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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Tropical Australia and Asia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2017
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect 2 billion people worldwide including significant numbers in South-East Asia (SEA). In Australia, STH are of less concern; however, indigenous communities are endemic for STH, including Strongyloides stercoralis, as
Catherine A. Gordon, Johanna Kurscheid, Malcolm K. Jones, Darren J. Gray, Donald P. McManus   +4 more
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Prevalence and intensity of intestinal and soil-transmitted helminths infection among children in internally displaced camps in Mogadishu Somalia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Intestinal and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are significant public health concerns in Somalia and are driven by poor sanitation, contaminated water, and inadequate hygiene practices.
Bashiru Garba, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Najib Isse Dirie, Yushau Umar, Abdikani Omar Salah, Ahmed Abdirahim Hussien, Ikram Abdirahman Mohamud Alasow, Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Jihaan Hassan, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Mohamed Adam Mahamud, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed   +12 more
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Ecological risk factors of soil-transmitted helminths infections in Ifedore district, Southwest Nigeria

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Background Soil-Transmitted Helminths are a group of parasites that cause gastrointestinal infections in humans and require the soil to develop into their infective forms.
Odunayo Emmanuel Oyewole, Iyabo Adepeju Simon-Oke   +1 more
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Community engagement in health services research on soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Asia Pacific region: Systematic review

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
The research question was what studies are available that have assessed community engagement in the health services research on soil-transmitted helminths?
Cho Naing, Wong Siew Tung, Norah Htet Htet, Htar Htar Aung, Maxine A. Whittaker   +4 more
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Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021
Background. Soil-transmitted helminths are a common public health problem in Ethiopia, affecting all age groups. However, epidemiological studies and interventions primarily target school-age children, despite the fact that 44.6 million adults live in ...
Abrham Goshu, Getaneh Alemu, Animen Ayehu   +2 more
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Zoonotic Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Free-Roaming Dogs, Kiribati

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Soil-transmitted helminths are highly prevalent in the Asia–Pacific region. We report a 96.5% prevalence of zoonotic soil-transmitted helminths in dogs in Kiribati.
Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, Allison Crawley, Helen Byrnes, Rebecca J. Traub, Vito Colella   +4 more
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Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023
Background. Soil-transmitted helminths are parasitic nematodes found in the intestine. They are more prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, including Ethiopia.
Shegaw Belay, Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Hailu   +2 more
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Detection and Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminths Contaminating Several Vegetables in Several Traditional Markets in Surabaya

Journal of Parasite Science, 2023
A total of 100 fresh vegetable samples consisting of yardlong bean, cabbage, lettuce, and lemon basil were purchased from five traditional markets in Surabaya.
Yuhenanda Dary Pratama, Indah Setyawati Tantular, Gwenny Ichsan Prabowo, Heru Prasetya   +3 more
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The Relationship Between Level Of Knowledge Level, Attitude And Action Of Farmers To The Incidence Of Soil Transmitted Helminths Infection In The Dukuh Ngancan Desa Sobokerto Ngemplak Boyolali

Journal of Health (JOH), 2020
Worms caused by Soil Transmitted Helminths are a group of intestinal nematode worms that infect through contact with parasitic eggs or larvae that grow on fertile and moist soil.
Fitin Dwi Mumpuni, Tri Mulyowati, Rinda Binugraheni   +2 more
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Parasitic Disease Surveillance, Mississippi, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Surveillance for soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloidiasis, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis was conducted in Mississippi, USA. PCR performed on 224 fecal samples for all soil-transmitted helminths and on 370 samples for only Necator americanus and ...
Richard S. Bradbury, Meredith Lane, Irene Arguello, Sukwan Handali, Gretchen Cooley, Nils Pilotte, John M. Williams, Sam Jameson, Susan P. Montgomery, Kathryn Hellmann, Michelle Tharp, Lisa Haynie, Regina Galloway, Bruce Brackin, Brian Kirmse, Lisa Stempak, Paul Byers, Steven Williams, Fazlay Faruque, Charlotte V. Hobbs   +19 more
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