Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: determined by parasitological and molecular... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most common parasitic infections in impoverished communities, particularly among children. Current STH control is through school-based mass drug ad
Ecological model to predict potential habitats of <em>Oncomelania hupensis</em>, the intermediate host of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis japonica is a parasitic disease that remains endemic in seven provinces in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). One of the most important measures in the process of
Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
day-42 PCR-corrected ACPR for P. vivax was 79.0% (15/19) for AL and 92.3% (36/39) for DHA-PPQ. Day 3 parasite clearance of P. falciparum was 99.2% with AL and 100% with DHA-PPQ. In vitro testing of 96 samples
Understanding drug exposure and <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> cure rates: a pharmacometric approach for albendazole-ivermectin co-medication in... (Publications)
albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone. Polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing enzymes and host-parasite interaction may explain this result. Difference in drug exposure did not explain the disparate efficacy
Risk mapping of clonorchiasis in the People's Republic of China: a systematic review and Bayesian geostatistical analysis (Publications)
of language or study design. Additional disease data were provided by the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention in Shanghai. Environmental and soc
Improving Health of Nomadic Populations in Chad (News)
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second or third time against typical childhood diseases such as polio and measles and received anti-parasitic medicines and vitamin A. More than 700 insecticide-treated nets were distributed and over 400 pregnant
Papua New Guinea National Malaria Control Programme Evaluation and Operational Research 2021 to 2023 (Projects)
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information on the changing malaria epidemiology in PNG (including aspects related to the malaria parasite, the mosquito vector, and the human host). The evidence generated in this project will also help
O-5S quantitative real-time PCR: a new diagnostic tool for laboratory confirmation of human onchocerciasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. In endemic areas, the diagnosis is commonly confirmed by microscopic examination of skin snip samples
Drug use in the management of uncomplicated malaria in public health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria the first causes of death from parasitic infection worldwide. Interventions to reduce the burden of malaria have produced a tremendous drop in malaria morbidity and mortality. However
Longitudinal estimation of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries (Publications)
while survey 4 was conducted only in 3 sites. Surveys were usually performed during the peak malaria parasite transmission season, in one home visit, when medical history and malaria risk factors/prevention
