ALLMedicine™ Ascaris Lumbricoides Center

Mar 8th, 2023 - The study aimed at assessing the prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminthiases among school-aged children in Ogoja Local Government Area, Cross River State. Fecal samples were collected from 504 participants and analyzed using the ...

Feb 10th, 2023 - Overview of the study The investigators will conduct a prospective cohort study. Participants aged 1 to 12 years will be recruited and undergo baseline clinical and biological assessments and receive a curative dose of either artemether-Lumefantri...

Jan 21st, 2023 - Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is a key cytokine inducing protective immune responses during tuberculosis (TB) infection. Helminth-induced immune responses may affect IFN-γ production by T cells, although its connection with disease severity and immune reco...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Background Intestinal nematode infections affect one fourth to one third of the world's population. Of these, the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common. While the vast majority of these cases are asymptomatic, infected perso...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Background Intestinal nematode infections affect one fourth to one third of the world's population. Of these, the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides is the most common. While the vast majority of these cases are asymptomatic, infected perso...

Feb 10th, 2023 - Overview of the study The investigators will conduct a prospective cohort study. Participants aged 1 to 12 years will be recruited and undergo baseline clinical and biological assessments and receive a curative dose of either artemether-Lumefantri...

Dec 9th, 2022 - Background Infections with soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) occur throughout the developing world and remain a major public health problem in the poorest communities. Infection is caused by four main species of worms commonly known as roundworms ...

Nov 28th, 2022 - Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) include Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and two hookworm species, namely Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. They are responsible for the highest burden among all neglected tropical diseases (...

Jul 12th, 2022 - Background: Schistosomiasis is classified as among the world's neglected tropical diseases (NTD). Morbidity due to Schistosoma mansoni (S.mansoni) is greatest among school-age children who typically have the highest burden of infection. In 2001, W...

May 12th, 2022 - This is a prospective study in which participants will be enrolled in outpatient HIV clinics associated with Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, where there are over 25,000 patients in care with over 90% virally suppressed on ART. Any sub...

Jan 13th, 2022 - A study in  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  suggests that young European men exposed to roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) have an increased likelihood of developing asthma and significant lung impairment. The global prevalence of Ascari...

Dec 17th, 2015 - Most intussusceptions are idiopathic; only 2%-8% of cases are caused by an underlying disease or condition that creates a pathologic lead point for the intussusception.[2] Although the cause of intussusception is unknown in 90%-95% of children, a ...

Mar 11th, 2013 - A mobile telephone transformed into a microscope yielded "only modest" accuracy and sensitivity but holds future promise when used to diagnose soil-transmitted helminths compared with traditional light microscopy, according to an article published...

Feb 28th, 2013 - School-based deworming programs may have limited efficacy on soil-transmitted helminths at the community level, particularly in areas where hookworms predominate, according to the findings of a recent analysis. Roy M. Anderson, PhD, from Imperial ...

Feb 28th, 2013 - School-based deworming programs may have limited efficacy on soil-transmitted helminths at the community level, particularly in areas where hookworms predominate, according to the findings of a recent analysis. Roy M. Anderson, PhD, from Imperial ...