Understanding the impact of helminth infections on clinical malaria is useful for designing
effective malaria control strategies. Plenty of epidemiological studies have been conducted …

Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost
parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the …

Background Deworming HIV-1 infected individuals may delay HIV-1 disease progression. It
is important to determine the prevalence and correlates of HIV-1/helminth co-infection in …

Abstract Helminths (from the Greek Helmins, meaning worm) include three groups of
parasitic worm, large multicellular organisms with complex tissues and organs. Helminths do …

Background A large number of studies have assessed risk factors for infection with soil-
transmitted helminths (STH), but few have investigated the interactions between the different …

Background In developing countries undergoing rapid economic development, the number
of dual burden households (ie co-existing overweight/obesity and stunting) is increasing …

Recognising the burden helminth infections impose on human populations, and particularly
the poor, major intervention programmes have been launched to control onchocerciasis …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have many negative health outcomes
(eg, diarrhea, nutritional deficiencies) that can also exacerbate poverty. These infections are …

Background: Soil transmitted helminths (STH) remain a global public health concern in spite
of occasional dosing campaigns. Aims: To determine baseline prevalence and intensity of …

Parasitic worm infections are amongst the most widespread of all chronic human infections.
It is estimated that there are more than 3 billion infections in the world today. In many low …