The use of ivermectin to treat Trichuris trichiura infection is ineffective at 200-µg/kg doses in preschool- and school-aged children, with less efficacy observed in school-aged children when ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between trichuriasis and iron status in rural schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico. A total of 73 schoolchildren (37 boys, 36 girls) between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to Barda and colleagues, moxidectin plus albendazole was noninferior to albendazole plus oxantel ...

African and European partners join forces to enable the World Health Organisation's (WHO) "Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases" (NTDs) and reduce the burden of disease associated with worm ...

Intestinal epithelium acts as a natural barrier against invading pathogens. New research on how parasites affect intestinal epithelial-cell proliferation and what controls cell proliferation may ...

The collateral and extended effects of preventive chemotherapy, many of which were unanticipated, have reduced disease burdens and saved lives on a scale that appears to have exceeded the intended ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned parents and guardians that apart from leptospirosis, children playing in floodwaters are also prone to intestinal worm infections.