Parasitic diseases affect more than 2 billion people globally and cause substantial morbidity
and mortality, particularly among the world's poorest people. This overview focuses on the …

Background: The thiazolide nitazoxanide (NTZ) is a broad-spectrum antiinfective drug that
adversely affects viability, growth, and proliferation of a range of extracellular and …

It is estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at least 13.9 million preschool
age and 35.4 million school age children are at risk of infections by soil-transmitted …

Background Ascaris lumbricoides is a common infection, and mainly affects children living in
low‐income areas. Water and sanitation improvement, health education, and drug treatment …

Introducción: Las enfermedades parasitarias son un problema de salud pública al ser
causadas por agentes patógenos que afectan animales domésticos, los que a su vez …

A. lumbricoides is the largest of the common nematode parasites of man and has been
associated with intestinal pathology, respiratory symptoms and malnutrition in children from …

Objectives To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites
in the population of San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, Mexico. Methods A total of 277 samples from …

Only~ 1% of all drug candidates against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have reached
clinical trials in the last decades, underscoring the need for new, safe and effective …

Clinical toxoplasmosis in AIDS/HIV patients is a great public health concern around the
world. Untreated Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii)-infections are often fatal in AIDS/HIV …

Opinion statement Parasitic infections of the biliary tract are a common cause of biliary
obstruction in endemic areas. This article focuses on primary biliary parasites: Ascaris …