Since the early 20 th century, the detection of intestinal parasites has improved with the development of several techniques for parasitic structures recovery and identification, which differ in ...
Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and investigate the factors associated with intestinal parasitic diseases in children from an urban slum in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional ...
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. 2 Parasitology and Mycology Department, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. 3 ...
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 ...
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Helminths are a major health concern as over one billion people are infected worldwide and, despite the multiple efforts made, there is still no effective human vaccine against them. The most ...
Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Colonia Dignidad in Chile, Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba—all these places have long been symbols of human rights violations connected with torture. Around the world, the ...
Clinical microbiology laboratories are the first line to combat and handle infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance, including newly emerging ones. Although most clinical laboratories still rely ...
We used the Wilson-Jungner framework (1968) to review the literature relevant to CRC screening in Nigeria and propose areas for future research and investment. Screening is effective when the ...