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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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Intestinal allergy expels hookworms: seeing is believing

, 2006
It is unclear how immunity limits hookworm infection. Australian researchers, using capsule and conventional gastrointestinal endoscopy in volunteers inoculated with Necator americanus, have reported that virtually all larvae reach the intestine within ...
Speare, Richard, Croese, John
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Prevalence and zoonotic potential of canine hookworms in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2012
Canine hookworm infection is endemic in Southeast Asian countries with a prevalence ranging from 70% to 100%, with zoonotic transmission representing a potentially significant public health concern.
Fatimah, M.R.S., Mahdy, Mohammed A K, Surin, Johari, Yap, Nan J, Ibrahim, Jamaiah, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham Mahyoub, Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi, Ngui, Romano, Jamaiah Ibrahim, Yap, Nan Jiun, Seow H Choy, Siti Fatimah, M R, Johari Surin, Romano Ngui, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M, Mohammed AK Mahdy, Nan J Yap, Choy, Seow H, Mahdy, Mohammed A.K., Yvonne AL Lim, MR Fatimah, Lim, Yvonne A L, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Choy, Seow Huey   +23 more
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Morphological identification of hookworm species in five regions of Cameroon

Helminthologia
Infections with hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) remain a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. However, the information about the distribution of each species is inaccurate in many countries since their
Dongmo C.N., Jatsa H.B., Tchuem Tchuente L-A   +2 more
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Helminth eggs with zoonotic potential in the vicinity of public schools in southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate environmental contamination by helminth eggs with zoonotic potential that were found in dog feces in the vicinity of elementary schools.
Catia Cilene Santos de Mello, Leandro Quintana Nizoli, Alexsander Ferraz, Bruno Cabral Chagas, William James Domingues Azario, Marcos Marreiro Villela   +5 more
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Improved molecular-diagnostic tools for human hookworms

, 2009
Blood-feeding hookworms are parasitic roundworms (i.e., nematodes) of major socioeconomic importance, affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite their impact on human health, little attention has been paid to improving practical methods of diagnosis.
Gasser, Robin B., Cantacessi, Cinzia, Campbell, Bronwyn E.   +2 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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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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Hookworms & Your Health, July 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
Animal hookworms (Ancylostoma and Uncinaria species) are common parasites of dogs and cats (up to 36 percent of pets are infected). In particular, puppies and kittens are often infected regardless of their quality of care. Pets can get infected from many

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Risk Factors Associated with Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Dog Feces That Contaminate Public Areas of Warsaw, Poland

Animals
A constant increase in dog numbers, especially in large towns, has been observed recently. The presence of dogs in urban spaces increases the risk of pollution by dogs’ feces, which may contain growth forms of parasites including canine, soil-transmitted
Agnieszka Tylkowska, Natalia Mocha, Marta Małgorzata Kołnierzak, Magdalena Szenejko   +3 more
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