More than 1 billion persons worldwide are infected with intestinal helminths. The World Health Organization advocates mass campaigns for the treatment of at-risk populations with the goal of ...

The merthiolate-iodine-formalin (MIF) technique to detect human intestinal parasites in feces was inefficient for the detection of hookworm and Trichuris trichiura eggs. Addition of a saturated-brine ...

ALLSCHWIL (CH). Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The study examines the distribution of Trichuris trichiura infection in a village community in St Lucia, West Indies. The infection intensity ...

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Copenhagen, and others report that they have completed the largest genomic analysis to date of the whipworm Trichuris trichiura. The ...

A whipworm infection, also known as trichuriasis, is an infection of the large intestine caused by a parasite called Trichuris trichiura. This parasite is commonly known as a “whipworm” because it ...

A California man doses himself with a parasite and cures his colitis. Dec. 2, 2010— -- Catching an intestinal parasite is not usually considered desirable, but for a California man with severe ...

Phase 2 of the trial focused on safety. A small number of participants were recruited and treated sequentially according to weight, to monitor any adverse effects caused by higher-than-usual doses of ...