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Role of seasonal variation on the prevalence and risk factors of trichuriasis among the aboriginal community in Malaysia

Helminthologia, 2022
Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted helminth prevalent in developing countries with poor, inadequate sanitation and unsafe water sources. In Malaysia, the prevalence of trichuriasis is relatively high among the aboriginal community due to poverty ...
Noradilah S. A., Anuar T. S., Lee I. L.
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Prevalensi Trichuriasis pada Anak di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Harapan Maju: Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan

Jurnal Vektor Penyakit, 2017
Trichuriasis is an infectious disease due to nematode Trichuris trichiura. Trichuriasis prevalence is the highest among infectious diseases due to other parasitic worms in Indonesia.
Budi Hairani, Liestiana Indriyati
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Ascariasis, trichuriasis and fatal non-transfusion

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021
Blood transfusion for chronic anemia can lead to acute or decompensated heart failure in patients who have fluid overload as part of their compensatory response and/or have intrinsic heart disease, and then it could be fatal in such clinical scenarios ...
Larry Nichols, Joshua Curtis Bridgewater, Nicholas Brennan Wagner   +2 more
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Computed tomographic findings of trichuriasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006
In this report, we present computed tomographic findings of colonic trichuriasis. The patient was a 75-year-old man who complained of abdominal pain, and weight loss. Diagnosis was achieved by colonoscopic biopsy. Abdominal computed tomography showed irregular and nodular thickening of the wall of the cecum and ascending colon.
Tokmak N., Koc Z., Ulusan S., Koltas I.S., Bal N.   +4 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Mutsaka-Makuvaza MJ, Binuyo MO, Cyuzuzo C, Igizeneza A, Sinumvayo JP, Ajakaye OG, Enabulele EE, Chinwadzimba Z, Agwu E, Midzi N.   +9 more
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Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park

Parasitology, 2023
From the safety inside vehicles, Knowsley Safari offers visitors a close-up encounter with captive olive baboons. As exiting vehicles may be contaminated with baboon stool, a comprehensive coprological inspection was conducted to address public health ...
Alexandra Juhasz, Elly Spiers, Ellie Tinsley, Emma Chapman, William Shaw, Marion Head, Lucas J. Cunningham, John Archer, Sam Jones, Lee R. Haines, Naomi Davies Walsh, Bridget Johnson, Jen Quayle, Jayne Jones, Elwyn James LaCourse, Jonathan Cracknell, John Russell Stothard, Rudi Cassini, Laura Rinaldi   +18 more
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Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections and its Association with Haemoglobin Levels in India: A Meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections affect some of the poorest countries in the world. India is one of the most severely affected countries by these parasitic infections. They primarily affect children by impairing nutritional status,
Nasir Salam, Mohammad Fareed
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in street dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) with highlights on zoonosis in Lalitpur, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2513-2526, November 2023., 2023
Open defecation by dogs may be risk factor for zoonotic parasitosis. ▪ Urban street dogs have a high prevalence of intestinal parasites with greater diversity. ▪ Open defecation by dogs at the human inhabitant area is risk of zoonosis. ▪ Antihelminthic treatment to urban dogs should be conducted. Abstract Background The presence of intestinal parasites
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Madhuri Adhikari Dhakal, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +2 more
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Guidelines for the purification and characterization of extracellular vesicles of parasites

Journal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Parasites are responsible for the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people worldwide (WHO, 2015) and accounting for billions of cases a year and responsible for several millions of deaths. Research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) has increased in recent years and demonstrated that EVs shed by pathogenic parasites ...
Carmen Fernandez‐Becerra, Patrícia Xander, Daniel Alfandari, George Dong, Iris Aparici‐Herraiz, Irit Rosenhek‐Goldian, Mehrdad Shokouhy, Melisa Gualdron‐Lopez, Nicholy Lozano, Nuria Cortes‐Serra, Paula Abou Karam, Paula Meneghetti, Rafael Pedro Madeira, Ziv Porat, Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Adriana Oliveira Costa, Sima Rafati, Anabela‐Cordeiro da Silva, Nuno Santarém, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Marcel I. Ramirez, Dolores Bernal, Antonio Marcilla, Vera Lucia Pereira‐Chioccola, Lysangela Ronalte Alves, Hernando Del Portillo, Neta Regev‐Rudzki, Igor Correia de Almeida, Sergio Schenkman, Martin Olivier, Ana Claudia Torrecilhas   +30 more
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Enhancing communication strategies in controlling neglected tropical diseases in Nigeria

Public Health Challenges, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Neglected tropical diseases (NTD), a broad set of infectious diseases prevalent in tropical and subtropical environments, are widely known to affect individuals with limited resources in underserved communities. Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest cases of NTD, with an estimated 100 million people in the country at risk for at ...
Aishat Bisoye Durojaye, Oluwakorede Joshua Adedeji, Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande, Aishat Abiodun Ibrahim, Eniola Sampson‐Oladipupo, Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf, Yusuf Babatunde   +6 more
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