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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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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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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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A Coprological Investigation of Endoparasites in One‐Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) Outside the Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Introduction The One‐HornedRhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a vulnerable species that inhabits the lowlands of Nepal. With the existence of several threatening factors, such as poaching, natural disasters, food toxicity, and diseases, their survival and overall health are continuously threatened.
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Madhuri Adhikari Dhakal, Tirth Raj Ghimire, Lipi Buch   +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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Advances in the Gut‐Lung Axis and Bronchial Asthma: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Potential

Clinical and Translational Allergy, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Bronchial asthma (hereafter referred to as asthma) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and reversible airflow limitation. Recent advancements in the “gut‐lung” axis concept have elucidated the intricate immunometabolic crosstalk between the gastrointestinal tract
Ting Zheng, Yi Huang, Hongmei Yao
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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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Human helminth co-infection: analysis of spatial patterns and risk factors in a Brazilian community.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008
BackgroundIndividuals living in areas endemic for helminths are commonly infected with multiple species. Despite increasing emphasis given to the potential health impacts of polyparasitism, few studies have investigated the relative importance of ...
Rachel L Pullan, Jeffrey M Bethony, Stefan M Geiger, Bonnie Cundill, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Rupert J Quinnell, Simon Brooker   +6 more
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