The aim of this study was to determine the parasitic and bacterial contaminations of houseflies found around various garbages, and to emphasize the necessity of fly control and taking more efficient strategies for garbage disposal. For this purpose, 800 houseflies from four garbage sources in the city of Kerman (hospital, urban, fruit & vegetable market, and slaughter house wastes) were collect...

Parasitic diseases are among the most important infectious diseases and pose health problems in many countries, most especially in developing countries. Workers at food centers could transmit parasitic infections in the absence of sanitation. This is a descriptive study conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in food clerks in the city of Tabriz in 2014. Data wa...

INTRODUCTION Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminthes is ubiquitous throughout Africa. This study aimed to determine the co-infections of Plasmodium falciparum infection in HIV and intestinal parasitic infections, and their immunological distribution, in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY A total of 2,000 stool specimens from HIV-positive patients and 500 controls (HIV-negat...

Background Protozoan parasitic diseases are endemic in many countries worldwide especially in developing countries, where infertility is a major burden. These infections can cause diminished or absent ability to conceive (infertility) due to impairment in male and female reproductive systems. MaterialsAndMethods Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar manuscripts were used to identify the most ...

infection is one of the cardinal difficulties in the children with acute leukemia and is the leading cause of mortality among them. the prevalence of infection in these patients has several reasons including usage of cytotoxic agents, corticosteriods, broad consumption of antibiotics, duration of confinement in hospital, defective of cellular and humoral immunity, neutropenia and dysfunction of...

intestinal parasitic infections are still a healthy problem in many developing countries, although intestinal parasitic infection has reduced in recent years, it is still prevalent in many regions of iran. this study was carried out in order to determine fauna and prevalence of human intestinal parasites in patients referred to kashan reference laboratory in 2007-2011. totally 6348 persons (53%...

Infection by parasitic nematodes is widespread in the developing world causing extensive morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, infection of animals is a global problem, with a substantial impact on food production. Here we identify small molecule inhibitors of a nematode-specific metalloprotease, DPY-31, using both known metalloprotease inhibitors and virtual screening. This strategy successful...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Dhahira region of Oman. METHODS The study took place in the Dhahira region of Oman from September 2004 to March 2005. We randomly recruited 436 students of 9-10 years of age. Their anthropometric measurements were noted. We collected the stool sample of each student and examined for diffe...