and Associated Factors in Humans and Livestock. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
This cross‑sectional observational study assessed the prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and livestock in a rural highland community of Nepal. Intestinal parasites were detected in 22% of human participants and 73% of livestock, with overlapping parasite genera observed within the same households.
Pandey K, Bharati N, Chhetri Y, Bhusal R, Nepal M, Ansari Z, Shilpakar M, Karmacharya A, Bhusal S, Yadav NK, Magar TT, Bhattarai M, Bhattarai B, Neupane A, Bhandari S, Gautam J, Ojha SR, Kc A, Patel D, Chaudhary G, Gautam S, Lama M, Subedi JR, Dhakal P, Maharjan M, Parajuli RP.   +25 more
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Capsule Endoscopy in the Diagnosis of Hookworm-Induced Acute Intestinal Bleeding-A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In endemic regions, unexplained small‐bowel bleeding should prompt consideration of parasitic etiologies even when routine investigations are unrevealing. Advanced small‐bowel imaging can directly demonstrate active sources of hemorrhage, enabling timely targeted therapy, preventing unnecessary procedures, and reducing morbidity associated ...
Elendu C, Omeludike EK, Bieh VB, Chiegboka SF, Aladesanmi OA, Ibe E, Uzor-Lawrence EP, Ukoha EE.   +7 more
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans Refractory to Therapy with Ivermectin: Case Report and Review of Implicated Zoonotic Pathogens, Epidemiology, Anthelmintic Drug Resistance and Therapy [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is attributed to zoonotic infection with animal hookworm larvae penetrating the human skin, usually the feet and legs. There is, however, a broad range of differential diagnoses, with the implicated hookworm species usually ...
Bart J. Currie, Jessica Hoopes, Bonny Cumming   +2 more
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Prevalence of hookworm infection and its proportion among pregnant women with intestinal helminth infection in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundHookworms are the most common soil-transmitted helminths in tropical and subtropical regions. Although infection with hookworms is a principal cause of maternal anemia, there is limited consolidated evidence on pooled prevalence and its ...
Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Gezahegn Eshetu Mekuriya, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Lidetu Demoze, Gedefaw Abeje, Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Habtamu Abebe Getahun, Samuel Teferi Chanie, Gelila Yitageasu, Gebrie Getu Alemu, Asebe Hagos   +10 more
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Imported zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Ancylostoma braziliense infections in a cat in Romania [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Hookworms are widespread zoonotic parasites affecting humans and companion animals worldwide. We report molecular characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum and A.
Ioana Bianca Mitrea, Mihai Sorin Cernea, Angela Monica Ionică, Andrada Silvia Cârstolovean, Sze Fui Hii, Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, Lucas Huggins, Vito Colella, Andrei Daniel Mihalca   +8 more
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Molecular Detection and Genetic Characterization of Zoonotic Hookworm in Semi-Domesticated Cats Residing in Monasteries in Bangkok, Thailand

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Hookworms are the most common parasitic nematodes in the genus of Ancylostoma that infect both humans and animals in subtropical and tropical South East Asia.
Pornkamol Phoosangwalthong, Ketsarin Kamyingkird, Chanya Kengradomkij, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Peter Odermatt, Tawin Inpankaew   +5 more
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Fishborne Zoonotic Intestinal Trematodes, Vietnam

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
Although fishborne zoonotic trematodes that infect the liver are well documented in Vietnam, intestinal fishborne zoonotic trematodes are unreported.
Do Trung Dung, Nguyen Van De, Jitra Waikagul, Anders Dalsgaard, Jong-Yil Chai, Woon-Mok Sohn, K. Darwin Murrell   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Allplex™ GI-Helminth(I) Assay, the first marketed multiplex PCR for helminth diagnosis

Parasite, 2021
Molecular biology has been gaining more importance in parasitology. Recently, a commercial multiplex PCR assay detecting helminths was marketed: the Allplex™ GI-Helminth(I) Assay.
Autier Brice, Gangneux Jean-Pierre, Robert-Gangneux Florence   +2 more
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths in remote villages in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2015
Objective: Although soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic in Solomon Islands, there are few recent reports on their prevalence. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH in residents of remote communities in Solomon Islands. Methods:
Humpress Harrington, Richard Bradbury, James Taeka, James Asugeni, Vunivesi Asugeni, Tony Igeni, John Gwala, Lawrence Newton, Chillion Evan Fa`anuabae, Fawcett Laurence Kilivisi, Dorothy Esau, Angelica Flores, Elmer Ribeyro, Daisy Liku, Alwin Muse, Lyndel Asugeni, Jeptha Talana, Jennifer Shield, David J MacLaren, Peter D Massey, Reinhold Muller, Rick Speare   +21 more
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