soil transmitted helminths (STHs)
Current status of soil-transmitted helminths among school children in Kakamega County, Western Kenya
... Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infections represent a major public health problem in poor and developing coun- tries and have constituted a universal burden which does depend not only on regional ...
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Patent infections with soil transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni are not associated with increased prevalence of antibodies to the Onchocerca volvulus peptide epitopes OvMP 1 and OvMP 23
... (LF), soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) or schistosomes, but live in non-, hypo- or meso-endemic areas for Onchocerca (0%, < 20%, and be- tween 20–45% nodule prevalence in adult males, respect- ...
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Efficacy of Albendazole in Reducing Fecal Egg Counts of Soil Transmitted Helminths in School Children.
... Soil transmitted helminths (STH) are a group of parasitic nematode worms causing human infection through contact with parasite eggs or larvae that thrive in the warm and moist soil of the ...
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Intestinal helminth infections among inmates in Bedele prison with emphasis on soil transmitted helminths
... Soil-transmitted helminths impair health of the infected individuals in several ways. These include impact on digestion and absorption of foods [3], physical fitness and loss of appetite [4], ...
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Current status of soil transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni infection among children in two primary schools in North Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
... Background: School age children are one of the groups at high risk for intestinal parasitic infections especially in developing countries like Ethiopia as the supply of good quality drinking water and latrine coverage ...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths among caregivers in Ingwavuma area in uMkhanyakude district, South Africa
... and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTD) among disadvantaged communities in rural areas ...the soil and Albendazole for ...
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<p>Soil-Transmitted Helminths And Other Intestinal Parasites Among Schoolchildren In Southern Ethiopia</p>
... Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and intestinal parasitic protozoa cause a signi fi cant amount of morbidity, discomfort and often mortality in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the ...
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Pooling as a strategy for the timely diagnosis of soil transmitted helminths in stool: value and reproducibility
... Background: The strategy of pooling stool specimens has been extensively used in the field of parasitology in order to facilitate the screening of large numbers of samples whilst minimizing the prohibitive cost of single ...
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Inclusion of edaphic predictors for enhancement of models to determine distribution of soil transmitted helminths: the case of Zimbabwe
... The results of this study provide empirical support to the hypothesis that the inclusion of edaphic variables im- proves model performance when predicting the distribu- tion of STHs at country scale. A consistent ...
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<p>Impact of annual preventive mass chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminths among primary school children in an endemic area of Gurage zone: a prospective cross-sectional study</p>
... 2 Soil- transmitted helminths (STHs) and Schistosomia mansoni infections are among the NTPDs that cause suffering and delays in physical and cognitive growth, perpetuating the poverty of those ...
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PREVALENCE OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS INFECTIONS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UMUOHAMA UKPOR IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
... Intestinal protozoan infections are of public health importance globally, particularly among children of school going age and the immunocomprimised (Gelaw et al., 2013; Obala et al., 2013). Protozoan parasites contribute ...
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A national survey of the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Malaŵi
... and soil-transmitted helminths across the schools sampled; in 16 schools there was con- cordance with either both or neither type of infection detected; in 14 schools there was no ...
Modeling the interruption of the transmission of soil transmitted helminths by repeated mass chemotherapy of school age children
... The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been an increasing focus of attention in recent years as possible targets for infectious disease elimination or greatly improved control [1]. Donations from government aid ...
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A Study of the Impact of Mass Drug Administration (Dec and Albendazole) on the Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Children Aged 5–14 Years in a Rural Population.
... of soil-transmitted helminths among 5-14 years was carried out in Mangammalpuram subcentre of Anbil Primary Health Centre ...of soil-transmitted helminths was estimated 2-3 weeks ...
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Effects of soil- transmitted helminths and schistosoma species on nutritional status of children in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
... Aim: Soil- transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis are a major public health problem in Kenya as well as in many other tropical countries. Intestinal parasite infections have been associated ...
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Can chemotherapy alone eliminate the transmission of soil transmitted helminths?
... of soil transmitted helminths (STH) by mass or targeted chemotherapy has increased steadily in the past 10 years due to generous donations from international aid agencies in the richer countries, ...
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and the absence of soil transmitted helminths in Añatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
... Intestinal parasites (IP) are a group of cosmopolitan par- asites that include protozoan and helminth species. These IP, especially some protozoans, affect both rural and urban human populations. Moreover, some species ...
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Results of a national school based deworming programme on soil transmitted helminths infections and schistosomiasis in Kenya: 2012–2017
... Soil-transmitted helminths (STH: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms, Necator ameri- canus and Ancylostoma duodenale) and schistosomes (Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma ...
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The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps
... transmission soil transmitted helminths (STH) occurs via ingestion of or contact with infective stages present in soil contaminated with human ...
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Schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths among an adult population in a war affected area, Southern Kordofan state, Sudan
... and soil-transmitted helminths in a war affected area of ...and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) has been a matter of great public health concern throughout Africa, and the world ...
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