Infection by soil-transmitted helminth is not opportunistic infection, however, studies among HIV infected patients (adults and children) showed significantly higher prevalence rates of helminthic infection compared to controls. This study was done to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminthic infection in HIV infected children in Abakaliki. It was a cross sectional study that involve...

The replication of the Miguel and Kremer 2004 Econometrica paper, “Worms: Identifying Impacts on Education and Health In the Presence of Treatment Externalities”, carried out by Aiken et al. and Davey et al. and our responses to the replication, which can be found here and here, triggered discussions by scholars and media taking an interest in the evidence base for mass deworming policies in re...

Basophils are mainly known as pro-inflammatory effector cells associated with allergy and helminth infections. Although they were identified over 130 years ago, their in vivo functions are still poorly understood. New insights into basophil development and function have been gained by the development of various transgenic mouse lines and staining techniques to detect and purify these cells from...

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to prevent soil-transmitted helminth infection.

A survey ofa total of 1,157 Indian primary school children from eight schools from urbanand ruralareas in and around Kuala Lumpur showed an overall prevalence of infection with soil-transmitted helminthiasis of 89.02%. The prevalence and intensity of infection were consistently high among both school boys and girls throughout the six years of primary school. The predominant helminth was Trichur...

In 3-year field model experiments on 2 plots of a strawberry production plantation: populated with stem nematode and free from nematode, it was found that pre-planting treatment the root system seedlings fungal bacterial strains bioagents by fungi Arthrobotrys oligospora VKPM F-1141 Duddingtonia flagrans VKM F-2574 , as well mixed biopreparation Fitop 18.81 hasa protective effect against plant ...