Background Strongyloidiasis is a gut infection with Strongyloides stercoralis which is
common world wide. Chronic infection usually causes a skin rash, vomiting, diarrhoea or …

Background Strongyloidiasis is frequently under diagnosed since many infections remain
asymptomatic and conventional diagnostic tests based on parasitological examination are …

Background The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered
by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be …

Background Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a neglected condition that places people
who are immunocompromised at risk of hyperinfection and death. Ivermectin is the drug of …

Strongyloides stercoralis differs from the other soil-transmitted helminths because it puts
infected subjects at risk of a fatal syndrome (in cases of immunosuppression for medical …

Strongyloidiasis remains an underestimated public health problem, just as it was at the
dawn of last century. In 1901, Professor William Sydney Thayer published a review,''On the …

Helminth infections are responsible for a considerable public health burden, yet the current
drug armamentarium is small. Given the high cost of drug discovery and development, the …

Strongyloidiasis is an intestinal parasitic infection becoming increasingly important outside
endemic areas, not only because of the high prevalence found in migrant populations, but …

Strongyloidiasis is a disease caused by Strongyloides stercoralis and remains a neglected
tropical infection despite significant public health concerns. Challenges in the management …

Strongyloides stercoralis infections have a worldwide distribution with a global burden in
terms of prevalence and morbidity that is largely ignored. A public health response against …