The Coexistence of Blastocystis spp. in Humans, Animals and Environmental Sources from 2010–2021 in Asia

AA Rauff-Adedotun, FH Meor Termizi, N Shaari, IL Lee - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Blastocystis spp. are unicellular parasites that infect the gastrointestinal
tract of humans and animals. Their occurrence in the environment had been detected in …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal parasitic infections: current status and associated risk factors among school aged children in an archetypal African urban slum in Nigeria

VP Gyang, TW Chuang, CW Liao, YL Lee… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background/purpose Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among school aged children (SAC)
in Nigeria remains endemic, hence the need for regular surveillance to attract the attention …

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in capital areas of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

CW Liao, CJ Fu, CY Kao, YL Lee, PC Chen… - African health …, 2016 - ajol.info
Background: Although the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (DRSTP) has
undertaken school children-based deworming programs against intestinal parasitic …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal parasitic infection in schoolchildren in Battambang, Cambodia

CW Liao, KC Chiu, IC Chiang, PC Cheng… - The American Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs), commonly endemic in tropical resource-poor
developing countries, are neglected tropical diseases. Parasitic infections and malnutrition …

Infection, temporality and inequality: Sanitizing foreign bodies and protecting public health in Taiwan

I Cheng - Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper probes how temporality is integral to the health examination regime that aims to
protect citizens from infectious diseases in Taiwan. The paper finds that migrant workers in …

Changing trends in intestinal parasitic infections among long-term-residents and settled immigrants in Qatar

MA Abu-Madi, JM Behnke, SH Doiphode - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Background The rapid socio-economic development in Qatar in the last two decades has
encouraged a mass influx of immigrant workers, the majority of whom originate from …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal microbiota analysis of different Blastocystis subtypes and Blastocystis-negative individuals in Taiwan

LS Huang, YM Yeh, SF Chiu, PJ Huang, LJ Chu… - Biomedical Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Intestinal parasitic infections are the most common infectious diseases among
Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan, especially for infections with Blastocystis …

Emerging and Reemerging Parasitic Diseases in Taiwan: A Retrospective Study of Clinical Case Reports in 2001~ 2018

SL Hsu, CK Fan - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Emerging and re-emerging parasitic diseases can cause significant economic burdens at
national and global levels. However, governments often underestimate or ignore these …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Schistosoma intercalatum and S. haematobium infection among primary schoolchildren in capital areas of Democratic Republic of São Tomé …

TB Chu, CW Liao, YC Huang, YT Chang… - Iranian journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background A parasitological survey of Schistosoma haematobium and S. intercalatum
infection among primary schoolchildren in capital area of Democratic Republic of São Tomé …

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among primary schoolchildren in areas devoid of sanitation in northwestern Kingdom of Swaziland, Southern Africa

CK Fan, CW Liao, SY Lyu, H Sukati, DD Ji… - pathogens and global …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) including helminths and protozoa are estimated to affect
around 3.5 billion people globally and 450 million are ill as a result of these infections, the …