The Unique Life Cycle of Strongyloides stercoralis and Implications for Public Health Action

W Page, JA Judd, RS Bradbury - Tropical medicine and infectious …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Strongyloides stercoralis has one of the most complex life cycles of the human-infecting
nematodes. A common misconception in medical and public health professions is that S …

Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection—A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Buonfrate, A Requena-Mendez… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a neglected tropical disease which can
lead to severe symptoms and even death in immunosuppressed people. Unfortunately, its …

[HTML][HTML] Feature importance: Opening a soil-transmitted helminth machine learning model via SHAP

CM Scavuzzo, JM Scavuzzo, MN Campero… - Infectious Disease …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the field of landscape epidemiology, the contribution of machine learning (ML) to
modeling of epidemiological risk scenarios presents itself as a good alternative. This study …

Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool and school-aged Ethiopian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Chelkeba, Z Mekonnen, Y Alemu, D Emana - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Numerous studies have been carried out on assessing the prevalence of
intestinal parasites infections (IPIs) amongpreschool and school-age children in Ethiopia …

Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Chelkeba, Z Mekonnen, D Emana, W Jimma… - Global health research …, 2022 - Springer
Background There is a lack of comprehensive national data on prevalence, geographical
distribution of different species, and temporal trends in soil-helminthiasis (STHs). Therefore …

The diagnosis of human and companion animal Strongyloides stercoralis infection: challenges and solutions. A scoping review

D Buonfrate, F Tamarozzi, P Paradies, MR Watts… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Strongyloidiasis is the infection caused by soil-transmitted nematodes of Strongyloides
species, infecting humans and some animals. Strongyloides stercoralis is the species with …

Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species complex infecting humans

A Easton, S Gao, SP Lawton, S Bennuru, A Khan… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Human ascariasis is a major neglected tropical disease caused by the nematode Ascaris
lumbricoides. We report a 296 megabase (Mb) reference-quality genome comprised of …

Ivermectin and albendazole coadministration: opportunities for strongyloidiasis control

J Gandasegui, C Onwuchekwa… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
In 2020, WHO recognised the importance of strongyloidiasis alongside soil-transmitted
helminths (STH) in their 2021–30 roadmap, which aspires to target Strongyloides stercoralis …

Prevalence and molecular characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis spp. isolates in school children …

E Dacal, JM Saugar, A de Lucio… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Human infections by the gastrointestinal helminth Strongyloides stercoralis and
the enteric protozoans Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and Blastocystis spp. are …

Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

M Anegagrie, S Lanfri, AA Aramendia… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in
Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote …