Differences in the state of health between rural and urban populations living in Africa have
been described, yet only few studies analysed inequities within poor rural communities. We …

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths and protozoan parasitic infections are endemic
throughout the world. The problem of intestinal parasitic infection is higher among …

There is a great need for rapid and lowcost identification of communities at high risk of
intestinal schistosomiasis. We report the development of a questionnaire approach that may …

The occurrence and spatial distribution of intestinal helminth infection in children is fairly
well understood. However, knowledge on how helminth infections govern intestinal …

Background Concomitant parasitic infections are common in the developing world, yet most
studies focus on a single parasite in a narrow age group. We investigated the extent of …

Parasitic infections particularly neglected tropical diseases affect millions of individuals in
sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with poverty and limited resources, which is a key …

Background Helminth infection and malaria remain major causes of ill-health in the tropics
and subtropics. There are several shared risk factors (eg, poverty), and hence, helminth …

Introduction Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in school children are a public health
problem in most developing countries. Methods and principal findings A cross sectional …

Background In the developing world where parasitic worm infections are pervasive,
preventive chemotherapy is the key strategy for morbidity control. However, local …

We measured prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium, Wuchereria bancrofti, Plasmodium
falciparum, hookworm, and other geohelminths among school-aged children in four …