Anthelmintic treatment follow up in a rural community in Camamu, Bahia, Brazil
Enteroparasites are an important public health problem and the treatment seeks to cure and reduce transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of anthelmintic treatment in individuals living in a rural community area in ...
MARINA M.B. FARIAS +9 more
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Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren [PDF]
<p><b>Background:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as Mexico. As a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "National Deworming Campaign" and b ...
BD Cabrera +36 more
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Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although chronic morbidity in humans from soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it difficult to reliably measure the impact of deworming programs and often miss
A Ebrahim +75 more
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STUDY ON THE LATENT IRON DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH TRICHURIASIS [PDF]
Trichuriasis is an intestinal parasitic disease which is caused by Trichuris trichiura, a soil transmitted helminth. In order to evaluate the iron status of trichuriasis in patients a total of 120 (49 males and 71 females) cases with Trichuris trichiura ...
S.M. Sadjjadi +1 more
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Comparison of Hemoglobin Concentration Before and After Trichuriasis Treatment with Albendazole Among Primary School Children [PDF]
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 ...
Arrasyid, N. (Nurfida) +2 more
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Advancing pharmacometrics in Africa—Transition from capacity development toward job creation
Abstract Trained pharmacometricians remain scarce in Africa due to limited training opportunities, lack of a pharmaceutical product development ecosystem, and emigration to high‐income countries. The Applied Pharmacometrics Training (APT) fellowship program was established to address these gaps and specifically foster job creation for talent retention.
Goonaseelan (Colin) Pillai +10 more
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In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic efficacy of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent gastrointestinal nematode, Trichuris muris [PDF]
We examined the mechanism of action and compared the anthelmintic efficacy of cysteine proteinases from papaya, pineapple, fig, kiwi fruit and Egyptian milkweed in vitro using the rodent gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus.
Behnke, J.M. +4 more
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This review summarizes the status of musk deer in China, highlighting severe population declines due to illegal hunting and habitat loss, and proposes integrated conservation strategies including habitat protection, captive breeding, and law enforcement to support the recovery and sustainable management of this ecologically and economically important ...
Feng Jiang +8 more
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School-Based Deworming Program Yields Small Improvement in Growth of Zanzibari School Children After one Year. [PDF]
Efficacy trials of antihelminthic therapies conducted in Africa have reported improvements in children's growth, but nutritional evaluations of large-scale deworming programs are lacking.
Albonico +29 more
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ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito +9 more
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