In the developing world, young women, pregnant women, and their infants and children frequently experience a cycle where undernutrition (macronutrient and micronutrient) and repeated infection, including parasitic infections, lead to adverse consequences that can continue from one generation to the next. Among parasitic infections, malaria and intestinal helminths coexist widely with micronutri...

Host-specific parasites of humans are used to track ancient migrations. Based on archaeoparasitology, it is clear that humans entered the New World at least twice in ancient times. The archaeoparasitology of some intestinal parasites in the New World points to migration routes other than the Bering Land Bridge. Helminths have been found in mummies and coprolites in North and South America. Hook...

the incidence and hematological effects of helminth infection during pregnancy were investigated among pregnant women in isiala, mbano, southeast nigeria.totally 282 pregnant women were enlisted for the study between october 2011 and september 2012. stool samples were examined for intestinal helminths using formalin-ether sedimentation technique. hemoglobin (hb) and packed cell volume (pcv) lev...

skin test trials with standards s. mansoni antigen have been undertaken inn iran to determine the reliability of this method for the misdiagnosis of urinary bilharziasis and the factors which interfere with the results obtained, such as the presence of animal schistosomes and human infection with intestinal helminthiasis.five groups of people, namely, known infected caws of urinary bilharziasis...

The interactions between gastrointestinal parasitic helminths and commensal bacteria are likely to play a pivotal role in the establishment of host-parasite cross-talk, ultimately shaping the development of the intestinal immune system. However, little information is available on the impact of infections by gastrointestinal helminths on the bacterial communities inhabiting the human gut. We use...

A survey of gastrointestinal helminth communities of Gallotia caesaris caesaris (Lehrs, 1914) and G. c. gomerae (Boettger and MUller, 1914), from the islands of El Hierro and La Gomera, respectively, in the Canary Archipelago, Spain, was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity, and diversity of intestinal parasites of these lacertid lizards. Larval forms of cestodes, nematodes, and aca...

Food handlers have a major role in transmission of food-borne parasitic infections including intestinal helminths. The objective the present study was to assess global prevalence helminthic parasites among food handlers. Multiple databases (PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web Science, Science Direct and Google Scholar) were searched for literature published from 1990 2022. Pooled estimated using meta...

BACKGROUND In South Africa, studies on the prevalence of intestinal helminth co-infection amongst HIV-infected patients as well as possible interactions between these two infection sare limited. AIM To investigate the prevalence of intestinal helminth infestation amongst adults living with HIV or AIDS at Mthatha General Hospital. SETTING Study participants were recruited at the outpatient d...

Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. The three major soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), i.e., Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Necator americanus/Ancylostoma duodenale are among the most widespread parasites worldwide. It is estimated that more than 880 million children are in need ...