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

Background In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris
lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (ie, repeated …

Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are generally assumed to be concentrated
in poor populations, but evidence on this remains scattered. We describe within-country …

Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) have a worldwide distribution and have been
identified as one of the most significant causes of illnesses and diseases among the …

Background Despite the continuous efforts to improve the quality of life of Orang Asli
(Aborigines) communities, these communities are still plagued with a wide range of health …

Background This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the current prevalence and risk
factors associated with intestinal polyparasitism (the concurrent infection with multiple …

Background Currently, information on species-specific hookworm infection is unavailable in
Malaysia and is restricted worldwide due to limited application of molecular diagnostic tools …

The worldwide prevalence of geohelminths and their unique place in evolutionary biology
have attracted research focus. These major soil-transmitted intestinal nematodes that cause …

A cross-sectional pilot study of hookworm infection was carried out among 292 subjects from
62 households in Kintampo North, Ghana. The overall prevalence of hookworm infection …

Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common diseases affecting mankind
causing major public health problems to billions of people living in developing countries …