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An Unpleasant Souvenir: Whipworm as an Incidental Finding During a Screening Colonoscopy. [PDF]

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
Trichuriasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trichuris trichiura that spreads through the ingestion of embryonated eggs in contaminated soil, water, or food.
Bathobakae L, Wilkinson T, Yasin S, Bashir R, Mateen N, Yuridullah R, Cavanagh Y, Baddoura W, Suh J.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A review on low‐cost microscopes for Open Science

Microscopy Research and Technique, Volume 85, Issue 10, Page 3270-3283, October 2022., 2022
Taxonomy of low‐cost microscopes. Abstract This article presents a review after an exhaustive search that yielded 23 works carried out in the last decade for the availability of optical microscopes with open hardware as a low‐cost alternative to commercial systems.
Jesus Salido, Gloria Bueno, Jesus Ruiz‐Santaquiteria, Gabriel Cristobal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent allergy and helminthiasis in underprivileged urban South African adults previously residing in rural areas

Parasite Immunology, Volume 44, Issue 4-5, April/May 2022., 2022
Abstract This study investigated whether prior exposure to helminths (Ascaris IgE, Ascaris eggs and Trichuris eggs) either in childhood or in adulthood, and residence in rural and resource‐limited urban areas influence allergy outcomes (asthma, rhinitis, IgE atopy and food allergy) in a South African population.
Zilungile Lynette Mkhize‐Kwitshana, Pragalathan Naidoo, Ntombifikile M. Nkwanyana, Musawenkosi L. H. Mabaso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Globally, around 1.9 million people were dying due to food‐borne diseases annually, and intestinal parasites infected one‐third of the population, according to estimates and more prevalent in developing countries due to poverty. This study assessed predictors of intestinal parasites among food handlers working in Goba towns. Methods.
Abate Lette, Getahun Negash, Musa Kumbi, Abduljewad Hussen, Jeylan Kassim, Demisu Zenbaba, Habtamu Gezahgn, Mitiku Bonsa, Rameto Aman, Adem Abdulkadir, Lizandra Guidi Magalhães   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whip-LAMP: a novel LAMP assay for the detection of Trichuris muris-derived DNA in stool and urine samples in a murine experimental infection model

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Trichuris trichiura (human whipworm) infects an estimated 477 million individuals worldwide. In addition to T. trichiura, other Trichuris species can cause an uncommon zoonosis and a number of human cases have been reported.
Pedro Fernández-Soto, Carlos Fernández-Medina, Susana Cruz-Fernández, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Juan García-Bernalt Diego, Óscar Gorgojo-Galindo, Julio López-Abán, Belén Vicente Santiago, Antonio Muro Álvarez   +9 more
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Efficacy of 400 mg albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthes among Salgy Primary School Children, Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020. "Uncontrolled experimental study". [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Abstract Background and Aims Soil‐transmitted helminths are one of the most prevalent causes of both intellectual and physical disability in the world. Albendazole (ALB) is a drug recommended for mass treatment of the high burden of soil‐transmitted helminths in schoolchildren, particularly in developing countries.
Assefa A, Damtie D, Abeje G, Abeje G, Almaw A, Berhan A, Debsh H, Getie M.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Helminths Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Intestinal helminth infections are still public health problems in tropical and subtropical countries including Ethiopia. This review and meta‐analysis aimed to produce the pooled prevalence and associated risk factors of human intestinal helminth parasitic infections (HIHPIs) in Ethiopia. Methods.
Minichil Liyih, Destaw Damtie, Dires Tegen, Ahmad Mansour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Intestinal Helminths among Cancer Patients Who Are under Chemotherapy at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Oncology Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. In developing countries, environmental and personal hygiene is playing a great role in the increasing of intestinal helminth infection. In countries with limited resources and poor hygiene practices, there is a substantial overlap of intestinal helminthic and chronic infections like HIV, TB, and cancer.
Elsa Sitotaw, Adino Sitotaw, Yetemwork Aleka, Mulualem Lemma, Arjun Singh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population genomics of ancient and modern Trichuris trichiura

Nature Communications, 2022
The whipworm Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted helminth that causes the neglected tropical disease trichuriasis in humans. Here, the authors produce whole genome sequences of modern and ancient samples from humans and non-human primates to ...
Stephen R. Doyle, Martin Jensen Søe, Peter Nejsum, Martha Betson, Philip J. Cooper, Lifei Peng, Xing-Quan Zhu, Ana Sanchez, Gabriela Matamoros, Gustavo Adolfo Fontecha Sandoval, Cristina Cutillas, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Zeleke Mekonnen, Shaali M. Ame, Harriet Namwanje, Bruno Levecke, Matthew Berriman, Brian Lund Fredensborg, Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel   +18 more
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Clear genetic distinctiveness between human- and pig-derived Trichuris based on analyses of mitochondrial datasets. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
The whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, causes trichuriasis in ∼600 million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries. Whipworms also infect other animal hosts, including pigs (T. suis), dogs (T.
Guo-Hua Liu, Robin B Gasser, Ang Su, Peter Nejsum, Lifei Peng, Rui-Qing Lin, Ming-Wei Li, Min-Jun Xu, Xing-Quan Zhu   +8 more
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