The prevalence of helminthic and protozoal infestations was studied among 778 individuals from a rural area of Northern Nigeria. The principal helminths present were Necator americanus or hookworm (46.27%, Hymenolepis nana (2.31), Enterobius vermicularis (1.29%), Taenia saginata (1.16%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.51%), strongyloides stercorlis (2.26%) and Trichuris trichiura (2.26%). The prevalen...

ABSTRACT Hymenolepiasis is the most common intestinal tapeworm infection in humans caused by an cestode, Hymenolepis nana. Praziquantel (PZQ) effective drug among other compounds, however, many cases of resistance have been reported. Recent research projects focused on finding novel therapeutic agents from medicinal plants. In present study, Aaronsohnia factorovskyi was used against hymenolepia...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1161 VOLUME 42__NOVEMBER 17, 2005 Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is a novel broadspectrum antiparasitic agent originally discovered in 1980s by J.F. Rossignol. Nitazoxanide is effective in broad range of parasitic and protozoal infections including Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium spp., Ascaris lumbricoides, Hymenolepis nana and Taenia solium/saginata. In combinatio...

Recipient Swiss albino mice which received sensitized cells from peritoneal exudates (PEC), thymus (T) and bone marrow(BM) were exposed to lead and challenged with human dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepis nana. Oral lead exposure suppressed the immune response as indicatd by low values of different fractions of immunoglobulins and increase in susceptibility to infection at larval and adult developmenta...

Out of 1261 stool specimens collected from children in Dohuk city, northern Iraq, the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection was 38.5%. The highest rate of infection was in orphan care centres (48.1%) and the lowest in the paediatric hospital (31.3%). The age group 10-12 years had the highest rate (81.2%) and 7-9 years the lowest (22.9%); boys had a higher rate than girls. Some infected sample...

Antibiotic G-418 was shown to be superior to paromomycin and metronidazole in cecal amoebiasis. Of particular interest was the high degree of activity seen with a relatively short treatment at low levels. Although the antibiotic was trichomonacidal in vitro at low levels, in vivo results indicated that at levels tested the antibiotic did not always affect cures. The antibiotic appears to have p...