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Comparison of Hemoglobin Concentration Before and After Trichuriasis Treatment with Albendazole Among Primary School Children [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Trichuriasis is a soil transmitted helminth that causes anemia and growth disturbance in children. This study aimed to compare hemoglobin concentration before and after Trichuriasis treatment with albendazole among primary school children ...
Sipayung, N. P. (Novreka), Pasaribu, A. P. (Ayodhia), Arrasyid, N. (Nurfida)   +2 more
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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
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
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide, albendazole, and nitazoxanide-albendazole against Trichuris trichiura infection : a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The currently used anthelmintic drugs, in single oral application, have low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura infection, and hence novel anthelmintic drugs are needed.
Marco Albonico (159933), Jennifer Keiser, Alles Rainer, Benjamin Speich, Albonico Marco, Benjamin Speich (159922), Jan Hattendorf (113923), Shaali M. Ame (159925), Rainer Alles (159927), Marco Albonico, Utzinger Jürg, Hattendorf, J., Ame Shaali M., Jennifer Keiser (39606), Albonico, M., Jürg Utzinger, Hattendorf Jan, Ali, S. M., Shaali M Ame, Speich Benjamin, Rainer Alles, Speich, B., Keiser Jennifer, Utzinger, J., Keiser, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Ame, S. M., Ali Said M., Said M Ali, Alles, R., Said M. Ali (130132), Jan Hattendorf   +31 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
doaj   +1 more source

Two or Three Consecutive Days Albendazole Treatment Has Better Efficacy than Single-Dose Albendazole Treatment for Trichuriasis

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection is endemic in Indonesia. Singledose albendazole is routinely used to control STH infections. Some studies found that repeated-dose of albendazole showed better efficacy. There is no study in Indonesia
Dina Evalina Gultom, Muhammad Ali, Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Syahril Pasaribu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +2 more sources

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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The Prevalence of Trichuriasis in School-age Children in Asia: A Systematic Review

, 2023
Introduction: Trichuris trichiura, hookworms, and Ascaris lumbricoides are known as soil-transmitted helminths that commonly infect humans. Transmission is more common in areas with poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation.
Amila, Amila, Wandra, Toni, Purba, Ivan Elisabeth, Girsang, Vierto Irennius   +3 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
doaj   +1 more source