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Human soil-transmitted helminths
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2012With the London Declaration on neglected tropical disease (NTD), we are entering a new era of combating NTDs. However, the worldwide prospects of increased mass drug administration (MDA) treatments warrant caution on the development of anthelmintic resistance.
Jozef, Vercruysse +2 more
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Ivermectin and moxidectin against soil-transmitted helminth infections
Trends in Parasitology, 2023Ivermectin and moxidectin, two macrocyclic lactones, are potent antiparasitic drugs currently registered and mainly used against filarial diseases; however, their potential value for improved soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control has been acknowledged.
Eveline Hürlimann +2 more
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Drug Combinations Against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections
2019The soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura are common in areas with warm and moist climates with little access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene affecting the poorest populations. The current control strategy of the World Health Organization is preventive chemotherapy (PC), i.e., the ...
Moser, Wendelin +2 more
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Water
2013The number of species of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infecting humans in the tropical and subtropical parts of the world may be up to a dozen or more. However, the most common STHs include the large roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, the whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, and two species of hookworm, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale ...
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture
Trends in Parasitology, 2003Public health workers and parasitologists have long been interested in estimating numbers infected with particular parasite species. Recent changes in social and economic conditions, in addition to implementation of control in some regions of the world, have changed the global picture of soil-transmitted helminth infections.
Nilanthi R, de Silva +5 more
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Epithelial cytokines in soil-transmitted helminth infections
Epithelial barriers are critical in our interaction with the outside world. They mediate gas exchange in the lung, nutrient absorption in the gut and provide a barrier against pathogen entry throughout the body. Until relatively recently, these mechanical barrier functions were thought to represent the primary mechanism by which the epithelium protectsHenry J, McSorley, Suzanne H, Hodge
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The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies
The Lancet, 2017Gang, Qin, Xun, Zhuang
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Soil-transmitted Helminths (Geohelminths)
2009Simon J. Brooker, Donald A.P. Bundy
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