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The article provides data on the spread of endoparasitoses in vietnamese bellied pigs pasture growing system farms Odesa region. Pigs can have numerous intestinal parasites, most often protozoa and nematodes. Although course such parasitic infections is usually subclinical, clinical manifestations may occasionally occur, especially pigs. study structure functioning systems extremely important. ...

A prospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite and its epidemiological risk factors among children in Baltëz village, Fier district, in Albania. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of parasites and to identify the risk factors associated with this infection. Standard parasitological procedures as recommended by World Health Organization ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of helminth and/or malaria infection on the risk of HIV infection in pregnant women and its transmission to their offspring. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study of pregnant Kenyan women and their offspring from term, uncomplicated vaginal deliveries (n = 936) with a nested case-control study. METHODS We determined the presence of HIV, malaria, schistosomi...

AIM Prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites among children ≤ 12 years old in Nahavand county western Iran, was the objective of this search. BACKGROUND Intestinal parasites (IPs) are important health problems among most societies. METHODS This cross sectional study was carried out during 6 months from April to September 2014 in Nahavand County western Iran. Fecal sa...

Introduction: Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Soil transmitted helminthic infections (STIs) are among the major public health problems in the world, especially in Subsaharan Africa. Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal schistosomiais and soil transmitted helminthic infections and associated factors among Umolante primary school children, South Ethiopia. Methods: A cross sectional...

Gut-dwelling helminthes induce potent IL-4 and IL-13 dominated type 2 T helper cell (T(H)2) immune responses, with IL-13 production being essential for Nippostrongylus brasiliensis expulsion. This T(H)2 response results in intestinal inflammation associated with local infiltration by T cells and macrophages. The resulting increased IL-4/IL-13 intestinal milieu drives goblet cell hyperplasia, al...

Present study was based on a parasitic survey of captured domestic rat (Rattus rattus) at five selected study sites including, Gampaha, Dalugama, Kadawatha, Sedawatte-Bloemandhal and Wattala,of the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Study also included examination of enteric parasite stages in fresh fecal samples of residents, domestic cats and dogs of the Sedawatte-Bloemandhal, a shanty area. Result...

Introduction: The intestinal nematodes infestation in tropical and sub-tropical countries is mostly attributed to roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. India is one of the largest contributors to the global burden of soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) with a national population prevalence estimated to be 21% by Global Atlas of Helminth Infections (GAHI), as per data prior to 2007. Objective: We a...