Intestinal parasites - helminths and protozoa - are cosmopolitan diseases which are most prevalent in tropical regions. Patients with diagnoses of autoimmune rheumatic diseases have, due to the underlying disease or its treatment, an increased risk of occurrence of severe manifestations of intestinal parasites. Although the prevalence of these parasitic infections is very high in our environmen...

Background: South Africa has endorsed a World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution calling for control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). In Cape Town, services and housing that exist in old-established suburbs should minimise the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections, even when residents are poor. Where families live in shacks in densely-populated areas without effective sanitation, mor...

prevalence of various intestinal helminthiasis has been established among the population of 42 villages in gonbad kavus in the north-east of the caspian littoral during a longitudinal health survey undertaken in this area. stool examination by formaline ether technique been performed among 1240 randomly selected population. surprisingly and contrary to most other areas in iran; very low infecti...

INTRODUCTION among the intestinal parasites, the helminthiasis occupies a prominent position in Brazil, since it worsens malnutrition and the gives rise to neurovegetative disorders. Helminths like Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Strongyloides stercoralis stand out due to several factors that modulate the immune response of individuals. Among the...

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...

BACKGROUND South Africa has endorsed a World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution calling for control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). In Cape Town, services and housing that exist in old-established suburbs should minimise the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections, even when residents are poor. Where families live in shacks in densely-populated areas without effective sanitation, more...

The gastrointestinal tract of cattle harbours a number parasites particularly helminthes that are responsible for clinical and sub parasitism. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence intestinal helminth infections among slaughtered in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. A total 215 consisting 134 males 81 females. Faecal samples were collected from rectum each into clean universal cont...