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Can chemotherapy alone eliminate the transmission of soil transmitted helminths? [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Amongst the world's poorest populations, availability of anthelmintic treatments for the control of soil transmitted helminths (STH) by mass or targeted chemotherapy has increased dramatically in recent years. However, the design of community
Brooker, Simon J., James E Truscott, T Hollingsworth, Simon J Brooker, Anderson, Roy M, Brooker, Simon J, Truscott, James E, Hollingsworth, TD, Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre, Hollingsworth, Deirdre, Anderson, RM, Roy M Anderson, Truscott, James E., Truscott, JE, Brooker, SJ, Anderson, Roy M.   +15 more
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Gymnema sylvestre: Bioactive constituents, health benefits, and emerging applications in nutraceuticals and functional foods

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex‐Schult., commonly known as “gurmar” or “sugar destroyer,” belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is traditionally used in Ayurveda for diabetes management. This review synthesizes ethnomedicinal evidence with contemporary pharmacological studies, to evaluate the therapeutic properties and mechanistic actions ...
Faiza Saeed, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Hassan Raza, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Nimra Haroon, Entessar Mohammad Al Jbawi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infection levels of intestinal helminths in two commensal rodent species from rural households in Yucatan, Mexico [PDF]

, 2013
The aim of the present study was to calculate the prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths in the house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) trapped in rural households of Yucatan, Mexico. Sampling was conducted during the rainy
Hernández Betancourt, S. F., Robles, Maria del Rosario, Panti May, J. A., Rodríguez Vivas, R. I.   +3 more
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Proteo‐transcriptomic insights into the venom composition of the ectoparasitoid Eupelmus urozonus

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Integrated venom‐gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of Eupelmus urozonus identified 316 venom proteins, including 75 secreted candidates, revealing diverse hydrolases, proteases/inhibitors and many uncharacterized effectors. Abstract BACKGROUND Ectoparasitoid venoms are ‘cocktails’ of bioactive molecules injected during oviposition to paralyze ...
Federica De Stefano, Carmen Scieuzo, Rosanna Salvia, Riccardo Moretti, Flora Cozzolino, Maria Monti, Heiko Vogel, Patrizia Falabella   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal helminths identified among study participants included in TB patients, community controls and house hold contacts.

, 2013
Intestinal helminths identified among study participants included in TB patients, community controls and house hold contacts.
Ebba Abate (309550), Shitaye Alemu (309561), Sven Britton (240011), Meseret Belayneh (309552), Aschalew Gelaw (309555), Ermias Diro (276580), Abraham Aseffa (108981), Assefa Getachew (309559), Jonna Idh (309557), Nigussu Fikre (309564), Olle Stendahl (179805), Thomas Schön (309566), Daniel Elias (309565)   +12 more
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Fertilizer Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Equitable and Sustainable Soil Inputs

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern industrial agriculture is predicated largely on the production and utilization of chemical fertilizers. Although this approach has played an integral role in increasing food security in many parts of the world, the long‐term sustainability of this resource‐intensive approach is questionable.
Benjamin Wilde, Roman Hüppi, Gina Garland, Rafaela Feola Konz, Kenza Benabderrazik, William Thompson, Martin Hartmann, Bernard Vanlauwe, Kokou Kintche, Leonhard Späth, Matieyedou Konlambigue, Johanna Jacobi, Johan Six   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal Helminths in caregivers working in Orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria

, 2013
Health knowledge and health care practices of caregivers are important determinants of quality of care of any child. These caregivers in closed institutions such as the orphanages could be a sourceof environmental contamination and transmission of ...
Nwaneri, DU, Nwaneri, AC, Azunna, VC
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Benzimidazole Anthelmintic Compounds Albendazole and Fenbendazole Show Distinct Toxicity on the Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium Mesorhizobium loti and Its Symbiosis With Lotus japonicus

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary medicines, which reach the soil mostly through the application of contaminated manures, can affect beneficial soil microorganisms, such as nitrogen‐fixing rhizobia bacteria, which engage in important symbiotic associations with plants.
Polyxeni Gorgia, Stathis Lagos, Christina N. Nikolaou, Nikoleta Basdeki, Christos Papadopoulos, Dimitrios G. Karpouzas, Daniela Tsikou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors affecting helminths community structure of the Egyptian lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775)

Parasite, 2005
The variation in the component community structure of intestinal helminths in the lizard Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) was studied in relation to the seasonal variation and host weight and sex. 120 lizards were collected seasonally during year 2004,
Ibrahim M.M., Soliman M.F.M.
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of deworming on school-aged children's physical fitness, cognition and clinical parameters in a malaria-helminth co-endemic area of Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2014
Malaria and helminth infections are thought to negatively affect children's nutritional status and to impair their physical and cognitive development. Yet, the current evidence-base is weak.
Silué, Kigbafori D., Houngbedji, Clarisse A., Eveline Hürlimann, Giovanna Raso, N'Dri, Prisca B., Raso, Giovanna, Utzinger, Jürg, Coulibaly, Jean T., Prisca B N’Dri, Jean T Coulibaly, Dominique Bänninger, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Peiling Yap, Bänninger, Dominique, Yap, Peiling, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Hürlimann, Eveline, Kigbafori D Silué, Eliézer K N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK, Houngbedji CA, Bänninger D, Raso G, Yap P, Silué KD, Hürlimann E, Coulibaly JT, N'Dri PB   +29 more
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