Where prevalence of geohelminths and schistosomes is high, co-infections with multiple parasite species are common. Previous studies have shown that the presence of geohelminths either promotes or is a marker for greater prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infections. Some of this apparent synergy may simply represent shared conditions for exposure, such as poor sanitation, and may ...

background: ascariasis and trichuriasis are the most common intestinal geohelminthic diseases, and as such they are significant in terms of clinical and public health. this study was done to determine prevalence, status and geographic distribution patterns for ascariasis and trichuriasis. the study was done in the period 1991-2014 in northern iran using aregis 9.2 software. methods: this was a ...

OBJECTIVE In the city of Salvador, a large urban centre in Northeast Brazil, a city-wide sanitation intervention started in 1997, aimed at improving the sewerage coverage of households from 26% to 80%. Our aim was to study the impact of the intervention on the prevalence and incidence of geohelminths in the school-aged population. METHODS THE STUDY COMPRISED TWO COMPARABLE COHORTS: the first ...

BACKGROUND Malaria, schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection are linked to maternal and child morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowing the prevalence levels of these infections is vital to guide governments towards the implementation of successful and cost-effective disease control initiatives. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A cross-sectional study of 1,237 preschool children (...

OBJECTIVE To report the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and intestinal parasitic infections in school-aged children living in a filariasis endemic area and discuss about the therapeutic regimen adopted in Brazil for the large-scale treatment of filariasis. METHODS A cross-sectional study including 508 students aged 5-18 years old, enrolled in public schools within the city of Olinda, Perna...

This study compared five methods for detecting the eggs of the human parasitic geohelminths Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and describes the epidemiology of infection in infants from a parasite-endemic area. A total of 424 infants 5-11 months old were enrolled from three villages on Pemba Island, Zanzibar. Methods used included the Kato-Katz technique, formol ethyl acetate se...

BACKGROUND Geohelminth infections are a major problem of children from the developing countries. Children with these infections suffer from developmental impairments and other serious illnesses. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of geohelminth infection, infection intensity as well as the change in the intensity in children from Western Nepal over years. METHODS This 6-year hospital ...