Food handlers have a major role in transmission of food-borne parasitic infections including
intestinal helminths. The objective of the present study was to assess the global prevalence …

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, infant anemia, stunting and low birth weight
remains major public health problems. It is unclear whether prenatal iron supplementation …

Fresh produce continues to be the main source of foodborne illness outbreaks, particularly
in developing countries where water stress results in the use of surface wastewater all year …

Abstract The One-Health approach recognizes the intricate connection between human,
animal, and environmental health, and that cooperative effort from various professionals …

Background. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practices of residents in
the Ho municipality towards intestinal helminth infections and their prevention. Method. A …

Abstract Background Infections of Plasmodium species, Schistosoma species and soil-
transmitted helminths (STH) inflict a significant burden on children mostly in deprived …

Global control of hookworm infections relies on periodic Mass Drug Administration of
benzimidazole drugs to high-risk groups, regardless of infection status. Mutations in the …

Helminthic infections affect a greater proportion of the world's population. This study
determined the anthelmintic activity of Millettia zechiana and its modifying effect on …

Background: Soil-transmitted helminth infections are diseases caused by the ingestion of
infective stages (in the form of eggs, larvae, cysticercoid, and plerocercoid) of worms …

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and Schistosomiasis infections remain prevalent in
developing countries. In Ghana, periodic mass drug administration (MDA) exercise has …