Soil Transmitted Helminths
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1. Environmental aspects related to tuberculosis and intestinal parasites in a low-income community of the Brazilian Amazon
ABSTRACT We carried out a cross-sectional study from January to December 2015 on 1,425 inhabitants from a floating population in the Brazilian Amazon (Murinin district, Pará State) to describe the population-based prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) from 2011 to 2014, recent TB contacts (rCts) latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (LTBI) , the cover
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 07/08/2017
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2. Socioenvironmental conditions and intestinal parasitic infections in Brazilian urban slums: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are neglected diseases with limited data regarding prevalence in Brazil and many other countries. In increasingly urban societies, investigating the profile and socioenvironmental determinants of IPIs in the general population of slum dwellers is necessary for establishing appropriate public policies catered to
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 07/08/2017
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3. Investigación etnográfica sobre infestaciones por geohelmintiasis en el Chaco-Salteño, Argentina
Introduction This paper describes an anthropological investigation which analyzes the environmental situation of areas with high endemicity of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in Chaco-Salta, Argentina. Objective to describe and analyze the socio-environmental context and the perception of risk within the affected population. Method the study design was dev
Saude soc.. Publicado em: 2015-03
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4. Validez de los estudios de asociación entre geohelmintos e incidencia de malaria: ¿Debería impactar las políticas de salud?
INTRODUCTION: The global distribution of malaria and soil-transmitted helminths is widely overlapped. Some studies suggest a possible association between helminth infection and incidence of malaria. OBJECTIVES: To identify the available epidemiologic evidence and to assess the validity of these studies. METHODS: A systematic review was carried out in special
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia. Publicado em: 2008-09
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5. Impacto del tratamiento en masa a largo plazo con ivermectina en la infección por geohelmintos en el nroeste de Ecuador.
Background: Control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections relies on the periodic and long-term administration of anthelmintic drugs to high-risk groups, particularly school-age children living in endemic areas. There are limited data on the effectiveness of long-term periodic anthelmintic treatment on the prevalence of STHs, particularly from operati
Publicado em: 2008
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6. Environmental pollution with soil-transmitted helminths in Sanliurfa, Turkey
Soil transmitted helminth (STH) infection are endemic in developing countries. A study was carried out of sewage farms, streams and vegetables to determine the sources and routes of STH infection in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Stool samples from farmhouse inhabitants as well as soil and vegetable samples from the gardens were collected and examined. In addition, wate
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2001-10
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7. A national survey of the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Malaŵi
BioMed Central.
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8. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa.
Human hookworm infection is a major cause of gastrointestinal blood loss and iron deficiency anemia, affecting up to one billion people in the developing world. These soil-transmitted helminths cause blood loss during attachment to the intestinal mucosa by lacerating capillaries and ingesting extravasated blood. We have isolated the major anticoagulant used