the effect of a combination of oxantel- pyrantel with a single dose of 10 mg/ kg body weight on trichuris trichiura, ascaris, trichostrongylus spp. and ancylostoma duodenale has been evaluated among the population of two rural areas in khuzestan, southwest iran (41 persons) and isfahan, central (30 persons). all patients were infected with trichuris trichiura and some simultaneously with one or...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remains high in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), despite control efforts including mass-drug administration, education and communication campaigns. New approaches are required to advance helminth control. METHODS An ecohealth study was conducted on two Mekong islands in Souther...

OBJECTIVES To determine the community level of knowledge, attitude and perception of soil transmitted helminthes and the national school-based de-worming programme in selected villages of Busia County in Kenya. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. SETTING Busia and Bunyala districts in Busia County. SUBJECTS A total of 384 participants were studied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Socio-demographic c...

Background: Soil-transmitted helminth infection is a common and significant health problem in poor developing countries. Children are the most commonly infected with soil-transmitted helminths. Objectives: To determine proportion of related factors to primary school students Ea Po commune, Cu Jut district, Dak Nong province, 2021. Material methods: A cross-sectional study was caried out on 440 ...

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...

The prevalence of stunting among children in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa is still high, if to achieve the food-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must urgently invest improving nutrition sanitation. In a food rich area like Bushenyi, chronic undernutrition could be due several other factors than mere scarcity food. Objective(s). This study was carried out determine socioclinical...

Gut contents of 500 freshly slaughtered small ruminants (300 goats and 200 sheep) were studied using floatation and sedimentation methods followed by direct microscopic examination aims to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract helminthes in small ruminants of district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan during March-November 2013. Overall, 45.6% samples were found positive for hel...