Geohelminths: public health significance

Ojha, Suvash Chandra; Jaide, Chayannan; Jinawath, Natini; Rotjanapan, Porpon; Baral, Pankaj

doi:10.3855/jidc.3183

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“…; however it was significantly higher than that seen in Turkey (31.8%, 145/456) and Palestine (22.2%, 163/735) 2,24 ; but a similar prevalence was seen in school children of Pakistan (52.8%, 115/218) and Caribbean Islands of Saint Lucia (61.6%, 341/554) 3,25 .…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in capital areas of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Liao¹,

Fu²,

Kao³

et al. 2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in capital areas of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Liao¹,

Fu²,

Kao³

et al. 2016

Afr H. Sci.

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“…In humans, children aged 5-15 years often suffer the most pronounced symptoms, ranging from gastrointestinal upset to cognitive and developmental stunting. In severe infections, Trichuris dysentery syndrome may result in rectal prolapse and chronic dysentery [18][19][20]. Recently, ribosomal DNA sequencing revealed nearly identical sequences between a number of Ugandan primates (including monkeys and chimpanzees) and local people, suggesting that some parasite lineages are broadly transmissible among primates, including humans [21].…”

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Sickness behaviour associated with non-lethal infections in wild primates

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Non-lethal parasite infections are common in wildlife, but there is little information on their clinical consequences. Here, we pair infection data from a ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth, the whipworm (genus Trichuris), with activity data from a habituated group of wild red colobus monkeys (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) in Kibale National Park, Uganda. We use mixed-effect models to examine the relationship between non-lethal parasitism and red colobus behaviour. Our results indicate that red colobus increased resting and decreased more energetically costly behaviours when shedding whipworm eggs in faeces. Temporal patterns of behaviour also changed, with individuals switching behaviour less frequently when whipworm-positive. Feeding frequency did not differ, but red colobus consumption of bark and two plant species from the genus Albizia, which are used locally in traditional medicines, significantly increased when animals were shedding whipworm eggs. These results suggest self-medicative plant use, although additional work is needed to verify this conclusion. Our results indicate sickness behaviours, which are considered an adaptive response by hosts during infection. Induction of sickness behaviour in turn suggests that these primates are clinically sensitive to non-lethal parasite infections.

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“…The most infected are stray dogs [5]. However, the awareness of owners about the potential environmental contamination their pets can cause with invasive forms of parasites that may lead to severe diseases in humans is insufficient, similar to the awareness of the need for developing hygienic habits [2,4,6,7,8]. The development of modern human settlements reduces green zone areas.…”

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Invasive forms of canine endoparasites as a potential threat to public health – A review and own studies

Michalski¹,

Felsmann²,

Sokół³

et al. 2017

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Felsmann MZ, Michalski MM, Felsmann M, Sokół R, Szarek J, Strzyżewska-Worotyńska E. Invasive forms of canine endoparasites as a potential threat to public health -A review and own studies. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2017; 24(2): 245-249. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1235019 AbstractDogs serve as the vectors of serious zoonotic parasitic diseases. In the month of May 2012 -2014, 339 dog faeces samples from seven public sites in Chełmno, a town in northern Poland, were collected and examined to determine the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of dogs. Each faecal sample was dissected with a needle, checked for tapeworm segments and examined for parasite eggs and oocysts using the flotation and decantation method and a modified Baermann technique. Differences were observed in the degree of parasite species occurrence. The most dominant were Toxocara canis and Ancylostomatidae. The detected species included: T. canis and Toxascaris leonina eggs (23.4% and 10.2%, respectively), as well as eggs from the Ancylostomatidae family (16.2%), Trichuris vulpis eggs (6.6%), Taenia type eggs (4.6%), Dipylidium caninum (5.2%) and Cystoisospora (Isospora) spp. oocysts (10.9%).

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Geohelminths: public health significance

Cited by 88 publications

References 121 publications

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in capital areas of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in capital areas of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Sickness behaviour associated with non-lethal infections in wild primates

Invasive forms of canine endoparasites as a potential threat to public health – A review and own studies

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