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Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2006
<p><b>Background:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as Mexico. As a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "National Deworming Campaign" and b ...
Hagan Paul, Diaz-Camacho, S.P., Quihui, L., Crompton David WT, Paul Hagan, Díaz-Camacho Silvia P, Silvia P Díaz-Camacho, Mauro E Valencia, Gloria Morales, David WT Crompton, Stephen Phillips, Morales, G., Luis Quihui, Valencia, M., Phillips, S., Hagan, P., Phillips Stephen, Morales Gloria, Quihui Luis, Crompton, D.W.T., Valencia Mauro E   +20 more
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Frequencies of gastrointestinal parasites among students of primary school in Al Kalakla Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan: a cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
Background: Intestinal parasite spread in tropical countries is especially common among primary school students. This study aimed to determine the frequencies of the intestinal parasite in Alkalakla locality, Khartoum state.
Hala Abdalazim Hassan, Ahmed Bakheet Abd Alla, Tayseer Elamin Mohamed Elfaki, Mohammed Baha Eldin Ahmed Saad   +3 more
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Peripheral cytokine responses to Trichuris muris reflect those occurring locally at the site of infection [PDF]

, 2000
The study of human cellular immune responses to parasite infection under field conditions is very complex. Often, the only practical site from which to sample the cellular responses is the peripheral blood.
Betts, Catherine, Taylor, Matthew D, Taylor, Matthew D., Kathryn J. Else, Matthew D. Taylor, Betts, Catherine J., Else, Kathryn, Else, Kathryn J., Catherine J. Betts, Else, Kathryn J.; id_orcid   +9 more
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Intestinal parasitic infection among household contacts of primary cases, a comparative cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundIntestinal parasitic infection affects 3.5 billion people in the world and mostly affecting the low socio-economic groups. The objectives of this research works were to estimate the prevalence and determinants of intestinal parasitic infection ...
Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Melkamu Bedimo Beyene, Teferi Elfu Feleke, Tadesse Hailu Jember, Bayeh Abera   +4 more
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A Five-Year Retrospective Investigation of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Background: Intestinal parasites are responsible for a significant amount of disease and mortality around the world. In developing nations, intestinal parasites are a severe public health issue.
Tadesse Duguma, Eyob Tekalign
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Variations in the parasite fauna of the three-spined stickleback related to salinity and other parameters [PDF]

, 1972
PhDAlthough the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L, is a common euryhaline fish, the salinity tolerances of its parasites have not been studied. The present survey was undertaken to remedy this.
Dartnall, Herbert John Graham
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Exploring the Gastrointestinal "Nemabiome": Deep Amplicon Sequencing to Quantify the Species Composition of Parasitic Nematode Communities. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Parasitic helminth infections have a considerable impact on global human health as well as animal welfare and production. Although co-infection with multiple parasite species within a host is common, there is a dearth of tools with which to study the ...
Russell W Avramenko, Elizabeth M Redman, Roy Lewis, Thomas A Yazwinski, James D Wasmuth, John S Gilleard   +5 more
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Past Intestinal Parasites

Microbiology Spectrum, 2016
ABSTRACTThis chapter aims to provide some key points for researchers interested in the study of ancient gastrointestinal parasites. These few pages are dedicated to my colleague and friend, Prof. Adauto Araújo (1951-2015), who participated in the writing of this chapter. His huge efforts in paleoparasitology contributed to the development and promotion
Le Bailly, Matthieu, Araujo, Adauto
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Intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Infections with soil-transmitted helminths and pathogenic intestinal protozoa pose a considerable public health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal. We assessed the extent of intestinal parasite infections
Akina Shrestha, Christian Schindler, Peter Odermatt, Jana Gerold, Séverine Erismann, Subodh Sharma, Rajendra Koju, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé   +8 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in stray and farm dogs from Spain [PDF]

, 2020
Dogs play a potential role as reservoirs for zoonotic parasites, being especially problematic uncontrolled dog populations such as stray and farm dogs with access to populated areas.
Collantes-Fernandez, Esther, Moreno Gonzalo, Javier, Gómez Bautista, Mercedes, Arranz-Solís, David, Collantes Fernández, Esther, Pedraza-Diaz, Susana, Arranz Solís, David, Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel, Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel, Moreno-Gonzalo, Javier, Gomez-Bautista, Mercedes, Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier   +11 more
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