Prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases in school children of rural areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan

Z Ulhaq, W Khan, MF Khan, M Kabir… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Present study was conducted among school children to recognize the prevalence of IPIs in
rural communities of district Dir Lower, Pakistan. A sum of 324 samples of stool were …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with intestinal pathogenic parasites in schoolchildren

W Khan, H Rahman, N Rafiq, M Kabir… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diseases caused by intestinal parasites impose a substantial burden on population of
middle income countries including Pakistan. This research was aimed to assess the risk …

[HTML][HTML] Parasitic contamination of fresh vegetables sold in open markets: a public health threat

W Khan, N Rafiq, MA Nawaz, M Kabir… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Vegetables eating raw are a leading source of transmission of infective forms of pathogenic
internal parasites among human beings. This research was conducted from April to October …

[HTML][HTML] Food handlers: an important reservoir of protozoans and helminth parasites of public health importance

W Khan, S Arshad, N Khatoon, I Khan… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Food handlers plays a primary role in the transmission of pathogenically important
protozoans and helminth parasites. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of …

Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan

HU Rahman, N Khatoon, S Arshad… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Intestinal parasitism is the main cause of disease all over the world and described as a
significant community health problem. The current study intended to find out the occurrence …

Gender and sex differences in occupation-specific infectious diseases: a systematic review

A Biswas, M Tiong, E Irvin, G Zhai, M Sinkins… - Occupational and …, 2024 - oem.bmj.com
Occupational infectious disease risks between men and women have often been attributed
to the gendered distribution of the labour force, with limited comparative research on …

Pakistan: A nation held back by NTDs

AJ Blum, MF Majid, PJ Hotez - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Pakistan) is the second largest Muslim-majority nation
(just behind Indonesia), and with a population of just under 200 million, it's the fifth most …

Occurrence of Hymenolepis diminuta: a potential helminth of zoonotic importance in murid rodents

W Khan, NN Nisa, S Pervez, S Ahmed… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The study reveals the prevalence of a potential rodent-borne zoonotic helminth species,
Hymenolepis diminuta in commensal rodents caught from irrigated and rain-fed areas of …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among School Children of Bajawar, Pakistan

F Subhan, W Khan, HU Rahman… - Int J Med Parasitol …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Abstract Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are caused by protozoan and
helminths and are among the most widespread infection in poor populations. The current …

New record of parasitic infection among school children of Lower Dir Pakistan

YAJ Fadladdin, HU Rahman, M Kabir - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a major cause of morbidity worldwide and have been
described as an important public health problem. The present study aimed to determine the …