Frontiers

Whipworm infection remodels the gut microbiome ecosystem and compromises intestinal homeostasis in elderly patients revealed by multi-omics analyses

Introduction: Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) coexists with symbiotic microbiota in the gastrointestinal ecosystem. There is a paucity of data on the association between whipworm infection and the gut ...
The Lancet

Efficacy and safety of ascending doses of orodispersible ivermectin co-administered with albendazole for Trichuris trichiura infections in preschool-aged children in Tanzania ...

aDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland bDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public ...
C&EN

Larval Ascariasis Triggers Unresolved Anemia, Persistent Inflammation, and Chronic Pulmonary Disease after Single and Reinfection in a Dose-Dependent Manner in Mice

Laboratory of Immunobiology and Control of Parasites, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil ...
SciELO

Distribution and risk factors of Ascarididae and other geohelminths in the soil of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Among the geohelminths, parasites from the Ascarididae family have a significant role in the human and animal health. This research aims to determine the prevalence of Ascarididae species in the soil ...
Tidsskrift

Neglected tropical diseases – the present and the future

Andrea Sylvia Winkler (born 1966), MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Director of the Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo, Specialist Neurologist ...