Balantidiasis in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RKM da Silva, LV Dib, MR Amendoeira, CC Class… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Balantioides coli is a protozoan that infects different hosts species, including humans, with
zoonotic transmission. The parasite, which lives in the large intestine and in other organs …

Prevalence and risk factors of human Balantidium coli infection and its association with haematological and biochemical parameters in Ga West Municipality, Ghana

E Aninagyei, S Nanga, DO Acheampong… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ghana, Balantidium coli (B. coli) has been identified in vegetables
and in pigs, although there is a paucity of data regarding human balantidiosis. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen positivity and associated factors in school children one year after mass praziquantel administration in an endemic …

I Tukwarlba, E Aninagyei, PD Mavis, J Attoh, KO Duedu… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Mass drug administration of praziquantel is expected to reduce Schistosome
carriage in treated children in endemic communities. However, the effectiveness of this …

Association of first-line combination antiretroviral therapy with malaria among adult HIV-infected persons in Jos, Nigeria: a pilot cross sectional study

A Onukak, E Aninagyei, A Ekuma, S Gomerep… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection coexist in significant
numbers in some geographic areas including sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). HIV-infected …