Soil-transmitted helminth infections

PM Jourdan, PHL Lamberton, A Fenwick, DG Addiss - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
More than a quarter of the world's population is at risk of infection with the soil-transmitted
helminths Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator …

Effect of helminth-induced immunity on infections with microbial pathogens

P Salgame, GS Yap, WC Gause - Nature immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Helminth infections are ubiquitous worldwide and can trigger potent immune responses that
differ from and potentially antagonize host protective responses to microbial pathogens. In …

The effects of schistosomiasis on HIV/AIDS infection, progression and transmission

WE Secor - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The effects of schistosomiasis on HIV/AIDS infection, progre... : Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
The effects of schistosomiasis on HIV/AIDS infection, progression and transmission : Current …

The extent, nature, and pathogenic consequences of helminth polyparasitism in humans: A meta-analysis

RE Donohue, ZK Cross, E Michael - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Individual helminth infections are ubiquitous in the tropics; geographical
overlaps in endemicity and epidemiological reports suggest areas endemic for multiple …

High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia

LM Verhagen, RN Incani, CR Franco, A Ugarte… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Children in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth,
anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated the prevalence of and associations …

Genital schistosomiasis and its unacknowledged role on HIV transmission in the STD intervention studies

EF Kjetland, IEA Hegertun, MFD Baay… - … journal of STD & …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been hypothesised to decrease HIV
transmission. Although observational studies show an association between STIs and HIV …

Immunological interactions between intestinal helminth infections and tuberculosis

KN Bhengu, P Naidoo, R Singh, MN Mpaka-Mbatha… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Helminth infections are among the neglected tropical diseases affecting billions of people
globally, predominantly in develo** countries. Helminths' effects are augmented by …

Infection with soil-transmitted helminths and their impact on coinfections

J Schlosser-Brandenburg, A Midha, RM Mugo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The most important soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) affecting humans are roundworms,
whipworms, and hookworms, with a large proportion of the world's population infected with …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of South African medicinal plants used as anthelmintics–Their efficacy, safety concerns and reappraisal of current screening methods

AO Aremu, JF Finnie, J Van Staden - South African Journal of Botany, 2012 - Elsevier
Studies on anthelmintic activity of medicinal plants have received insufficient interest and
attention from researchers despite the high incidence of helminth infections in the poorer …

Impact of helminth infections on female reproductive health and associated diseases

A Chetty, MA Omondi, C Butters, KA Smith… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A growing body of knowledge exists on the influence of helminth infections on allergies and
unrelated infections in the lung and g astro i ntestinal (GI) mucosa. However, the bystander …