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J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2018 Nov 17. Epub 2018 Nov 17.

Immunology Section, Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Electronic address:

Background: Maternal exposure to antibodies, cytokines or parasitic antigens during gestation may alter the degree of immune competence of offspring. Here we describe the production of cytokines and chemokines, and the ability to activation of the immune response in infants from mothers sensitized to helminths.

Methods: It were selected five infants born to helminth-seropositive mothers but who were negative for current helminth infection. Read More

Med Ultrason 2018 Dec;20(4):413-419

Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

Ascariasis debris of the gallbladder is a very rare incidental or symptomatic presentation. Ascaris debris has a pseudotumorous appearance and may be confused with neoplasia. The aim of the current retrospective study is to investigate the value of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the differential diagnosis of ascariasis debris and neoplasia of the gallbladder. Read More

BMC Complement Altern Med 2018 Dec 7;18(1):327. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

The Graduate School, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, P.O. BOX 54840, Kenya.

Background: Soil transmitted helminths (STHs) are among the world's neglected tropical diseases. Morbidity due to STHs is greatest in school-age children who typically have the highest burden of infection. In 2001, WHO passed a resolution for the use of large-scale mass drug administration (MDA) to deworm vulnerable children through school based programs. Read More

Iran J Parasitol 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):416-422

Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

Background: Wild boars () are distributed worldwide and found in many parts of Iran. Although is reservoirs for many parasites, there is little data on helminthic prevalence in them. We aimed to survey the status of helminthic infections in in the Mazandaran Province of northern Iran. Read More

Mol Biochem Parasitol 2018 Nov 24;227:19-24. Epub 2018 Nov 24.

Department of Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1, Shin-machi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan. Electronic address:

This study focuses on the host-parasite relationship of human Ascaris lumbricoides, which is a parasite of the small intestine and is also one of the commonest parasites worldwide. As part of this investigation, we examined the host-parasite relationship assuming that there is a common antigenicity, shared protein between A. lumbricoides and human small intestinal mucosa, using molecular techniques. Read More

Front Immunol 2018 9;9:2535. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Human ascariasis has a global and cosmopolitan distribution, and has been characterized as the most prevalent neglected tropical disease worldwide. The development of a preventive vaccine is highly desirable to complement current measures required for this parasitic infection control and to reduce chronic childhood morbidities. In the present study, we describe the mechanism of protection elicited by a preventive vaccine against ascariasis. Read More

PLoS One 2018 15;13(11):e0207495. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Department of Conservation Biology, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Relocation is one of the mitigating measures taken by either local people or related officers to reduce the human-bonnet macaque Macaca radiata conflict in India. The review on relocations of primates in India indicates that monkeys are unscreened for diseases or gastrointestinal parasites (henceforth endoparasites) before relocation. We collected 161 spatial samples from 20 groups of bonnet macaque across their distribution range in south India and 205 temporal samples from a group in Chiksuli in the central Western Ghats. Read More

J Helminthol 2018 Nov 15:1-4. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Sistemática Molecular,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz,Pavilhão Leônidas Deane,sala 308,Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.

Despite the reduction in the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiases in many regions of the world, morbidity rates remain high in some rural regions. The Kato-Katz technique is a simple, inexpensive and field-applicable tool commonly used for the diagnosis and worm-burden characterization of these infections. Molecular studies have revolutionized our understanding of the epidemiology and evolutionary genetics of parasites. Read More

Trop Med Infect Dis 2018 Nov 11;3(4). Epub 2018 Nov 11.

Control Program of Parasitic Diseases, Libreville BP 2434, Gabon.

In order to follow the Preventive Chemotherapy (PC) for the transmission control as recommended by WHO, Gabon initiated in 2014 the mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH). Here, we report the results of the Northern and Eastern health regions, representing a third of the land area and 12% of its total population. All nine departments of the two regions were surveyed and from each, five schools were examined with 50 schoolchildren per school. Read More

Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2018 Nov 13. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.

Background: In tropical zones, perennial exposure to house dust mite (HDM) allergens and helminth infections is present. Studying the impact of these conditions on the inception and evolution of allergic diseases is necessary to have an accurate view of their natural history. We aimed to evaluate the dynamics of genuine sensitization to Blomia tropicalis and Ascaris in children from the FRAAT birth cohort and the effects of helminth infection, environmental HDM allergen levels, and sociodemographic factors. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Nov 12;12(11):e0006954. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Campus Coupure, Ghent, Belgium.

Background: Mass anthelmintic drug administration is recommended in developing countries to address infection by soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH). We quantified the public health benefit of treatment with mebendazole in eight million Vietnamese children aged 5-14 years from 2006 to 2011. This was compared to the environmental impact of the pharmaceutical supply chain of mebendazole, as the resource use and emissions associated with pharmaceutical production can be associated with a public health burden, e. Read More

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018 Nov 8. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Laboratoire Ecologie et Environnement (Unité associée au CNRST, URAC 32), Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco.

The prevalence and the identification of the helminth eggs load of raw sewage sludge was assessed of three different wastewater treatment systems. The results showed a variety of parasite species with following average concentrations; five taxa belonging to three classes nematodes, cestodes and trematodes were inventoried. The class of nematodes is the most diverse with 5 taxa. Read More

Przegl Epidemiol 2018 ;72(3):349-361

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Department of Parasitology

Co-infections of HIV and other pathogens constitute an important clinical and epidemiological problem. Many studies have played attention to opportunistic co-infections due to the fact that they are used as an indicator for development of AIDS and are present on the all continents. However, in HIV-infected patients helminth infections, which are not aetiologic agents of opportunistic infections, are becoming more and more important. Read More

J Med Primatol 2018 Oct 29. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

Kenyir Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Background: A study was undertaken to determine gastrointestinal (GI) parasites commonly found in Malaysia's non-human primates (NHP) living in three different types of populations (wild, urban, and captive) and the basis of major GI parasites of zoonotic importance.

Methods: A total of 308 samples was collected and microscopically screened from the NHP in the wild (n = 163), urban (n = 76), and captive (n = 69) populations. The samples were taken from 12 species of local NHPs. Read More

Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018 16;8:367. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Georgian Med News 2018 Sep(282):129-133

Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russia.

Helminthiases caused by parasitic nematodes are widespread in different regions of the world. The main adaptation for overcoming adverse conditions is a barrier properties of the cuticle surface structure, which differs from the membrane teguments of trematodes and cestodes. Different types of nematodes have specific structural and biochemical adaptations at different stages of their life cycle. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2018 29;30:74. Epub 2018 May 29.

Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine (EPSO), the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, P.O Box 414, SE, 405 Gothenburg, Sweden.

Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infection remains a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa with children being most vulnerable. STH infection may result in impairment, permanent disability or death. Annual mass deworming has been implemented in the Tiko Health District (THD), however, no study has assessed the current prevalence of STH infection. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2018 28;30:66. Epub 2018 May 28.

Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria.

Introduction: Enteric parasitic infections have been increasingly recognized as etiology of life-threatening chronic diarrhea in PLWHA in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the prevalence and burden of intestinal parasitic infection among PLWHA in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria.

Methods: Freshly passed stool samples were collected from PLWHA. Read More

Oxf Med Case Reports 2018 Nov 10;2018(11):omy088. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Department of Radiology, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nethermayne, Basildon, UK.

Biliary ascariasis is a tropical infectious disease, endemic in regions such as the Far East, Indian subcontinent and parts of the Middle East. The responsible organism is the worm. This case study presents a 54-year-old British Caucasian female patient, admitted with a 1-week history of generalized abdominal pain. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Oct 15;12(10):e0006655. Epub 2018 Oct 15.

Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

Background: Standard diagnosis of human soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is based on the microscopic detection of helminth eggs in stool and supports programmatic decision making in control programs. However, the current standard diagnostic techniques still show a number of limitations. Recently, the FECPAKG2 method was developed to detect helminth infections and asses drug efficacy in sheep or cattle. Read More

J Wildl Dis 2018 Oct 12. Epub 2018 Oct 12.

1 Department of Health Sciences, Interdepartmental Services Centre of Veterinary for Human and Animal Health, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia," Viale Europa-Località Germaneto 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.

In Calabria, as in other Italian regions, the wild boar (Sus scrofa) population has increased considerably in the last few years. The presence of this wild ungulate, a huntable species, was detected throughout this region. Wild boars are a host for many endoparasites, some of which are zoonotic. Read More

J Surg Case Rep 2018 Oct 5;2018(10):rjy262. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador.

Parasitic infections are still a burden in developing countries. The lack of sanitation and hygiene measures can result in an increase in morbidity and mortality due to parasitic infections. Surgery may be needed to treat serious complications caused by some of these parasites. Read More

Parasite Epidemiol Control 2018 Nov 24;3(4):e00075. Epub 2018 Sep 24.

Parasitology Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

, , and , the four major Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and also infect humans worldwide. Most studies on Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) carried out in Ibadan were faecal examination based while relatively few soil examination based studies were carried out mostly around school premises using limited number of sampling locations. This study was therefore designed to assess the level of soil contamination with STH and associated risk factors in the eleven local government areas of Ibadan. Read More

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Dec;99(6):1591-1597

Departamento Parasitología, Facultad Farmacia, Universidad Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, España.

The prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in schoolchildren from Corn Islands (Nicaragua) were examined to detect mono- or poly-STH infected children, measuring different intensity levels, and to elucidate measurably increased odds of being anemic. A total of 341 stool samples provided by 2- to 15-year-old children were examined using a concentration technique and a Kato-Katz slide. Intensity of infection was expressed as eggs per gram (epg) of feces to classify light, moderate, or heavy intensity infection. Read More

Parasite Immunol 2018 Oct 8:e12595. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.

Ascariasis is the most frequent soil transmitted helminthiasis and, as well as other helminth infections, is expected to influence the clinical presentation of allergic diseases such as asthma. Indeed, several clinical and experimental works have shown an important impact either increasing or suppressing symptoms, and the same effects have been detected on the underlying immune responses. In this review we analyze the work on this field performed in Colombia, a Latin American tropical country, including aspects such as the molecular genetics of the IgE response to Ascaris; the allergenic activity of Ascaris IgE-binding molecular components and the immunological and clinical influences of ascariasis on asthma. Read More

J Water Health 2018 Oct;16(5):737-749

Tunisian Agronomic Institute, 43 Avenue Charles Nicole, Cité Mahrajène 1082, Tunis, Tunisia E-mail:

Limited access to safe water enhances poverty, hunger and diseases. This study evaluated the drinking water quality stored in home-based systems, located in rural areas of Tunisia. Water management was also documented as an improvement of good practice as most of the water contamination could be related to behavioral patterns. Read More

J Water Health 2018 Oct;16(5):724-736

Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A-38, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Improved water quality reduces diarrhea, but the impact of improved water quality on Ascaris and Trichuris, soil-transmitted helminths (STH) conveyed by the fecal-oral route, is less well described. To assess water quality associations with diarrhea and STH, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in households of south-eastern Guatemala. Diarrhea was self-reported in the past week and month. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2018 Oct 3;11(1):535. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Children's Health and Environment Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, QLD, South Brisbane, Australia.

Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are highly prevalent in the Philippines. Mapping the prevalence and high-intensity of STH co-infections can help guide targeted intervention programmes to reduce morbidity, especially among vulnerable school-aged children. In this study, we aimed to predict the spatial distribution of the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura co-infection and infection intensity classes in the Philippines to identify populations most in need of interventions. Read More

BMC Res Notes 2018 Oct 1;11(1):689. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Objective: Local assessment of the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among diabetic patients helps for good prognosis of diabetes. Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted by recruiting 215 diabetic patients. A structured questionnaire was used to capture data about socio-demographic characteristics, clinical history and factors associated with intestinal parasitosis. Read More

Proc Biol Sci 2018 Oct 3;285(1888). Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Department of Zoology, Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3SY, UK

Throughout history, humans have been afflicted by parasitic worms, and eggs are readily detected in archaeological deposits. This study integrated parasitological and ancient DNA methods with a large sample set dating between Neolithic and Early Modern periods to explore the utility of molecular archaeoparasitology as a new approach to study the past. Molecular analyses provided unequivocal species-level parasite identification and revealed location-specific epidemiological signatures. Read More

Trop Med Infect Dis 2018 Sep 5;3(3). Epub 2018 Sep 5.

School of Public Health, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Maseno University, Kisumu 40100 Kenya.

Parasitologic surveys of young adults in college and university settings are not commonly done, even in areas known to be endemic for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths. We have done a survey of 291 students and staff at the Kisumu National Polytechnic in Kisumu, Kenya, using the stool microscopy Kato-Katz (KK) method and the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test. Based on three stools/two KK slides each, in the 208 participants for whom three consecutive stools were obtained, prevalence was 17. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Oct 1;12(10):e0006864. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

The DeWorm3 Project, The Natural History Museum of London, London, United Kingdom.

The current World Health Organization strategy to address soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in children is based on morbidity control through routine deworming of school and pre-school aged children. However, given that transmission continues to occur as a result of persistent reservoirs of infection in untreated individuals (including adults) and in the environment, in many settings such a strategy will need to be continued for very extended periods of time, or until social, economic and environmental conditions result in interruption of transmission. As a result, there is currently much discussion surrounding the possibility of accelerating the interruption of transmission using alternative strategies of mass drug administration (MDA). Read More

Trop Med Infect Dis 2017 Oct 23;2(4). Epub 2017 Oct 23.

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland 4006, Australia.

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect 2 billion people worldwide including significant numbers in South-East Asia (SEA). In Australia, STH are of less concern; however, indigenous communities are endemic for STH, including , as well as for serious clinical infections due to other helminths such as spp. The zoonotic hookworm is also present in Australia and SEA, and may contribute to human infections particularly among pet owners. Read More

Trop Med Infect Dis 2017 Sep 21;2(4). Epub 2017 Sep 21.

Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.

Intestinal helminths are endemic throughout the Philippines; however, there is limited evidence with respect to their prevalence, intensity, and impact on children's nutritional status. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 693 children from five rural villages in Northern Samar, the Philippines. Data on dietary intake, nutritional status, and intestinal parasites were collected. Read More

Infect Immun 2018 Dec 20;86(12). Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

(roundworm) is the most common helminth infection globally and a cause of lifelong morbidity that may include allergic airway disease, an asthma phenotype. We hypothesize that larval migration through the lungs leads to persistent airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and type 2 inflammatory lung pathology despite resolution of infection that resembles allergic airway disease. Mice were infected with by oral gavage. Read More

Parasite Immunol 2018 Sep 19:e12590. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

Fundación Ecuatoriana Para Investigación en Salud, Quito, Ecuador.

There is considerable interest as to potential protective effects of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) against allergy and allergic diseases. Here, we discuss findings of studies done of the effects of STH parasites on atopy and allergic diseases in Ecuador. While cross-sectional studies have consistently shown a reduced prevalence of allergen skin prick test (SPT) reactivity among infected schoolchildren, the removal of these infections by repeated deworming did not affect SPT prevalence over the short-term (ie, 12 months) but may have increased SPT prevalence over the long-term (ie, 15-17 years). Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 09 17;12(9):e0006766. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Departament of Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus are soil-transmitted parasites with global geographic distribution, and they represent some of the most common and neglected infections in the world. Periodic treatment with mass drug administration (MDA) in endemic areas is the recommended action put forth by the World Health Organization. However, MDA can cause the selection of subpopulations that possess the genetic ability to overcome the mechanism of drug action. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 09 10;12(9):e0006723. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

Background: Laboratory-based studies have highlighted that pooling stool and urine samples can reduce costs and diagnostic burden without a negative impact on the ability to estimate the intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms) and schistosome infections (Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium). In this study, we compare individual and pooled stool examination strategies in a programmatic setting. Read More

Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2017 Nov-Dec;19(6):795-799

MS: Farmacéutico. Profesor, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Brasil.

Objective : Since sand is an important child means of contagion by enteroparasites, this study aimed to conduct a parasitological evaluation in recreation areas of elementary schools and early childhood education centers, in São Mateus-ES.

Material And Methods : Sand samples were collected in seven municipal elementary schools and in a municipal kindergarten and nursery center. For the recovery of helminth eggs and protozoan cysts, flotation and spontaneous sedimentation techniques were used. Read More

Indian J Med Res 2018 06;147(6):533-544

Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections continue to be a major global cause of morbidity, with a large proportion of the burden of STH infections occurring in India. In addition to direct health impacts of these infections, including anaemia and nutritional deficiencies in children, these infections also significantly impact economic development, as a result of delays in early childhood cognitive development and future income earning potential. The current World Health Organization strategy for STH is focused on morbidity control through the application of mass drug administration to all pre-school-aged and school-aged children. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2018 Aug 30;11(1):490. Epub 2018 Aug 30.

Parasitology Reference and Research Laboratory, National Centre for Microbiology, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.

Background: Intestinal protozoan parasites are major contributors to the global burden of gastrointestinal disease causing significant socioeconomic consequences. Children living in resource-poor settings with restricted access to water and sanitary services are particularly at risk of these infections.

Methods: A prospective, community-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted in Paraná (southern Brazil) between May 2015 and May 2016. Read More

ACS Sens 2018 Sep 31;3(9):1616-1621. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Parasite extracellular vesicles (EVs) are potential biomarkers that could be exploited for the diagnosis of infectious disease. This paper reports a rapid bioassay to discriminate parasite and host EVs. The EV detection assay utilizes a label-free photonic crystal (PC) biosensor to detect the EVs using a host-specific transmembrane protein (CD63), which is present on EV secreted by host cells (modeled by murine macrophage cell line J774A. Read More

Bull Math Biol 2018 Oct;80(10):2787

Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

In the original article, the second author's name was incorrect in the metadata. The given name is T. Déirdre, and the family name is Hollingsworth. Read More

Front Immunol 2018 15;9:1868. Epub 2018 Aug 15.

Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Gastrointestinal nematodes are among the most prevalent parasites infecting humans and livestock worldwide. Infective larvae of the soil-transmitted nematode spp. enter the host and start tissue migration by crossing the intestinal epithelial barrier. Read More

BMC Res Notes 2018 Aug 29;11(1):621. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

Objectives: Renal transplantation procedure markedly increased over the past few decades. The risk of harboring parasitic diseases may affect transplant recipients during life expectancy. We aimed in this study to determine the enteroparasitosis frequency among renal transplant recipients in Khartoum state, Sudan. Read More

BMC Public Health 2018 Aug 29;18(1):1071. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Center for International Health, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.

Background: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) lead to significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric and adult populations worldwide. Intestinal parasitism during pregnancy is of interest as it may affect the health of pregnant women and their offspring. This study determined the prevalence of IPI in pregnant women living in substandard conditions in three urban districts of Bogotá, Colombia. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2018 Aug 29;18(1):435. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Background: Epidemiological information on the burden of various parasitic infections and associated factors in different localities is indispensable to develop appropriate control and prevention measures as well as to monitor and evaluate existing programs. Hence the aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of intestinal helminths among school age children in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted by recruiting 391 primary school age children. Read More

Parasitology 2018 Nov 28;145(13):1733-1738. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Department of Parasitology,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Liverpool, L3 5QA,UK.

With the push towards control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in low- and middle-income countries, there is a need to develop alternative diagnostic assays that complement the current in-country resources, preferably at a lower cost. Here, we describe a novel high-resolution melt (HRM) curve assay with six PCR primer pairs, designed to sub-regions of the nuclear ribosomal locus. Used within a single reaction and dye detection channel, they are able to discriminate Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Strongyloides stercoralis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiuria and Schistosoma spp. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2018 Jul;27(3):440-444

Dr Anuwarul Azim, PG (M Phil) Student, Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Bangladesh; E-mail:

Uncooked vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet in different parts of the world. The present descriptive cross sectional type of study was carried out to determine the parasitological contamination of vegetables sold at markets of Mymensingh city of Bangladesh. Parasitological examinations were performed in material derived from 200 specimens of 10 different vegetables to detect intestinal parasites in the department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from July 2015 to July 2016. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 08 22;15(9). Epub 2018 Aug 22.

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China.

: Intestinal parasitic infections pose great public health challenges in school children in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of , and among elementary school children in rural southwestern China. : A school-based cross-sectional study involving 321 elementary school children was conducted in 2014 in the southwest of China. Read More