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Human Ascariasis and Trichuriasis in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran
Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal 2017, 4(1), 1–6 doi 10.15171/EHEM.2017.01 http://ehemj.com Environmental Health H E M J Engineering and Management Journal Review Article Open Access Publish Free Geohelminthic: human ascariasis and trichuriasis in Mazandaran province, northern Iran Hajar Ziaei1, Fatemeh Sayyahi2, Mahboobeh Hoseiny3, Mohammad Vahedi4, Shirzad Gholami5* 1Associate Professor, Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2Medical Student, Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 3MSC Statistic, GIS Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 4MSC Microbiology, Faculty Member, Department of Microbiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 5Associate Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Abstract Article History: Background: Ascariasis and trichuriasis are the most common intestinal geohelminthic diseases, and Received: 21 October 2015 as such they are significant in terms of clinical and public health. This study was done to determine Accepted: 8 January 2016 prevalence, status and geographic distribution patterns for Ascariasis and Trichuriasis. The study was ePublished: 5 February 2016 done in the period 1991-2014 in northern Iran using Aregis 9.2 software. Methods: This was a review study, using description and analysis, of geographical distribution of Ascaris and Trichuris relating to townships in Mazandran province, northern Iran, covering a 23-year period. Data were collected from a review of the relevant literature, summarized and classified using Arc GIS, 9.2 to design maps and tables. Results: Based on results presented in tables and maps, means for prevalence of Ascaris and Trichuris were divided into five groups. -
Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis)
Hookworm (ancylostomiasis) Hookworm (ancylostomiasis) rev Jan 2018 BASIC EPIDEMIOLOGY Infectious Agent Hookworm is a soil transmitted helminth. Human infections are caused by the nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. Transmission Transmission primarily occurs via direct contact with fecal contaminated soil. Soil becomes contaminated with eggs shed in the feces of an individual infected with hookworm. The eggs must incubate in the soil for several days before they become infectious and are able to be transmitted to another person. Oral transmission can sometimes occur from consuming improperly washed food grown or exposed to fecal contaminated soil. Transmission can also occur (rarely) between a mother and her fetus/infant via infected placental or mammary tissue. Incubation Period Eggs must incubate in the soil for 5-10 days before they mature into infectious filariform larvae that can penetrate the skin. Within the first 10 days following penetration of the skin filariform larvae will migrate to the lungs and occasionally cause respiratory symptoms. Three to five weeks after skin penetration the larvae will migrate to the intestinal tract where they will mature into an adult worm. Adult worms may live in the intestine for 1-5 years depending on the species. Communicability Human to human transmission of hookworm does NOT occur because part of the worm’s life cycle must be completed in soil before becoming infectious. However, vertical transmission of dormant filariform larvae can occur between a mother and neonate via contaminated breast milk. These dormant filariform larvae can remain within in a host for months to years. Soil contamination is perpetuated by fecal contamination from infected individuals who can shed eggs in feces for several years after infection. -
Lecture 5: Emerging Parasitic Helminths Part 2: Tissue Nematodes
Readings-Nematodes • Ch. 11 (pp. 290, 291-93, 295 [box 11.1], 304 [box 11.2]) • Lecture 5: Emerging Parasitic Ch.14 (p. 375, 367 [table 14.1]) Helminths part 2: Tissue Nematodes Matt Tucker, M.S., MSPH [email protected] HSC4933 Emerging Infectious Diseases HSC4933. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2 Monsters Inside Me Learning Objectives • Toxocariasis, larva migrans (Toxocara canis, dog hookworm): • Understand how visceral larval migrans, cutaneous larval migrans, and ocular larval migrans can occur Background: • Know basic attributes of tissue nematodes and be able to distinguish http://animal.discovery.com/invertebrates/monsters-inside- these nematodes from each other and also from other types of me/toxocariasis-toxocara-roundworm/ nematodes • Understand life cycles of tissue nematodes, noting similarities and Videos: http://animal.discovery.com/videos/monsters-inside- significant difference me-toxocariasis.html • Know infective stages, various hosts involved in a particular cycle • Be familiar with diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, pathogenicity, http://animal.discovery.com/videos/monsters-inside-me- &treatment toxocara-parasite.html • Identify locations in world where certain parasites exist • Note drugs (always available) that are used to treat parasites • Describe factors of tissue nematodes that can make them emerging infectious diseases • Be familiar with Dracunculiasis and status of eradication HSC4933. Emerging Infectious Diseases 3 HSC4933. Emerging Infectious Diseases 4 Lecture 5: On the Menu Problems with other hookworms • Cutaneous larva migrans or Visceral Tissue Nematodes larva migrans • Hookworms of other animals • Cutaneous Larva Migrans frequently fail to penetrate the human dermis (and beyond). • Visceral Larva Migrans – Ancylostoma braziliense (most common- in Gulf Coast and tropics), • Gnathostoma spp. Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma “creeping eruption” ceylanicum, • Trichinella spiralis • They migrate through the epidermis leaving typical tracks • Dracunculus medinensis • Eosinophilic enteritis-emerging problem in Australia HSC4933. -
Studies Show That Fecal Dx Antigen Tests Allow for Earlier Detection of More Intestinal Parasites
Research update Studies show that Fecal Dx antigen tests allow for earlier detection of more intestinal parasites Antigen detection is commonly used today to diagnose Results heartworm and Giardia infections, and now it is available for In the 1,156 field fecal samples for the roundworm and hookworm additional parasites. IDEXX Reference Laboratories, as a leader study and the 1,000 field fecal samples for the whipworm study, in pet healthcare innovation, has developed immunoassays for egg-positive roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm results were the detection of hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm antigens noted in 23, 13, and 27 samples, respectively. In contrast, 26, 19, in feces of dogs and cats. These antigens are secreted from the and 35 samples were antigen positive for roundworm, hookworm, adult worm and are not present in their eggs, which allows for and whipworm. The T. canis ELISA detected T. cati coproantigen in detection of prepatent stages as well as the ability to overcome the feline samples. Fecal antigens detected more infections than did challenges of intermittent egg laying. Earlier detection during the fecal flotation. prepatent period will also reduce the frequency of environmental contamination with potentially infectious eggs. Roundworm Hookworm Whipworm Two recent papers describing the performance of the Fecal Dx™ antigen tests, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) Fecal flotation 23 13 27 developed by IDEXX for coproantigen detection of Trichuris vulpis, positive Ancylostoma caninum and Toxocara canis in dogs and Toxocara cati in cats, are summarized below. Fecal Dx antigen 26 19 35 • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for coproantigen detection test positive of Trichuris vulpis in dogs1 • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for coproantigen Table 1. -
Pathophysiology and Gastrointestinal Impacts of Parasitic Helminths in Human Being
Research and Reviews on Healthcare: Open Access Journal DOI: 10.32474/RRHOAJ.2020.06.000226 ISSN: 2637-6679 Research Article Pathophysiology and Gastrointestinal Impacts of Parasitic Helminths in Human Being Firew Admasu Hailu1*, Geremew Tafesse1 and Tsion Admasu Hailu2 1Dilla University, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Department of Biology, Dilla, Ethiopia 2Addis Ababa Medical and Business College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia *Corresponding author: Firew Admasu Hailu, Dilla University, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Department of Biology, Dilla, Ethiopia Received: November 05, 2020 Published: November 20, 2020 Abstract Introduction: This study mainly focus on the major pathologic manifestations of human gastrointestinal impacts of parasitic worms. Background: Helminthes and protozoan are human parasites that can infect gastrointestinal tract of humans beings and reside in intestinal wall. Protozoans are one celled microscopic, able to multiply in humans, contributes to their survival, permits serious infections, use one of the four main modes of transmission (direct, fecal-oral, vector-borne, and predator-prey) and also helminthes are necked multicellular organisms, referred as intestinal worms even though not all helminthes reside in intestines. However, in their adult form, helminthes cannot multiply in humans and able to survive in mammalian host for many years due to their ability to manipulate immune response. Objectives: The objectives of this study is to assess the main pathophysiology and gastrointestinal impacts of parasitic worms in human being. Methods: Both primary and secondary data were collected using direct observation, books and articles, and also analyzed quantitativelyResults and and conclusion: qualitatively Parasites following are standard organisms scientific living temporarily methods. in or on other organisms called host like human and other animals. -
Public Health Significance of Intestinal Parasitic Infections*
Articles in the Update series Les articles de la rubrique give a concise, authoritative, Le pointfournissent un bilan and up-to-date survey of concis et fiable de la situa- the present position in the tion actuelle dans les do- Update selectedfields, coveringmany maines consideres, couvrant different aspects of the de nombreux aspects des biomedical sciences and sciences biomedicales et de la , po n t , , public health. Most of santepublique. Laplupartde the articles are written by ces articles auront donc ete acknowledged experts on the redigeis par les specialistes subject. les plus autorises. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 65 (5): 575-588 (1987) © World Health Organization 1987 Public health significance of intestinal parasitic infections* WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE' Intestinal parasitic infections are distributed virtually throughout the world, with high prevalence rates in many regions. Amoebiasis, ascariasis, hookworm infection and trichuriasis are among the ten most common infections in the world. Other parasitic infections such as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, intestinal capil- lariasis, and strongyloidiasis are of local or regional public health concern. The prevention and control of these infections are now more feasible than ever before owing to the discovery of safe and efficacious drugs, the improvement and sim- plification of some diagnostic procedures, and advances in parasite population biology. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT The amount of harm caused by intestinal parasitic infections to the health and welfare of individuals and communities depends on: (a) the parasite species; (b) the intensity and course of the infection; (c) the nature of the interactions between the parasite species and concurrent infections; (d) the nutritional and immunological status of the population; and (e) numerous socioeconomic factors. -
Performance of Two Serodiagnostic Tests for Loiasis in A
Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric Chesnais, Sébastien Pion, Ronaldo Silva, Lucia Moro, Paola Rodari, Francesca Tamarozzi, Marco Biamonte, et al. To cite this version: Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric Chesnais, Sébastien Pion, et al.. Perfor- mance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area. PLoS Neglected Tropical Dis- eases, Public Library of Science, 2020, 14 (5), pp.e0008187. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008187. inserm- 02911633 HAL Id: inserm-02911633 https://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-02911633 Submitted on 4 Aug 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH ARTICLE Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area 1 1 2 2 Federico GobbiID *, Dora Buonfrate , Michel Boussinesq , Cedric B. Chesnais , 2 1 1 1 3 Sebastien D. Pion , Ronaldo Silva , Lucia Moro , Paola RodariID , Francesca Tamarozzi , Marco Biamonte4, Zeno Bisoffi1,5 1 IRCCS Sacro -
Environmental Characteristics Around the Household and Their Association with Hookworm Infection in Rural Communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
RESEARCH ARTICLE Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Melaku Anegagrie1,2☯, SofõÂa Lanfri3,4☯, Aranzazu Amor Aramendia1,2, Carlos 3,5 2 2 4 MatõÂas ScavuzzoID , Zaida HerradorID , AgustõÂn BenitoID , Maria Victoria PeriagoID * 1 FundacioÂn Mundo Sano, Madrid, Spain, 2 National Centre for Tropical Medicine, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, 3 Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales Mario Gulich, ComisioÂn Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, Universidad Nacional de CoÂrdoba, CoÂrdoba, Argentina, 4 FundacioÂn Mundo Sano, Buenos a1111111111 Aires, Argentina, 5 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientõÂficas y TeÂcnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, a1111111111 Argentina a1111111111 ☯ These authors contributed equally to this work. a1111111111 * [email protected] a1111111111 Abstract OPEN ACCESS Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethio- pia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Citation: Anegagrie M, Lanfri S, Aramendia AA, Scavuzzo CM, Herrador Z, Benito A, et al. (2021) Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spa- Environmental characteristics around the tial distribution of infection in relation to environmental variables. The influence of socioeco- household and their association with hookworm nomic, environmental and soil characteristics on hookworm infection at the individual and infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, household level is explored in order to identify spatial patterns of infection in rural villages Amhara Region, Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(6): e0009466. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. from Zenzelema (Amhara region). Inhabitants greater than 5 years old were recruited in pntd.0009466 order to assess the presence of STH. -
Ancylostoma Ceylanicum
Wei et al. Parasites & Vectors (2016) 9:518 DOI 10.1186/s13071-016-1795-8 RESEARCH Open Access The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum intestinal transcriptome provides a platform for selecting drug and vaccine candidates Junfei Wei1, Ashish Damania1, Xin Gao2, Zhuyun Liu1, Rojelio Mejia1, Makedonka Mitreva2,3, Ulrich Strych1, Maria Elena Bottazzi1,4, Peter J. Hotez1,4 and Bin Zhan1* Abstract Background: The intestine of hookworms contains enzymes and proteins involved in the blood-feeding process of the parasite and is therefore a promising source of possible vaccine antigens. One such antigen, the hemoglobin-digesting intestinal aspartic protease known as Na-APR-1 from the human hookworm Necator americanus, is currently a lead candidate antigen in clinical trials, as is Na-GST-1 a heme-detoxifying glutathione S-transferase. Methods: In order to discover additional hookworm vaccine antigens, messenger RNA was obtained from the intestine of male hookworms, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, maintained in hamsters. RNA-seq was performed using Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology. The genes expressed in the hookworm intestine were compared with those expressed in the whole worm and those genes overexpressed in the parasite intestine transcriptome were further analyzed. Results: Among the lead transcripts identified were genes encoding for proteolytic enzymes including an A. ceylanicum APR-1, but the most common proteases were cysteine-, serine-, and metallo-proteases. Also in abundance were specific transporters of key breakdown metabolites, including amino acids, glucose, lipids, ions and water; detoxifying and heme-binding glutathione S-transferases; a family of cysteine-rich/antigen 5/pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP) previously found in high abundance in parasitic nematodes; C-type lectins; and heat shock proteins. -
Hookworm-Related Cutaneous Larva Migrans
326 Hookworm-Related Cutaneous Larva Migrans Patrick Hochedez , MD , and Eric Caumes , MD Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00148.x Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/14/5/326/1808671 by guest on 27 September 2021 utaneous larva migrans (CLM) is the most fre- Risk factors for developing HrCLM have specifi - Cquent travel-associated skin disease of tropical cally been investigated in one outbreak in Canadian origin. 1,2 This dermatosis fi rst described as CLM by tourists: less frequent use of protective footwear Lee in 1874 was later attributed to the subcutane- while walking on the beach was signifi cantly associ- ous migration of Ancylostoma larvae by White and ated with a higher risk of developing the disease, Dove in 1929. 3,4 Since then, this skin disease has also with a risk ratio of 4. Moreover, affected patients been called creeping eruption, creeping verminous were somewhat younger than unaffected travelers dermatitis, sand worm eruption, or plumber ’ s itch, (36.9 vs 41.2 yr, p = 0.014). There was no correla- which adds to the confusion. It has been suggested tion between the reported amount of time spent on to name this disease hookworm-related cutaneous the beach and the risk of developing CLM. Consid- larva migrans (HrCLM).5 ering animals in the neighborhood, 90% of the Although frequent, this tropical dermatosis is travelers in that study reported seeing cats on the not suffi ciently well known by Western physicians, beach and around the hotel area, and only 1.5% and this can delay diagnosis and effective treatment. -
Albendazole: a Review of Anthelmintic Efficacy and Safety in Humans
S113 Albendazole: a review of anthelmintic efficacy and safety in humans J.HORTON* Therapeutics (Tropical Medicine), SmithKline Beecham International, Brentford, Middlesex, United Kingdom TW8 9BD This comprehensive review briefly describes the history and pharmacology of albendazole as an anthelminthic drug and presents detailed summaries of the efficacy and safety of albendazole’s use as an anthelminthic in humans. Cure rates and % egg reduction rates are presented from studies published through March 1998 both for the recommended single dose of 400 mg for hookworm (separately for Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale when possible), Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and Enterobius vermicularis and, in separate tables, for doses other than a single dose of 400 mg. Overall cure rates are also presented separately for studies involving only children 2–15 years. Similar tables are also provided for the recommended dose of 400 mg per day for 3 days in Strongyloides stercoralis, Taenia spp. and Hymenolepis nana infections and separately for other dose regimens. The remarkable safety record involving more than several hundred million patient exposures over a 20 year period is also documented, both with data on adverse experiences occurring in clinical trials and with those in the published literature and\or spontaneously reported to the company. The incidence of side effects reported in the published literature is very low, with only gastrointestinal side effects occurring with an overall frequency of just "1%. Albendazole’s unique broad-spectrum activity is exemplified in the overall cure rates calculated from studies employing the recommended doses for hookworm (78% in 68 studies: 92% for A. duodenale in 23 studies and 75% for N. -
Heterogeneity in Transmission Parameters of Hookworm Infection Within the Baseline Data from the TUMIKIA Study in Kenya James E
Truscott et al. Parasites Vectors (2019) 12:442 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3686-2 Parasites & Vectors RESEARCH Open Access Heterogeneity in transmission parameters of hookworm infection within the baseline data from the TUMIKIA study in Kenya James E. Truscott1,2,3*, Alison K. Ower1,2, Marleen Werkman1,2,3, Katherine Halliday3,4, William E. Oswald3,4, Paul M. Gichuki5, Carlos Mcharo5, Simon Brooker6, Sammy M. Njenga5, Charles Mwandariwo5, Judd L. Walson1,3,7, Rachel Pullan4 and Roy Anderson1,2,3 Abstract Background: As many countries with endemic soil-transmitted helminth (STH) burdens achieve high coverage levels of mass drug administration (MDA) to treat school-aged and pre-school-aged children, understanding the detailed efects of MDA on the epidemiology of STH infections is desirable in formulating future policies for morbidity and/or transmission control. Prevalence and mean intensity of infection are characterized by heterogeneity across a region, leading to uncertainty in the impact of MDA strategies. In this paper, we analyze this heterogeneity in terms of factors that govern the transmission dynamics of the parasite in the host population. Results: Using data from the TUMIKIA study in Kenya (cluster STH prevalence range at baseline: 0–63%), we esti- mated these parameters and their variability across 120 population clusters in the study region, using a simple para- site transmission model and Gibbs-sampling Monte Carlo Markov chain techniques. We observed great heterogeneity in R0 values, with estimates ranging from 1.23 to 3.27, while k-values (which vary inversely with the degree of parasite aggregation within the human host population) range from 0.007 to 0.29 in a positive association with increasing prevalence.