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Efficacy of Anthelmintics Against Canine Hookworm Infections in the Bono East Region of Ghana

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Hookworm infections present a major health risk to dogs, especially in areas characterized by warmer climates and poor sanitation. This cross‐sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of hookworm infections and the efficacy of anthelmintic treatments in dogs from the Bono East Region of Ghana.
Samuel Ayetibo Ofori, Papa Kofi Amissah-Reynolds, Opoku Gyamfi, Kofi Agyapong Addo, Simon Nyarko, Victor Agyei, Joshua Dwomoh, Esther Ayemugah, Bernard Marchand   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iron status of schoolchildren (6–15 years) and associated factors in rural Nigeria

Food & Nutrition Research, 2015
Background: Schoolchildren are vulnerable to anaemia because of their higher iron need to meet the demands of puberty and adolescence. Objective: The survey determined the haemoglobin levels of schoolchildren aged 6–15 years and the factors affecting ...
Rufina N. B. Ayogu, Adaobi M. Okafor, Henrietta N. Ene-Obong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neglected Tropical Diseases and Female Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Battling female infertility has posed a global challenge, where neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are nonetheless a notable contributing factor. NTDs affect a variety of diseases, often of a chronic nature, which are often cited as some of the most lethal diseases operating against the most economically disadvantaged populations across the globe.
Moses Agbomhere Hamed, Olabanji Ahmed Surakat, Victor Olukayode Ekundina, Kabirat Bolajoko Jimoh, Adetomiwa Ezekiel Adeogun, Nafisat Omolola Akanji, Oluwafemi Joshua Babalola, Patrick Chukwunonso Eya, Rajib Chowdhury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health‐promoting worms? Prospects and pitfalls of helminth therapy

BioEssays, Volume 46, Issue 11, November 2024.
Helminths were evolutionary and still are common symbionts of the human microbiome. They play a crucial and contrasting role in several diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases and allergies), showing potential therapeutic properties. Despite the first data and hype generated, we need further rigorous studies to confirm the results.
Ingrid Lamminpää, Federico Boem, Amedeo Amedei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A genetic analysis of Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris suis from Ecuador

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Since the nematodes Trichuris trichiura and T. suis are morphologically indistinguishable, genetic analysis is required to assess epidemiological cross-over between people and pigs.
Hayley Meekums, Mohamed BF Hawash, Alexandra M Sparks, Yisela Oviedo, Carlos Sandoval, Martha E Chico, J Russell Stothard, Philip J Cooper, Peter Nejsum, Martha Betson   +9 more
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T. Muris Infection Dynamics of a Fresh, Wild Isolate: Is the Established E Isolate Still Relevant?

Parasite Immunology, Volume 46, Issue 11, November 2024.
ABSTRACT For decades, parasitic worms such as Trichuris muris have been maintained in laboratory animals, providing insights into host–parasite interactions and host immune responses. The most used T. muris isolate is the E isolate, established in the laboratory in 1954.
Iris Mair, Alexander R. Bennett, Ruth Forman, Abdulrazzag A. Othman, Larisa Logunova, Hannah Smith, Ann E. Lowe, Janette E. Bradley, David J. Thornton, Kathryn J. Else   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new species of whipworm from a south american hystricomorph rodent

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1990
A new species of whipworm, Trichuris robusti, is described from the cecum and large intestine of rodent, Ctnomys robusti, collected in northern Chile. The nematode shows close affinityto T. bradleyi and T. chilensis, both having been described from Chile
B. B. Babero, R. B. Murua
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Bacteria-induced egg hatching differs for Trichuris muris and Trichuris suis

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Eggs of the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis are currently explored in human clinical trials as a treatment of immune-mediated diseases. In this context, only the infective, embryonated eggs, constitute the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)
Nermina Vejzagić, Roberto Adelfio, Jennifer Keiser, Helene Kringel, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Christian M.O. Kapel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tackling worms in children: school programmes can work – for eyes too

Community Eye Health Journal, 2013
An estimated 800–900 million children worldwide are affected by intestinal worms. The majority of these lives in Asia and Africa.There are three main types of intestinal worms:roundworms (Ascaris)whipworm (Trichuris)hookworm (two species: N.
David Addiss
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Dihydrobenz[e][1,4]oxazepin-2(3H)-ones, a new anthelmintic chemotype immobilising whipworm and reducing infectivity in vivo.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Trichuris trichiura is a human parasitic whipworm infecting around 500 million people globally, damaging the physical growth and educational performance of those infected.
Frederick A Partridge, Emma A Murphy, Nicky J Willis, Carole J R Bataille, Ruth Forman, Narinder Heyer-Chauhan, Bruno Marinič, Daniel J C Sowood, Graham M Wynne, Kathryn J Else, Angela J Russell, David B Sattelle   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source