Background Preventive chemotherapy represents a powerful but short-term control strategy
for soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Since humans are often re-infected rapidly, long-term …

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent some of the most common infections of
the poorest people living in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC). Because they …

Even in an era in which access to personal" cleanliness" and a public health infrastructure
are readily available in developed countries, illnesses associated with day care centres and …

Abstract Background In the Latin America and Caribbean region over 210 million people live
below the poverty line. These impoverished and marginalized populations are heavily …

El presente estudio describe las parasitosis más frecuentes en los niños de edad preescolar
y escolar y establece las diferencias entre las zonas urbana (U), periurbana (PU) y rural (R) …

El objetivo del presente estudio de tipo descriptivo y de corte transversal, es determinar la
tasa de enteroparasitismo en las poblaciones rural y urbana del distrito de Sandia …

Background Anemia and iron deficiency are significant public health problems in India,
particularly among women and children. Recent figures suggest that nearly 50% of young …

It is estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at least 13.9 million preschool
age and 35.4 million school age children are at risk of infections by soil-transmitted …

BACKGROUND: Malaria and intestinal helminths are parasitic diseases causing high
morbidity and mortality in most tropical parts of the world, where climatic conditions and …

Background Individual helminth infections are ubiquitous in the tropics; geographical
overlaps in endemicity and epidemiological reports suggest areas endemic for multiple …