Pathogen disgust sensitivity protects against infection in a high pathogen environment

TJ Cepon-Robins, AD Blackwell… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Disgust is hypothesized to be an evolved emotion that functions to regulate the avoidance of
pathogen-related stimuli and behaviors. Individuals with higher pathogen disgust sensitivity …

Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthic infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Tilili town, northwest Ethiopia

A Abera, E Nibret - Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes and associated risk
factors among schoolchildren in Tilili town, northwest Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional …

Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitism among two indigenous sub-ethnic groups in Peninsular Malaysia

YT Chin, YAL Lim, CW Chong, CSJ Teh… - Infectious diseases of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among indigenous people have
been widely documented in Malaysia, however, the prevalence of these infections remains …

Market integration and soil-transmitted helminth infection among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador

TE Gildner, TJ Cepon-Robins, MA Liebert, SS Urlacher… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have many negative health outcomes
(eg, diarrhea, nutritional deficiencies) that can also exacerbate poverty. These infections are …

Soil-transmitted helminth prevalence and infection intensity among geographically and economically distinct Shuar communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon

TJ Cepon-Robins, MA Liebert… - The Journal of …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections can result in a variety of negative health outcomes
(eg, diarrhea, nutritional deficiencies). Market integration (MI; participation in market-based …

[HTML][HTML] Co-infection patterns of intestinal parasites in arboreal primates (proboscis monkeys, Nasalis larvatus) in Borneo

A Klaus, E Zimmermann, KM Röper… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-human primates of South-East Asia remain under-studied concerning parasite
epidemiology and co-infection patterns. Simultaneously, efforts in conservation demand …

[PDF][PDF] Detection of selected intestinal helminths and protozoa at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia using multiplex realtime PCR.

M Basuni, Z Mohamed, M Ahmad, NZ Zakaria… - 2012 - msptm.org
Intestinal parasites are the causative agents of a number of important human infections in
develo** countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of …

Poverty related diseases amongst Malaysia's low-income community: a review.

A Bakar, N Sahimin, YAL Lim, K Ibrahim… - Tropical …, 2023 - europepmc.org
Poverty, as proven by several studies, is a driving force behind poor health and hygiene
practices. This review attempts to outline common communicable and non-communicable …

Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador

TJ Cepon‐Robins, TE Gildner, J Schrock… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Little research exists documenting levels of intestinal inflammation among
indigenous populations where exposure to macroparasites, like soil‐transmitted helminths …

Risk factors associated with soil transmitted helminth (STH) infection in two indigenous communities in Malaysia

M Nisha, M Aiman, N Asyhira, H Syafiq, N Atiqah… - 2020 - ir.unikl.edu.my
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) could possibly cause mild to severe health effects such as
diarrhea, weakness, intestinal blood loss, and impaired cognitive development and growth …