6 Result(s)

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Effect of an integrated intervention package of preventive chemotherapy, community-led total sanitation and health education on the prevalence of helminth and intestinal protozoa infections in Côte d’Ivoire

Preventive chemotherapy with donated anthelminthic drugs is the cornerstone for the control of helminthiases. However, reinfection can occur rapidly in the absence of clean water and sanitation coupled with un...

Eveline Hürlimann, Kigbafori D. Silué, Fabien Zouzou… in Parasites & Vectors (2018)

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Spatial map** and prediction of Plasmodium falciparum infection risk among school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire, malaria remains a major public health issue, and thus a priority to be tackled. The aim of this study was to identify spatially explicit indicators of Plasmodium falciparum infection among schoo...

Clarisse A. Houngbedji, Frédérique Chammartin, Richard B. Yapi… in Parasites & Vectors (2016)

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Bayesian risk profiling of soil-transmitted helminth infections and estimates of preventive chemotherapy for school-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis affects more than a billion people in the world and accounts for a global burden of 5.1 million disability-adjusted life years. The objectives of this study were (i) to map and p...

Richard B. Yapi, Frédérique Chammartin, Eveline Hürlimann… in Parasites & Vectors (2016)

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Disparities of Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged children: a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d’Ivoire

There is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of this study was to assess Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity, use of preventive measure...

Clarisse A Houngbedji, Prisca B N’Dri, Eveline Hürlimann, Richard B Yapi… in Malaria Journal (2015)

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The epidemiology of polyparasitism and implications for morbidity in two rural communities of Côte d’Ivoire

Polyparasitism is still widespread in rural communities of the develo** world. However, the epidemiology of polyparasitism and implications for morbidity are poorly understood. We studied patterns of multipl...

Eveline Hürlimann, Richard B Yapi, Clarisse A Houngbedji… in Parasites & Vectors (2014)

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Concomitant Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal helminth infections in a rural community of southern Côte d’lvoire

Richard B Yapi, Eveline Hürlimann, Kigbafori D Silué… in Malaria Journal (2012)