the effect of a combination of oxantel- pyrantel with a single dose of 10 mg/ kg body weight on trichuris trichiura, ascaris, trichostrongylus spp. and ancylostoma duodenale has been evaluated among the population of two rural areas in khuzestan, southwest iran (41 persons) and isfahan, central (30 persons). all patients were infected with trichuris trichiura and some simultaneously with one or...

Two unrelated Bangladeshi women, a 61-year-old with chronic diarrhea, lower abdominal pain, poor appetite, and weight loss for two years with normal physical exam and unremarkable laboratory tests; and a 58-year-old with epigastric pain, bloating, poor appetite, weight loss for three months, and iron-defi ciency anemia, presented for colonoscopy. Colonoscopy revealed two white-colored worms in ...

A randomised clinical trial was conducted in Kabale District, southwestern Uganda, to compare the efficacies of single and double doses of a combination of 400mg albendazole (ALB) and 500mg mebendazole (MBZ) with those of single and double doses of each drug given alone in the treatment of Trichuris trichiura. Infected pupils (n=611) were randomised to six treatment groups. Three groups receive...

The whipworm of humans, Trichuris trichiura, is responsible for a neglected tropical disease (NTD) of major importance in tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Whipworms also infect animal hosts, including pigs, dogs and non-human primates, cause clinical disease (trichuriasis) similar to that of humans. Although Trichuris species are usually considered to be host specific, it is not...

Trichuris dysentery syndrome is caused by Trichuris trichiura which contributes to one of the most common helminthic infections in the world. It is associated with heavy colonic infection that manifests as mucoid diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, rectal prolapse, iron deficiency anaemia, and finger clubbing. Here, we report a case of trichuris dysentery syndrome complicated with severe chronic iron d...

A total of 2880 stool samples of children (under 5 years old) were examined during January to June 2006. The rate of infection of Trichuris trichiura was 5.27%. The highest prevalence was 10.18%, among the children of 2-3 years and none (zero) among 0-1 years. The male children (6.11%) were more infected than the female (4.27%). The mixed infection of T. trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides (26.3...

Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted helminth which is prevalent in warm, moist, tropical and subtropical regions of the world with poor sanitation. Heavy whipworm can result either in Trichuris dysenteric syndrome - especially in children - or in a chronic colitis. In heavy infections, worms can spread proximally and may cause ileitis. Here we provide first microscopic evidence for a T. t...