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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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Preliminary analysis of the proteolytic enzymes in the excretory-secretory products of the adult stages of the dog hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala

Parasite, 2001
The paper describes an introductory characterisation of proteinases present in the excretory-secretory products (ESP) of adult Uncinaria stenocephala.
Kotomski G., Wedrychowicz H.
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Psychiatric Patients at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections pose significant public health challenges in developing countries. They are major concerns in rehabilitation centers for individuals with mental disabilities. However, little attention has been given to preventing these infections among the mentally disabled groups.
Andargachew Almaw, Bekele Sharew, Shewaneh Damtie, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Aynework Abebaw, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Dessie Tegegne, Birhanu Getie, Mulat Erkihun, Ayenew Assefa, Getu Abeje, Teklehaimanot Kiros, Sinedu Moges, Kirubel Shiferaw, Mengistu Tesfa Alula, Mihreteab Alebachew, Birhanu Malede, Ayenew Berhan   +17 more
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Transgenic C. elegans dauer larvae expressing hookworm phospho null DAF-16/FoxO exit dauer. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Parasitic hookworms and the free-living model nematode Caenorhabtidis elegans share a developmental arrested stage, called the dauer stage in C. elegans and the infective third-stage larva (L3) in hookworms.
Verena Gelmedin, Thomas Brodigan, Xin Gao, Michael Krause, Zhu Wang, John M Hawdon   +5 more
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Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors Among Schoolchildren in Metu Town Attending Public Primary Schools, Southwest Ethiopia

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Anemia is a worldwide public health problem, affecting more than half of schoolchildren in developing countries. The prevalence of anemia has been studied in various communities in Ethiopia. However, data on schoolchildren in Mattu town have been lacking.
Lemi Ushu Sime, Tilahun Yamane, Wakjira Kebede   +2 more
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The mitochondrial genome of the dog hookworm Ancylostoma caninum (Nematoda, Ancylostomatidae) from Southwest China

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The dog hookworm Ancylostoma caninum (Nematoda, Ancylostomatidae) is a blood-feeding intestinal parasitic nematode and can cause ancylostomiasis in humans.
Yue Xie, Ziyi Xu, Youle Zheng, Yingxin Li, Yunjian Liu, Lu Wang, Xuan Zhou, Zhicai Zuo, Xiaobin Gu, Guangyou Yang   +9 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Marginalized Populations: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among the Bantar Community of Sunsari, Nepal

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Intestinal parasite infections remain highly prevalent (53.3%) among the Bantar community in Sunsari, Nepal, with Ascaris lumbricoides being the most common parasite and nail‐biting habit identified as a significant risk factor. The findings highlight the urgent need for targeted water, sanitation, hygiene, and health education interventions.
Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Jitendra Gautam, Niten Bharati, Darwin Niroula, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Kishor Pandey   +6 more
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High Prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections in Humans, Cambodia, 2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Ancylostoma ceylanicum, a hookworm of canids and felids in Asia, is becoming the second most common hookworm infecting humans. In 2012, we investigated the prevalence and infection dynamics of and risk factors for hookworm infections in humans and dogs ...
Tawin Inpankaew, Fabian Schär, Anders Dalsgaard, Virak Khieu, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Chamnan Chhoun, Daream Sok, Hanspeter Marti, Sinuon Muth, Peter Odermatt, Rebecca J. Traub   +10 more
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Zoonotic risks in urban areas: Prevalence of helminth parasites in urban populations of Lissachatina fulica in Sarawak, Malaysia

Veterinary Record Open, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Background The giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica), an invasive species with significant medical, agricultural and economic importance, is abundant in urban areas of Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. The proximity between humans and the snail may increase the risk of pathogen transmission.
Farid Farhan Mohd Nor, Nur Aniyah Sulaiman, Tiffany Junior Singgah Iddie, Dayang Norafizan Awang Chee, Madinah Adrus   +4 more
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Preliminary study on the prevalence of endoparasite infections and vector-borne diseases in outdoor dogs in Bulgaria

Helminthologia, 2020
The present work was designed to evaluate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and some vector-borne pathogens in dogs in Bulgaria. A total of 172 owned dogs, keeping outside, were included in the study. Fecal samples were examined using standard
Iliev P. T., Kirkova Z. T., Tonev A. S.
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