Does mass drug administration for the integrated treatment of neglected tropical diseases really work? Assessing evidence for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda [PDF]
, 2011 This paper was one of four papers commissioned to review the role of social sciences in NTD control by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training on Tropical Diseases, which is executed by WHO and co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank ...
Melissa Parker +7 more
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Effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in Yunnan, China : a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 There is considerable debate on the health impacts of soil-transmitted helminth infections. We assessed effects of deworming on physical fitness and strength of children in an area in Yunnan, People's Republic of China, where soil-transmitted ...
Peter Steinmann +33 more
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Soil transmitted helminth infections in Ghana: a ten year review
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 For more than a decade, intervention programs have been instituted in Ghana to combat soil transmitted helminth (STHs) infections. Knowledge of the trend of the infection in the country is needed for evaluation and modification of existing control ...
Monica Ahiadorme, Emmanuel Morhe
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Diagnostic Techniques for Soil-Transmitted Helminths – Recent Advances
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021 Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (hookworms, Trichuris, Ascaris) and Strongyloides spp. are associated with a substantial global burden and high morbidity. Sensitive and specific methods for diagnosis of these infections are essential for mapping the burden in communities, accurate assessment of infection levels, to guide interventions and ...
Sumeeta Khurana +2 more
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Human Soil-transmitted Helminths and Lung Infections: A Guide Review for Respiratory Therapists
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 2020 Soil-transmitted helminths are among the neglected tropical diseases, although some 1.5 billion individuals are affected. Traveling to endemic regions, global immigration, and increase of immunocompromised cases, in addition to other factors, have an ...
Majed H.M. Wakid
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Quality control in the diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz technique : experience from three randomised controlled trials [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAn accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis is important for individual patient management, for drug efficacy evaluation and for monitoring control programmes.
Shaali M Ame +11 more
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Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2010 Malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections are causes of high morbidity in most tropical parts of the world. Even though these infections often co-exist, most studies focus on individual diseases.
Jorg Heukelbach +42 more
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The ‘breakpoint’ of soil-transmitted helminths with infected human migration
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2020 Building on past research, we here develop an analytic framework for describing the dynamics of the transmission of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) parasitic infections near the transmission breakpoint and equilibria of endemic infection and disease extinction, while allowing for perturbations in the infectious reservoir of the parasite within a ...
Robert J. Hardwick +3 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 INTRODUCTION: soil transmitted helminths are wide spread in developing countries and in Ethiopia the prevalence of STHs varies in different parts of the country.
Ephrem Tefera +4 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background In Ethiopia, because of low quality drinking water supply and latrine coverage, helminths infections are the second most predominant causes of outpatient morbidity.
Birhan Wubet +8 more
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