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Assessment of Environmental Contamination With Soil‐Transmitted Helminth Eggs From Human and Animal Faeces in Southern Côte d′Ivoire: A Rapid Approach for Identifying High‐Risk Communities

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Soil‐transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major public health problem in low‐ and middle‐income regions, including the humid and lagoon areas in Côte d′Ivoire, where sanitation facilities are limited at the community level. Few studies have investigated the relationship between environmental (soil and water) contamination by STH eggs and ...
Nadège Akissi Kouame, Jean Tenena Coulibaly, Jules N′Gatta Kouadio, Taki Jean Deles Avenie, Marie-Joëlle Alloua Aliali-Bedia, Sadikou Toure, Laurent Kouamé Valian, Kigbafori Dieudonné Silue, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +8 more
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Epidemiological study on hookworm infection in rural population in Tiantai County， Zhejiang Province in 2022

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence of hookworm infection and its relevant behavioral factors in rural areas of Tiantai County， Zhejiang Province， and to provide scientific evidence for prevention and control of hookworm disease.MethodsBy using a ...
GE Junhua, CHU Jiang, ZHU Guiwei, DING Binbin, PANG Caixia, LUO Saifei, PANG Tianlan, RUAN Wei   +7 more
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Exploring the Anthelmintic, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Potential of Khaya grandifoliola and Faidherbia albida Extract Combinations: In Vitro Studies on Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Soil‐transmitted helminth infection is endemic in Chad and constitutes a public health problem, particularly among school‐age children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic anthelmintic activity of the combined extracts of Khaya grandifoliola and Faidherbia albida used in Chad by traditional practitioners for the treatment ...
Yamssi Cédric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Baigomen Christalin, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin, Vincent Khan Payne, Haibo Hu, Lizandra Guidi Magalhães   +7 more
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Parasitological and serological studies on amoebiasis and other intestinal parasitic infections in the rural sector around Recife, Northeast Brazil Estudos sorológicos e parasitológicos na amebíase e em outras infecções parasito-intestinais no setor rural dos arredores de Recife, nordeste do Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1990
Parasitological examinations were carried out during July to December, 1989, on 485 inhabitants of four villages in São Lourenço da Mata, 25 km northwest of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
José Felipe Gonçalves, Masanobu Tanabe, Francisco de Paula de Melo Medeiros, Fernando José Gonçalves, Ivanize da Silva Aca, Severa Regina Nunes da Motta, Seiki Tateno, Tsutomu Takeuchi   +7 more
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Polyparasitism and Anaemia Among Women of Reproductive Age in Kilifi County—Kenya

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Polyparasitism is commonly associated with Plasmodium species, Schistosoma species and soil‐transmitted helminths. Anaemia results from a variety of causes, including parasitic infections. Women of reproductive age (WRA) and children below the age of five are disproportionately affected by polyparasitic infections, putting them at risk of ...
Matano Mjomba, Simon Muriu, Victor Tunje Jeza, Pedro P. Chieffi   +3 more
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A Case of Severe Anemia byNecator americanusInfection in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2010
This report describes clinical and parasitological findings of an 82-yr-old female patient who lived in a local rural village and suffered from severe chronic anemia for several years. She was transferred to the National Police Hospital in Seoul for management of severe dyspnea and dizziness. At admission, she showed symptoms or signs of severe anemia.
Hyun, Hee Jae, Kim, Eun-Min, Park, So Yeon, Jung, Jun-Oh, Chai, Jong-Yil, Hong, Sung-Tae   +5 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Soil‐Transmitted Helminths Among Vegetable Farmers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Soil‐transmitted helminth (STH) infections are common neglected tropical diseases in areas with poor sanitation. In Ethiopia, urban farmers using contaminated river water for irrigation are exposed to parasite infection. This study examined the incidence and associated risk factors of STH infections among vegetable farmers in Addis Ababa ...
Bethelhem kinfu Gurmassa, Sirak Robele Gari, Ephrem Tefera Solomon, Bitwe K. Dessie, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu, Pedro Paulo Chieffi   +5 more
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Estudo comparativo da eficácia terapêutica do albendazole e do mebendazole no tratamento da ascaridfase, necatoriase e tricocefaliase

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1981
Estuda-se a atividade anti-helmíntica de um novo medicamento, o Albendazole, nas nematodíases causadas por Ascaris lumbricoides, Necator americanos e Trichuris trichiura, comparativamente com Mebendazole.
Léa Camillo-Coura, Miroslau Constante Baranski, Adelina de S. Velho Soli, Luiz Maurício Guimarães   +3 more
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ECENT ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1975
New observations in recent years have accented differences between the two common hookworms, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, with respect to modes of transmision and pathogenicity, and have established Ancylostoma ceylanicum as a species ...
Paul Beaver
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Prevalence and Molecular Aspects of Human Hookworms in Guilan Province, Northern Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Hookworm infection is one of the important Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in the world. It was previously more prevalent in the northern and southern parts of Iran with a prevalence rate higher than 40% in some endemic regions ...
Meysam SHARIFDINI, Laleh GHANBARZADEH, Nasrolla KOUHESTANI-MAKLAVANI, Hamed MIRJALALI, Mehrzad SARAEI   +4 more
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