Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Human schistosomiasis—or bilharzia—is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of
the genus Schistosoma. By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide …

Background Although chronic morbidity in humans from soil transmitted helminth (STH)
infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it …

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 …

Objectives The aim of this study was to review the factors associated with stunting in the
northern province of Rwanda by assessing anthropometric status, dietary intake, and overall …

Background Malnutrition, anemia, micronutrient deficiency and parasitic infections continue
to impact the nutritional status and health of children in lower-income countries. However …

Background. There is evidence to support that nutritional deficiency can reduce the body's
immune function, thereby decreasing resistance to disease and increasing susceptibility to …

Background Prior studies reported controversial results about the association between
intestinal parasitic infections and childhood under-nutrition. We investigated the association …

Beyond participating in the oxygen transport by red blood cells, iron is an essential
micronutrient and contributes to different physiological pathways and processes, such as …

We conducted a community cross-sectional survey of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in
humans and dogs in four provinces in northern Laos. We collected and tested human and …