Prevalence of strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis among migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Asundi, A Beliavsky, XJ Liu, A Akaberi… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Global migration from regions where strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis are
endemic to non-endemic countries has increased the potential individual and public health …

Strongyloides stercoralis: A Neglected but Fatal Parasite

V Luvira, T Siripoon, D Phiboonbanakit… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Strongyloidiasis is a disease caused by Strongyloides stercoralis and remains a neglected
tropical infection despite significant public health concerns. Challenges in the management …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of efficacy of standard doses of ivermectin in severe COVID-19 patients

D Camprubí, A Almuedo-Riera, H Martí-Soler… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Ivermectin has recently shown efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 in-vitro. We retrospectively
reviewed severe COVID-19 patients receiving standard doses of ivermectin and we …

COVID-19 and dexamethasone: a potential strategy to avoid steroid-related Strongyloides hyperinfection

WM Stauffer, JD Alpern, PF Walker - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
A widely publicized press releaseand subsequent preliminary report of the RECOVERY trial,
a randomized study conducted in the UK, noted a survival benefit with the use of …

Strongyloides infection manifested during immunosuppressive therapy for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

V Marchese, V Crosato, M Gulletta, F Castelnuovo… - Infection, 2021 - Springer
Background SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has posed formidable public health and clinical
challenges. The use of immunosuppressive agents, such as high dose corticosteroids and …

Intestinal parasites including cryptosporidium, cyclospora, giardia, and microsporidia, entamoeba histolytica, strongyloides, schistosomiasis, and echinococcus …

RM La Hoz, MI Morris… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

The diagnosis of human and companion animal Strongyloides stercoralis infection: challenges and solutions. A scoping review

D Buonfrate, F Tamarozzi, P Paradies, MR Watts… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Strongyloidiasis is the infection caused by soil-transmitted nematodes of Strongyloides
species, infecting humans and some animals. Strongyloides stercoralis is the species with …

Migration medicine

C Greenaway, F Castelli - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2019 - id.theclinics.com
Human migration is rising globally and has increased substantially in recent years, resulting
in movement of microbes to new geographic regions. This trend has implications for the …

Prevalence of strongyloidiasis in the general population of the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AV Eslahi, M Badri, KH Nahavandi… - Pathogens and global …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected soil-transmitted helminth affects approximately 100-
370 million people globally. The life cycle is unusual as only larvae can be found in stool …

Schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and Chagas disease: the leading imported neglected tropical diseases in Italy

L Zammarchi, F Gobbi, A Angheben… - Journal of travel …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background In recent years, an increasing number of individuals affected by neglected
tropical diseases (NTDs) have been observed in Italy, due to migration, international travels …