Intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status in children under five years old: a systematic review

N Fauziah, JK Aviani, YN Agrianfanny… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intestinal parasitic infections are common infectious diseases causing many health
problems and impaired growth and physical development.. Children under five years old are …

Accelerating action to reduce anemia: Review of causes and risk factors and related data needs

SY Hess, A Owais, MED Jefferds… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anemia is a major public health concern. Young children, menstruating adolescent girls and
women, and pregnant women are among the most vulnerable. Anemia is the consequence …

New global targets for NTDs in the WHO roadmap 2021–2030

A Casulli - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The second World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day was celebrated on 30 January
2021. To mark the occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its roadmap for …

Genomic landscape of drug response reveals mediators of anthelmintic resistance

SR Doyle, R Laing, D Bartley, A Morrison, N Holroyd… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Like other pathogens, parasitic helminths can rapidly evolve resistance to drug treatment.
Understanding the genetic basis of anthelmintic drug resistance in parasitic nematodes is …

Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010–2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Holland, M Sepidarkish, G Deslyper… - Infectious diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ascariasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases of humans
worldwide. The epidemiology of Ascaris infection appears to have changed with …

Diagnostic techniques for soil-transmitted helminths–Recent advances

S Khurana, S Singh, A Mewara - Research and Reports in Tropical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (hookworms, Trichuris, Ascaris) and Strongyloides
spp. are associated with a substantial global burden and high morbidity. Sensitive and …

Efforts to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: potential entry points for neglected tropical diseases

JP Ehrenberg, J Utzinger, G Fontes… - Infectious diseases of …, 2021 - mednexus.org
Background: The damage inflicted by the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
upon humanity is and will continue to be considerable. Unprecedented progress made in …

Reduction in DALYs lost due to soil-transmitted helminthiases and schistosomiasis from 2000 to 2019 is parallel to the increase in coverage of the global control …

A Montresor, P Mwinzi, D Mupfasoni… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Preventive chemotherapy interventions for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiases
(STH) and schistosomiasis scaled up from a global coverage level of around 5% in the year …

Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with Trichuris trichiura in …

S Welsche, EC Mrimi, J Hattendorf… - The Lancet infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Control efforts against soil-transmitted helminths focus on preventive
chemotherapy with albendazole and mebendazole, however these drugs yield …

Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasites among schoolchildren in Ecuador, with emphasis on the molecular diversity of Giardia duodenalis, Blastocystis sp …

E Tapia-Veloz, M Gozalbo, M Guillén… - PLoS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Intestinal helminths, including Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH), and
Gastrointestinal Protist (GP) infections are major contributors to the global burden of …