Human strongyloidiasis: complexities and pathways forward

D Buonfrate, RS Bradbury, MR Watts… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Strongyloidiasis is a World Health Organization neglected tropical disease
usually caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, a parasitic worm with a complex life cycle …

Strongyloides stercoralis: A Neglected but Fatal Parasite

V Luvira, T Siripoon, D Phiboonbanakit… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Strongyloidiasis is a disease caused by Strongyloides stercoralis and remains a neglected
tropical infection despite significant public health concerns. Challenges in the management …

The Global Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

D Buonfrate, D Bisanzio, G Giorli, P Odermatt, T Fürst… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Strongyloidiasis is a common neglected tropical disease in tropical and sub-tropical climatic
zones. At the worldwide level, there is high uncertainty about the strongyloidiasis burden …

COVID-19 and dexamethasone: a potential strategy to avoid steroid-related Strongyloides hyperinfection

WM Stauffer, JD Alpern, PF Walker - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
A widely publicized press releaseand subsequent preliminary report of the RECOVERY trial,
a randomized study conducted in the UK, noted a survival benefit with the use of …

Infectious diseases at different stages of migration: an expert review

C Greenaway, F Castelli - Journal of travel medicine, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Human migration is increasing in magnitude and scope. The majority of
migrants arriving in high-income countries originate from countries with a high prevalence of …

Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low-and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

J Sun, H Wu, M Zhao, CG Magnussen, B Xi - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Anemia remains a major public health issue, particularly for children and
women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the current prevalence and …

Clinical spectrum of schistosomiasis: an update

C Carbonell, B Rodríguez-Alonso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a helminthic infection and one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
It is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It is an important public health …

Inflammatory bowel disease in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, risk factors, and challenges in diagnosis

G Watermeyer, L Katsidzira, M Setshedi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Over the past century, the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in high-income
countries has shown a sharp rise that then plateaued, and a similar trend has been …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening screening for infectious diseases and vaccination among migrants in Europe: What is needed to close the implementation gaps?

T Noori, S Hargreaves, C Greenaway… - Travel medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Migration to the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) affects the
epidemiology of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), HIV, hepatitis B/C, and …

First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including …

P Cools, L van Lieshout, R Koelewijn… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are increasingly being used as
diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris …