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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Rural Ghanaian School Children: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Tokuroano, Krachi East Municipality

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Over 63% of schoolchildren in rural Ghana's Tokuroano area had intestinal parasitic infections, mainly Ascaris, Hookworm, and Giardia. Poor sanitation, unsafe water, and poor hygiene were key risks. Protective factors included home‐cooked meals and health education. Integrated deworming, sanitation, and education programs are urgently needed to address
Christopher Yaw Dumevi, Prince Wise Amekudi, Nana Aba Setorwu Eyeson, Hugette Naa Ayele Aryee, Joyce Junior Asiamah, Ezekiel Kofi Vicar, James‐Paul Kretchy, Simon Sovoe, Saviour Kweku Adjenti, Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, George Boateng Kyei, Patience B. Tetteh‐Quarcoo, Irene Ayi, Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi   +13 more
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Different gut microbial communities correlate with efficacy of albendazole-ivermectin against soil-transmitted helminthiases

Nature Communications, 2022
Little is known about the cause of treatment failure of soil-transmitted helminth infections. Here, the authors show that pre-treatment gut microbial community composition enables predicting treatment outcome for Trichuris trichiura and hookworm ...
Pierre H. H. Schneeberger, Morgan Gueuning, Sophie Welsche, Eveline Hürlimann, Julian Dommann, Cécile Häberli, Jürg E. Frey, Somphou Sayasone, Jennifer Keiser   +8 more
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The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura [PDF]

Parasitology, 2000
An estimated 1049 million persons harbour T. trichiura, including 114 million preschool-age children and 233 million school-age children. The prevalence of T. trichiura is high and may reach 95% in children in many parts of the world where protein energy malnutrition and anaemias are also prevalent and access to medical care and educational ...
L S, Stephenson, C V, Holland, E S, Cooper   +2 more
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Declining Trends in Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections Among Nepalese School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis (2004–2022)

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
This meta‐analysis of 25 studies (17,628 children) shows a substantial decline in gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Nepal from 43.4% to 24.2% between 2004 and 2022. Helminths (20.0%) remained more common than protozoa (9.9%), with slightly higher prevalence in urban (29.0%) than rural areas (27.9%). ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal parasitic
Jitendra Gautam, Niten Bharati, Shristi Bhandari, Darwin Niroula, Anisha K. C., Pitambar Dhakal, Kishor Pandey, Oskar Nowak, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli   +8 more
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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTION IN SOME AREAS OF AL-QUIM / AL-ANBAR GOVERNORATE [PDF]

مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2012
Samples of 896 patients visited Al –Q uim general hospital and also , four different random of soil samples were taken from outside and inside doors to examine the presence of gastric parasites during the year .
SUAD SHALLAL AL-FAHDAWI
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Low Dose Daily Iron Supplementation Improves Iron Status and Appetite but not Anemia, Whereas Quarterly Anthelminthic Treatment Improves Growth, Appetite and Anemia in Zanzibari Preschool Children. [PDF]

, 2004
Iron deficiency and helminth infections are two common conditions of children in developing countries. The consequences of helminth infection in young children are not well described, and the efficacy of low dose iron supplementation is not well ...
Adam, Albonico, Albonico, Antonio Montresor, Brown, Caulfield, Crompton, Davis, de Andraca, Dickson, Diggle, Donnen, Freij, Greenberg, Gupta, Gupta, Hababu M. Chway, Idjradinata, James M. Tielsch, Jape Khatib Jape, Jelkmann, Kloetzel, Lackritz, Langhans, Levin, Lorenzo Savioli, Lozoff, Marco Albonico, Menendez, Montresor, National Research Council, Nelson, Pelletier, Pinero, Plata-Salaman, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Reeds, Rosenberg, Rousham, Savioli, Schultz, Smith, Solomons, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Thein-Hlaing, Trape, Verhoef, Warren, Willett, World Health Organization, World Health Organization Expert Committee   +53 more
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The Longitudinal Impact of Fetal Malnutrition on the Anthropometric Growth of Young Children in Leyte, the Philippines

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Poor intrauterine growth has long‐term implications for child growth and nutritional status. Fetal malnutrition (FM) is a type of poor intrauterine growth defined by the presence of soft tissue wasting at birth and is identified using the Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score (CANSCORE) tool, independent of gestational age.
Mackenzie E. Bruzzio, Jennifer Friedman, Christopher Barry, Emily McDonald, Blanca Jarilla, Veronica Tallo, Susannah Colt   +6 more
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The Shuar Health and Life History Project: Overview at 20 Years and Introduction to the Special Issue

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shuar Health and Life History Project (established in 2005) is an interdisciplinary, integrated field and laboratory research project with the Indigenous Shuar population in Amazonian Ecuador. Grounded in human biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary medicine, and global health, the SHLHP has three key research ...
Samuel S. Urlacher, Theresa E. Gildner, Lawrence S. Sugiyama   +2 more
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Trichuriasis in Human Patients from Côte d’Ivoire Caused by Novel Trichuris incognita Species with Low Sensitivity to Albendazole/Ivermectin Combination Treatment

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Albendazole/ivermectin combination therapy is a promising alternative to benzimidazole monotherapy alone for Trichuris trichiura control. We used fecal DNA metabarcoding to genetically characterize Trichuris spp. populations in patient samples from Côte
Abhinaya Venkatesan, Rebecca Chen, Max Bär, Pierre H.H. Schneeberger, Brenna Reimer, Eveline Hürlimann, Jean T. Coulibaly, Said M. Ali, Somphou Sayasone, John Soghigian, Jennifer Keiser, John Stuart Gilleard   +11 more
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Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire : effect of diagnostic approach and implications for control [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote d'Ivoire, three different endemicity settings had to be identified and ...
AS Stensgaard, B Matthys, CH King, D Glinz, Dimitri Hauri, Eliézer K N’Goran, G Raso, J Aagaard-Hansen, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Vercruysse, Jean T Coulibaly, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Ziegelbauer, Kigbafori D Silué, LD Wang, LT Tchuem Tchuenté, M Booth, M Nacher, M Ouattara, Mamadou Ouattara, MJ Enk, N Katz, N Yakubu, NA N'Guessan, P Druilhe, P Hotez, P Steinmann, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, R Pullan, RN Chunge, S Brooker, S Knopp, SG Traoré, SJ de Vlas, SL Stanley, SO Asaolu, Stefanie Knopp, T Minenoa, Thomas Fürst, TW Mwangi, WHO, WHO, YX Huang   +49 more
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