Foodborne Parasitic Diseases in the Neotropics – A Review
Summary Within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is stated that everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living, which ensures, as well as their family, health and well-being, and food, thereby ensuring adequate nutrition. One of the
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital – A Retrospective Analysis [PDF]
In developing countries due to lack of sanitary practices, poor socioeconomic conditions and huge population burden, intestinal parasitic infections continue to be a major public health problem.
Sheela Vijaykumari +2 more
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INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS AND PEDIATRIC HEPATIC DISEASE: COPROSCOPY AND IMMNO MOLECULAR ASSAYS [PDF]
Parasitic infections in children with liver diseases could be a serious health problem. This study documented a true prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in children with pediatric liver diseases and estimate risk factors for parasitic infection.
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The increasingly close proximity between people and animals is of great concern for public health, given the risk of exposure to infectious diseases transmitted through animals, which are carriers of more than 60 zoonotic agents.
S. V. Inácio +8 more
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Bacterial and parasitic contamination of raw vegetable: potential risk for food-borne diseases
Food-borne diseases can be transmitted through raw vegetables contaminated with bacteria and intestinal parasites. The study aimed to determine bacteria and intestinal parasites that contaminate raw vegetables in traditional markets.
D. Mufida +8 more
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Effects of parasitic infections on clinical outcomes, self-rated quality of life and physical fitness in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
Background: Hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are at risk of parasitic diseases, such as malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Health implications due to these diseases are manifold.
Hürlimann, Eveline
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HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population : an immunological profile [PDF]
Parasite infections often result in a switch of the human body's predominant immune reaction from T-helper 1 (Th1)-type to Th2-type. Hence, parasite infections are widely expected to accelerate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Wang, Feng-Feng +20 more
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Diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases among patients with persistent digestive disorders (diarrhoea and/or abdominal pain ≥14 days) : Pierrea multi-country, prospective, non-experimental case-control study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea still accounts for considerable mortality and morbidity worldwide. The highest burden is concentrated in tropical areas where populations lack access to clean water, adequate sanitation and hygiene. In contrast to acute diarrhoea (
Alirol, Emilie +155 more
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The health impact of polyparasitism in humans: are we under-estimating the burden of parasitic diseases? [PDF]
Parasitic infections are widespread throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and infection with multiple parasite species is the norm rather than the exception.
Pullan, R, Brooker, S
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The authors describe a case of abdominal angiostrongyliasis in an adult patient presenting acute abdominal pain caused by jejunal perforation. The case was unusual, as this affliction habitually involves the terminal ileum, appendix, cecum or ascending ...
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