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Influence of nutrition on infection and re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths: a systematic review [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background The relationship between nutrition and soil-transmitted helminthiasis is complex and warrants further investigation. We conducted a systematic review examining the influence of nutrition on infection and re-infection with soil-transmitted ...
Peiling Yap +3 more
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Tropical Australia and Asia [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections [PDF]
The Lancet, 2018 More than a quarter of the world's population is at risk of infection with the soil-transmitted helminths Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), Trichuris trichiura, and Strongyloides stercoralis. Infected children and adults present with a range of medical and surgical conditions, and clinicians should consider ...
Jourdan, Peter Mark +3 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 +19 more
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Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016 Historically, the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) (e.g., Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ascaris lumbricoides) has relied on often-insensitive microscopy techniques. Over the past several years, there has been an effort to use molecular diagnostics, particularly quantitative ...
O'Connell, Elise M., Nutman, Thomas B.
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect humans, causing a wide spectrum of disease, notably anaemia, growth retardation, and delayed cognitive development.
NTD Modelling Consortium discussion group on soil-transmitted helminths
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect humans, causing a wide spectrum of disease, notably anaemia, growth retardation, and delayed cognitive development.
NTD Modelling Consortium discussion group on soil-transmitted helminths
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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. +15 more
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Journal of Parasitology Research, 2021 Introduction. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remain a public health problem worldwide especially in low-income countries. Soil-transmitted helminths are known to affect both growth and haemoglobin levels.
Frederick Nchang Cho +7 more
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Epidemiology and burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged Bulang children in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The three most common soil-transmitted helminths are Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), and Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (hookworms).
Yap, Peiling
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