Small-scale pilot projects were carried out in each of CLMV countries by ex-trainees of the ACIPAC International Training Course, based on the proposal that was made during the first training course in 2001. This project was planned in order to provide these participants with the capacity to acquire further experience and management skills for the planning and implementation of parasite control...

Nitric oxide has been found to play an important role as a signal molecule in many parts of the organism as well as a cytotocic effector molecule of nonspecific immune response. Nitric oxide is very important functions both in helminthes and mammalian hosts. Nitric oxide may react with proteins and nucleic acids. In addition to binding to heme groups, e.g. of guanylate cyclase, hemoglobin, and ...

BACKGROUND Relative contribution of these infections on anemia in pregnancy is not certain. While measures to protect pregnant women against malaria have been scaling up, interventions against helminthes have received much less attention. In this study, we determine the relative impact of helminthes and malaria on maternal anemia. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted in coa...

Helminths infections are chronic illness in human being and cattle. The use of alternate drugs has been a remedial measure against the resistant strains of helminth parasites, as well as means of reducing the cost of controlling diseases caused by helminthes. Pseudocedrelakotschyi is a medicinally valuable plant and possesses various pharmacological properties. P. kotschyi has been traditionall...

Raeini breed is the most productive Cashmere goat in Iran. Helminthes infections cause major economiclosses globally to the livestock industries and farming communities. The objective of this study was todetermine the seasonal prevalence and intensity of Eimeria and gastrointestinal helminth parasitic infectionsin Raeini goats in Iran. A total of 438 faecal samples were randomly taken from clin...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of helminth and/or malaria infection on the risk of HIV infection in pregnant women and its transmission to their offspring. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study of pregnant Kenyan women and their offspring from term, uncomplicated vaginal deliveries (n = 936) with a nested case-control study. METHODS We determined the presence of HIV, malaria, schistosomi...