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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]

open access: yes, 2015
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.
Bratschi, Martin W   +58 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Food Handlers in Wolaita Sodo University Students Caterings, Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) are among the most prevalent diseases in the world, particularly in developing countries with low socio-economic and poor living conditions.
Wondimagegn P. Kumma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mucosal immune responses following intestinal nematode infection. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In most natural environments, the large majority of mammals harbour parasitic helminths that often live as adults within the intestine for prolonged periods (1-2 years).
Harris, N. L.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Brazil: a systematic review

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Parasitic infections are considered a major public health problem due to their associated morbimortality and negative impact on physical and intellectual development, especially in the at-risk pediatric group.
Ariel Oliveira Celestino   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic diseases in Nepalese children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Intestinal parasite diseases are infections of the human intestinal tract related to poverty and poor sanitation. These infectious diseases mainly occur in children, adversely affecting their physical and cognitive development by acting on ...
D Zanzot   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of an FDA approved library against laboratory models of human intestinal nematode infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Treatment options for infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) - Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and the two hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus - are limited despite their considerable global health burden ...
Ivan Scandale (349072)   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has had a major impact on infectious disease, and there is currently great interest in the impact of HIV on intestinal barrier function.
Feldman, RA   +39 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Food Handlers in Northwest Iran

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2016
Parasitic diseases are among the most important infectious diseases and pose health problems in many countries, most especially in developing countries. Workers at food centers could transmit parasitic infections in the absence of sanitation.
Davoud Balarak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary school garden, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to improve children's nutrition and health status in Burkina Faso and Nepal : a study protocol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Malnutrition and intestinal parasitic infections are common among children in Burkina Faso and Nepal. However, specific health-related data in school-aged children in these two countries are scarce.
Utzinger, Jürg   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Investigation of Intestinal and Blood Parasites in People Returning to Turkey with a History of Traveling Abroad During the Pandemic

open access: yesTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2022
Objective:To investigate intestinal and blood parasites in people who have a history of traveling abroad during the Coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and returning to Turkey.Methods:In this study, 104 patients with gastrointestinal system and/or fever ...
Abdurrahman Ekici   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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