Towards the eradication of hookworm in an isolated Australian community

Thompson, R. C. A.; Reynoldson, J.A.; Garrow, Stuart C; McCarthy, James S.; Behnke, Jerzy M.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04162-3

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“…Intestinal parasites are cosmopolitan in distribution and causing serious health problem in the society where poverty, illiteracy and use of traditional way of treatment make this indigenous population more vulnerable to the helminth infection (Thompson et al 2001). Very few of the study population had permanent or temporary toilet.…”

Section: Results and Dissucssionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Parasitic Diseases of Indigenous Community (Kumal) in Nepal

Gyawali

2013

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology

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Parasitic infection is common in indigenous community in low land of Nepal. Their life expectancy is well below in comparison to the other people. Kumal are disadvantaged group of people with low socio-economic condition. This study investigated helminthic infection in Kumal community in Gaidakot VDC, Chitwan district people. In this study 17% of total population of Kumal was selected and helminth parasitic eggs and larvae were detected by floatation method. Half of the study population had at least one helminthic parasite in their body. Hookworm was the most common parasites with 30.87% followed by Ascaris, Hymenolepsis, Trichuris, Strongyloide and Taenia with 16.10%, 6.04%, 3.35%, 2.68% and 2.01% respectively. Fourty years and older population were highly affected by helminths in both sexes. Single, double and multiple parasitic eggs also were recorded in the study population.

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Section: Results and Dissucssionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Parasitic Diseases of Indigenous Community (Kumal) in Nepal

Gyawali

2013

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology

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“…If children are constantly exposed they will be re-infected rapidly since antigiardial agents have no residual activity. The fact that children in such endemic settings do not appear to develop resistance to Giardia infection may be due to suboptimal immunological competence and/or infection with different strains/sub-genotypes of Giardia [25] . It would be expected that competitive interactions might result in the predominance of particular genotypes of Giardia and the exclusion of others, but this does not appear to be the case.…”

Section: Epidemiology and Transmissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is the situation in isolated Aboriginal communities in northern Australia, where Giardia infections are recognized as contributing to nutritional disorders and poor growth. In such communities, infections with isolates of Giardia from assemblage B are more common than those with assemblage A [25,28,29] .…”

Section: Epidemiology and Transmissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In such community settings, children infected with Giardia are treated regularly with antigiardial agents, particularly the nitroimidazoles, yet treatment failures are common and are exacerbated by high re-infection rates as a consequence of poor hygiene and environmental contamination [4,25] . A hypothesis that should be tested is that assemblage B isolates of Giardia are more persistent than assemblage A, have a more intimate association with the intestinal mucosa than assemblage A isolates, and are less sensitive to antigiardial agents.…”

Section: Epidemiology and Transmissionmentioning

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Giardiasis: Modern Concepts in Control and Management

Thompson¹

2008

Ann Nestlé [Engl]

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Giardia is the most common enteric protozoan pathogen of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Children are at the most risk from the clinical consequences of Giardia infection, particularly those in developing countries and living in disadvantaged community settings. Molecular epidemiological studies have helped to elucidate sources of infection and the public health significance of animal reservoirs. Although aspects of the pathogenesis of Giardia infection are now understood, we are still a long way from understanding the factors that predispose to clinical disease. Effective drugs are available to treat giardial infections but can serve only as an adjunct to traditional public health approaches in endemic settings where children are commonly infected.

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“…Esta es la situación en comunidades aborí-genes aisladas en el norte de Australia, donde se admite que las infecciones por Giardia contribuyen a trastornos nutricionales y a un crecimiento deficiente. En dichas comunidades, las infecciones por aislados de Giardia del conjunto B son más corrientes que las infecciones por el conjunto A [25,28,29] .…”

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Giardiasis: Conceptos modernos sobre su control y tratamiento

Thompson¹

2008

Ann Nestlé [Esp]

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Giardia es el patógeno protozoario entérico más corriente en humanos, animales domésticos y animales salvajes. El riesgo máximo de las consecuencias clínicas de la infección por Giardia recae en los niños, particularmente los que habitan en países en vías de desarrollo, en asentamientos comunitarios en condiciones desventajosas. Los estudios de epidemiología molecular han contribuido a aclarar las fuentes de infección y la significación de los reservorios animales para la salud pública. Aunque en la actualidad se conocen aspectos de la patogénesis de la infección por Giardia, estamos todavía muy lejos de poder comprender los factores que predisponen a la enfermedad clínica. Existe la disponibilidad de fármacos eficaces para tratar las infecciones por Giardia, pero sólo pueden actuar como coadyuvantes de los abordajes de salud pública tradicionales en los entornos endémicos donde los niños están frecuentemente infectados.

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Towards the eradication of hookworm in an isolated Australian community

Cited by 47 publications

References 4 publications

Parasitic Diseases of Indigenous Community (Kumal) in Nepal

Parasitic Diseases of Indigenous Community (Kumal) in Nepal

Giardiasis: Modern Concepts in Control and Management

Giardiasis: Conceptos modernos sobre su control y tratamiento

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