BACKGROUND Tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) is a disease of skin and/or mucosal tissues caused by Leishmania parasites. TL patients may concurrently carry other pathogens, which may influence the clinical outcome of TL. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS This review focuses on the frequency of TL coinfections in human populations, interactions between Leishmania and other pathogens in animal mo...

In this paper, we aim to systematically analyze the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) for the prevention and control of helminthiasis including soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) (ascariasis, hookworms, and trichuriasis), lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis, and schistosomiasis. We systematically reviewed literature published before May 2013 and included 3...

Background: There is a solid belief stated that the appearance of hypopigmented patches on childrenface sign their helminthic or parasitic intestinal infestation despite constant health educationabout absence such relation. Pityriasis Alba (PA) common benign skin lesion characterized byfine scaly (HP) macules (1) mostly in face and upper body parts. (2-4) PAmay be atopic dermatitis related ende...

Stool examination by sedimentation method in 82 homeless individuals living in the streets of Rio de Janeiro City, revealed Ascaris lumbricoides eggs in 40 (48.85%), Trichuris trichiura in 27 (32.9%) and hookworm in 7 (8.5%).

A role for microorganisms in the development of inflammatory arthropathies has long been recognized. Since the description of reactive arthritis, bacteria have been linked to bouts of arthritis that are thought to occur in a genetically susceptible host, after triggering by an infectious organism. In a recent article, Toivanen (2003) has proposed that arthritis results from bacteria encountered...

Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) often cause slightly high numbers of comorbids, especially in developing countries. Ascaris lumbricoides is the STH that most causes infection, which called Ascariasis. The rate infection caused by poor environmental sanitation and habits Clean Healthy Lifestyle (PHBS) population. In Indonesia, one main public health problems with prevalence ranged between 45% t...

Abstract Helminthiasis occurs frequently in wild or domestic pigs the most varied environments production systems; however, literature includes few taxonomic studies for purpose of expanding this knowledge about parasitic diversity these animals. Thus, order to expand regarding animals, present study reports occurrence and redescribes Globocephalus urosubulatus infecting state Pará, Brazil, usi...

The burden of disease associated with helminth infections (schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections) is enormous, with at least 2 billion people affected worldwide. This is being increasingly recognized as a significant public health problem, particularly in developing countries, where poverty, poor nutrition, inadequate sanitation, lack of clean drinking-water and minimal...

In the tropics, helminths are among the most common chronic infections of humans and Plasmodium infections the most deadly. As these two groups of parasites have similar geographical distributions, co-infection is commonplace. It has increasingly been speculated that helminth infections may alter susceptibility to clinical malaria, and there is now increasing interest in investigating the conse...

The use of live helminth infections is currently in clinical trials as a novel approach for the treatment of a range of allergic and autoimmune diseases. This rapid progression from observational studies some 20 years ago to helminth clinical trials can be attributed to huge advances in not just pre-clinical and clinical evidence, pertaining to the efficacy of these parasites in unrelated disea...