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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
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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

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 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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Prevalences and characteristics of Trichuris spp. infection in sheep in pastoral areas of the Tianshan, Xinjiang, China

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022
Nematodes of the Trichuris genus are commonly reported parasites that can cause trichuriasis in many animals, which leads to inflammation, intestinal bleeding and reductions of productivity in livestock.
Wang Lixia, Zhang Guowu, Fu Yuhang, Ning Chengcheng, Li Zhiyuan, Wang Huisheng, Zhang Jinsheng, Shang Yunxia, Sun Yaoqiang, Huang Xiaoxing, Cai Xuepeng, Xia Xianzhu, Meng Qingling, Qiao Jun   +13 more
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in China: A national survey in 2014-2015.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BackgroundBased on two national surveys, the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in China had decreased from 53.58% in 1988-1992 to 19.56% in 2001-2004.
Ying-Dan Chen, Men-Bao Qian, Hui-Hui Zhu, Chang-Hai Zhou, Ting-Jun Zhu, Ji-Lei Huang, Zhong-Jie Li, Shi-Zhu Li, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Group on National Survey of Important Human Parasitic Diseases in China   +9 more
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Unbalanced relationships: insights into the interaction between gut microbiota, geohelminths, and schistosomiasis [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Hosts and their microbiota and parasites have co-evolved in an adaptative relationship since ancient times. The interaction between parasites and intestinal bacteria in terms of the hosts’ health is currently a subject of great research interest ...
Matheus Pereira de Araújo, Marcello Otake Sato, Megumi Sato, Kasun M. Bandara WM, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Raquel Lopes Martins Souza, Satoru Kawai, Marcos José Marques   +7 more
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Distribution of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundAscariasis, Trichuriasis and Hookworm infections poses a considerable public health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a sound understanding of their spatial distribution facilitates to better target control interventions. This study, therefore,
Hammed Oladeji Mogaji, Gabriel Adewunmi Dedeke, Babatunde Saheed Bada, Samuel Bankole, Adejuwon Adeniji, Mariam Tobi Fagbenro, Olaitan Olamide Omitola, Akinola Stephen Oluwole, Nnayere Simon Odoemene, Eniola Micheal Abe, Chiedu Felix Mafiana, Uwem Friday Ekpo   +11 more
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