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Helminths and intestinal barrier function [PDF]

open access: yesTissue Barriers, 2017
Approximately one-sixth of the worlds' population is infected with helminths and this class of parasite takes a major toll on domestic livestock. The majority of species of parasitic helminth that infect mammals live in the gut (the only niche for tapeworms) where they contact the hosts' epithelial cells.
Derek M, McKay   +2 more
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Unbalanced relationships: insights into the interaction between gut microbiota, geohelminths, and schistosomiasis [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
Hosts and their microbiota and parasites have co-evolved in an adaptative relationship since ancient times. The interaction between parasites and intestinal bacteria in terms of the hosts’ health is currently a subject of great research interest ...
Matheus Pereira de Araújo   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy in detecting intestinal helminths among pregnant women attending ante-natal care (ANC) in East Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of direct wet mount microscopy compared to formalin ether concentration (FEC) technique in detecting intestinal helminths in pregnant women.
Hylemariam Mihiretie Mengist   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

STUDIES ON PARASITIC HELMINTHS OF DOMESTIC BIRDS IN ASWAN GOVERNORATE [PDF]

open access: yesKafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal, 2017
A field study was conducted during the period from April 2016 to March 2017 to investigate the intestinal helminths. A total of 156 intestinal tracts of baladi chickens were collected from different villages in Aswan Governorate .The present study ...
Samia Fawy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal helminthic infection among children with sickle cell anaemia in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State: Prevalence and predictors for its development

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background: The sickle-cell gene is widespread in Africa and anemia, a common finding in sickle cell anemia (SCA) may occasionally result from other nonhemolytic causes such as helminthic infestations.
Emmanuel Onoh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Intestinal Protozoan Infections on Haemoglobin Levels among School-Aged Children in Belo and Bui, North West Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2021
Introduction. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remain a public health problem worldwide especially in low-income countries. Soil-transmitted helminths are known to affect both growth and haemoglobin levels.
Frederick Nchang Cho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal helminth co-infection and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Africa and Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) and intestinal helminths have huge public health importance, and they are geographically overlapped. Data about the burden of intestinal helminth and TB co-infection in these areas are fragmented.
Yohannes Zenebe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria and related outcomes in patients with intestinal helminths: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background The effects of helminth co-infection on malaria in humans remain uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the nature of association of intestinal helminths with prevalence and clinical outcomes of Plasmodium infection. Methods A cross-sectional
Degarege Abraham   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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