High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda by Douglas Mugarura, Herbert Izo Ninsiima, Hellen Kinyi, Ejike Daniel Eze, Sam Tumwesigire, Prossy Mbekeeka, Andrew Ndamira

“…Only 10.7% of the children were infested with soil-transmitted helminthes. Children likely to be stunted were those who drank unboiled water and were exclusively breastfed. …”
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Bacterial, fungal and parasitic co-infections in leprosy: A scoping review. by Luis Alberto Ribeiro Fróes, Tereza Setsuko Toma, Marie Jachiet, Laurie Rousset, Rosana Evangelista Poderoso, Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade

“…<h4>Background</h4>In leprosy patients, the most commonly reported non-viral co-infections are Tuberculosis, Leishmaniasis, Chromoblastomycosis and Helminths. The presence of a secondary infection is believed to increase the likelihood of leprosy reactions. …”
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Laproscopic Management of Wandering Biliary Ascariasis by Umesh Jethwani, G. J. Singh, P. Sarangi, Vipul Kandwal

“…Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic diseases in humans, occurring mostly in countries with low standards of public health and hygiene, thereby making ascariasis highly endemic in developing countries. …”
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Bioeconomic-Epidemiological Model of Scomber colias Population in the Moroccan Coasts by Nossaiba Baba, Imane Agmour, Yousef El Foutayeni, Naceur Achtaich

“…In this paper, we develop and study a mathematical model for the dynamics of Scomber colias and Thunnus thynnus prey-predator with parasitic helminths. We search to analyze a bioeconomic model in which both susceptible and infected prey populations Scomber colias are exposed to the predator Thunnus thynnus, with varying degrees of exposure. …”
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Emerging from a PleurX Draining Catheter: An Unexpected Diagnosis by Hasan Arafat, Hamza A Abdul-Hafez, Ali Sabateen

“…Introduction: Ascaris lumbricoides is a common helminthic infection characterized by fecal-oral route of transmission. …”
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Microtubule inhibition as a proposed mechanism for the anthelmintic effect of phytochemicals isolated from Cicerbita alpina by Mark James Horgan, Ines Sigg, Ioanna Poulopoulou, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Mejias, Eva Albertini, Pietro Fusani, Florian Fischer, Eftychia Martinidou, Daniela Schuster, Stefan Martens, Pidder Jansen Dürr, Matthias Gauly, Hermann Stuppner, Alexander Weiss, Veronika Temml, Bianka Siewert

“…This work effectively advocates the consideration of C. alpina extracts and fractions for the development of herbal therapeutics against parasitic helminths.…”
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EFFECT OF "VETOM 21.77" PREPARATION ON SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PATTERN IN MICE by E. R. Rafikova

“…It is known that predatory Hyphomycetes fungi play an important role in measures taken for helminthic infestation prevention. There is little evidence on properties of compounds contained in predatory fungi and their effect on animals. …”
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Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia Presenting as Cardiac Failure by Nii Boi-Doku Pepra-Ameyaw, William Kwasi Ghunney, Eugene Baafi Ampofo, Edeghonghon Olayemi

“…This is of particular significance in Sub-Saharan Africa where helminthic infections are a more prevalent cause of eosinophilia. …”
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IMPROVING SOME PARAMETERS OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN HORSES BY PROBIOTIC AGENTS AGAINST BACKGROUND USE OF MACROCYCLIC LACTONE ANTHELMINTIC by О. A. Mullagaliyeva, Ye. N. Zakrepina

“…The results demonstrated that helminthic invasion and anthelmintic drug Univerm make depressive effect on some parameters of antibody response in horses. …”
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Expression of Genes Encoding the Enzymes for Glycogen and Trehalose Metabolism in L3 and L4 Larvae of Anisakis simplex by E. Łopieńska-Biernat, E. A. Zaobidna, M. Dmitryjuk

“…Nematodes, cosmopolitan helminths parasitizing sea mammals and humans, cause a disease known as anisakiasis. …”
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Identification of Ectoparasites and Gastrointestinal Parasites in Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) by Moh. Ilham Rizkul Ulum, Mochamad Lazuardi, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti, Poedji Hastutiek, Soeharsono Soeharsono, Amirul Muslim Amrullah

“…The observations in this study showed that from 100 samples of body swabs, 38 samples (38%) were infested with ectoparasites which are Dermoglyphus sp. and Strelkoviacarus sp. and from 100 feces samples, 47 samples (47%) were infected with helminthic eggs with the single infections by Ascaridia sp. as much as 12%, Dispharynx sp. as much as 1% and mixed infections of Ascaridia sp. and Dispharynx sp. were 25%. …”
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Synergetic Effects of Plasmodium, Hookworm, and Schistosoma mansoni Infections on Hemoglobin Level among Febrile School Age Children in Jawe Worda, Northwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Hailu, Mulat Yimer, Wondemagegn Mulu, Bayeh Abera

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2016 to August 2016. Plasmodium and helminths infections were detected using Giemsa stain and formol-ether concentration techniques, respectively. …”
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A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design by Lydia Leonardo, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Elena Villacorte, May Antonnette Lebanan, Bobby Crisostomo, Leda Hernandez, Mario Baquilod, Edgardo Erce, Ruth Martinez, Raman Velayudhan

“…Soil-transmitted and food-borne helminthes were also recorded in these surveys. This paper deals with the results of the last 2 phases done in Luzon and Maguindanao and integrates all four phases in the discussion.…”
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A new class of natural anthelmintics targeting lipid metabolism by Hala Zahreddine Fahs, Fathima S. Refai, Suma Gopinadhan, Yasmine Moussa, Hin Hark Gan, Yamanappa Hunashal, Gennaro Battaglia, Patricia G. Cipriani, Claire Ciancia, Nabil Rahiman, Stephan Kremb, Xin Xie, Yanthe E. Pearson, Glenn L. Butterfoss, Rick M. Maizels, Gennaro Esposito, Antony P. Page, Kristin C. Gunsalus, Fabio Piano

“…Abstract Parasitic helminths are a major global health threat, infecting nearly one-fifth of the human population and causing significant losses in livestock and crops. …”
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Survey Report Analysis on Parasitic and Microbial Quality of Laboratory Animals in Sichuan Province, 2017-2023 by LIU Lida, CHEN Bing, XIE Na, LIU Li, ZHUANG Siqi, ZOU Yixing

“…Mice: In 2017, positive results for helminths, flagellates, Salmonella, murine hepatitis virus antibodies, and murine pneumonia virus antibodies were detected, with a pass rate of only 42.9%. …”
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Gastrointestinal Endoparasite Infection on Red Foot (Chelonoidis carbonaria) in Surabaya City Based on Fecal Examination by Nurin Ardhiani, Endang Suprihati, Aditya Yudhana, Faisal Fikri

“…The gastrointestinal parasites were identified as helminths and protozoa namely which is dominately by Tachygonetria spp. (14%), Angusticaecum spp. (3%), and Balantidium coli (2%) respectively. …”
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Mechanisms of trematodiases pathogenicity: the presence of the secretory proteins from the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus in the gallbladder tissues of the patients with chronic... by M. Y. Pakharukova, A. V. Kovner, A. N. Trigolubov, E. N. Fedin, E. S. Mikhailova, S. G. Shtofin, A. I. Autenshlyus, V. A. Mordvinov

“…Excretory-secretory products of the parasite are considered to be key factors in host-parasite relationships and mediate pathogenic pleiotropic effects on the host organism.The aim of this study was to determine the helminthic proteins (thioredoxin peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase) in the gallbladder tissues of the experimental animals and patients with opisthorchiasis disease. …”
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Zoonotic Diseases in India: A Growing Concern by Mamata Panda

“…Out of them, 538 were bacterial and Rickettsial, 317 fungi, 208 viruses, 287 helminths, and 57 protozoal. Thirteen percent of total pathogens were emerging or reemerging, and 75% of these were classified as zoonoses. …”
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Prediction of IL4 Inducing Peptides by Sandeep Kumar Dhanda, Sudheer Gupta, Pooja Vir, G. P. S. Raghava

“…IL4 is a cytokine produced by CD4+ T cells in response to helminthes and other extracellular parasites. It has a critical role in guiding antibody class switching, hematopoiesis and inflammation, and the development of appropriate effector T-cell responses. …”
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Prevalence and Types of Coinfections in Sleeping Sickness Patients in Kenya (2000/2009) by J. M. Kagira, N. Maina, J. Njenga, S. M. Karanja, S. M. Karori, J. M. Ngotho

“…The observed co-infections included malaria (100%), helminthosis (64.5%), typhoid (22.5%), urinary tract infections (16.1%), HIV (12.9%), and tuberculosis (3.2%). The species of helminthes observed included Ancylostoma duodenale (38.7%), Ascaris lumbricoides (45.7%), Strongyloides stercoralis (9.7%), and Taenia spp. (3.2%). …”
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