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Soil-transmitted helminths and associated factors among pregnant women in Doreni district, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) refers to a set of parasitic illnesses caused by nematode worms and spread to people through...
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A coprological survey on helminths of Jackal Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 in Kashmir Himalaya
A coprological examination was carried out between February 2017 and January 2019 to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in...
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A survey of gastrointestinal helminth infestation in smallholder backyard pigs and the first molecular identification of the two zoonotic helminths Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis in Myanmar
BackgroundParasitic infestations have a substantial economic impact on pig production. This study aimed to investigate the gastrointestinal (GI)...
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Advances in diagnosis and control of anthelmintic resistant gastrointestinal helminths infecting ruminants
Infection with gastrointestinal helminths is widely spread among ruminant causing severe losses and adversely affects the livestock husbandry....
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of gastrointestinal helminths and coccidian infections in domestic goats, Capra hircus, in Minya, Egypt
BackgroundHelminth and coccidian infections are among potential parasitic infections in the livestock production. The present study aimed to...
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The prevalence of soil transmitted helminths and its influential factors in Shandong Province, China: an analysis of surveillance data from 2016 to 2020
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminths (STHs) were previously endemic in Shandong Province, China. This study aimed to analyze the STHs prevalence...
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Resistance to single dose albendazole and reinfection with intestinal helminths among children ages 2 to 11 years from the Peruvian Amazon region: a study protocol
BackgroundDeworming programs aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from geohelminth infections are common in many countries where these...
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The effect of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths on expressive language skills among African preschool children
BackgroundSchistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (STH) have been associated with compromised child development. We determined the effect of...
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Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni, soil-transmitted helminths and intestinal protozoa in orphans and street children in Mwanza city, Northern Tanzania
BackgroundParasitic infections are highly prevalent in low-income environments worldwide. While orphans and street children represent a particularly...
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Safety and effectiveness of delivering mass drug administration for helminths through the seasonal malaria chemoprevention platform among Senegalese children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundMalaria remains a major health problem, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 90% of the disease and where nearly all deaths...
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThere is a lack of comprehensive national data on prevalence, geographical distribution of different species, and temporal trends in...
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Infection of Plasmodium falciparum and helminths among school children in communities in Southern and Northern Ghana
BackgroundInfections of Plasmodium species, Schistosoma species and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) inflict a significant burden on children mostly...
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Defining optimal implementation packages for delivering community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths with high coverage
BackgroundRecent evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) may interrupt the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths...
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Mass drug administration campaigns: comparing two approaches for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths prevention and control in selected Southern Malawi districts
BackgroundMass drug administration is one of the key interventions recommended by WHO to control certain NTDs. With most support from donors, health...
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Safety of Praziquantel and Albendazole Coadministration for the Control and Elimination of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Children in Rwanda: An Active Surveillance Study
IntroductionSchool-based preventive chemotherapy (Deworming) with praziquantel and albendazole to control and eliminate schistosomiasis and...
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Multi-intervention integrated deworming strategy for sustained control of soil-transmitted helminths infections: a case study in Jiangsu Province, China
BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections still present a global health problem. Mass drug administration (MDA) is a widely applied...
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Soil-transmitted helminths, intestinal protozoa and Clonorchis sinensis infections in southeast China
BackgroundExtensive parasitic diseases epidemiology in Zhejiang province has not been carried out since the second national survey in 2004....
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Comparison of diagnostic performance of single and multiple fecal sampling in the detection of soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are widely distributed globally and India is a significant contributor to the overall global burden of the disease....
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Treatment efficacy and re-infection rates of soil-transmitted helminths following mebendazole treatment in schoolchildren, Northwest Ethiopia
BackgroundTransmission of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection remains high in Ethiopia. This study aimed at assessing the therapeutic efficacy...
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in the USA: a Review of Five Common Parasites and Future Directions for Avenues of Enhanced Epidemiologic Inquiry
Purpose of ReviewThe aim of this review is to present a comprehensive look at five intestinal soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) of global health...
