► Human infection with Necator americanus can be established reliably in a clinical setting. ► Experimental hookworm infection is safe and mostly well tolerated. ► N. americanus reduces the Th1/Th17 in
Changed gluten immunity in celiac disease by Necator ameri- canus provides new insights into autoimmunity. Int J Parasitol 43: 275-282.Croese, J., Gaze, S. T. & Loukas, A. Changed gluten immunity in celiac disease by Necator americanus provides new insights into autoimmunity. Int J Parasitol...
Hookworm infection, a global problem of human, is caused by both Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. These parasites are considered as important blood feeding nematodes. Hookworm is usually prevalent among the people who live with low socio-economic status. However, this tropical disease ...
Infectious diseases affecting the eye often cause unilateral or asymmetric visual loss in children and people of working age. This group of conditions includes viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases, both common and rare presentations which, in aggregate, may account for a significant portion...
Hookworm disease Nematoda Ancylostoma duodenalis, Necator americanus Contaminated soil Worldwide e ∼740 million 3 3 158 856 Lymphatic filariasis Nematoda Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, B. timor Bite of female mosquitoes (Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Mansonia) Tropical areas ∼120 million 5 2...
Soil-transmitted helminth infections (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookwormsAncylostoma duodenaleandNecator americanus, andTrichuris trichiuria) are all passed through human faeces, and are common throughout the tropics, especially in agricultural areas where open defecation is practiced, and shoes are not always...
Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the small intestine of their human hosts; Necator americanus is the predominant infecting species. Adult worms feed on the blood of a host and can cause iron deficiency a
Human hookworm disease is a common helminth infection worldwide that is predominantly caused by the nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale; organisms that play a lesser role include Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma braziliense, and Ancylostoma caninum. Hookworm infection is...
This assessment includes infections with the major soil-transmitted helminths that infect humans: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale). Soil-transmitted helminths are transmitted by eggs present in human faeces of an infected individual, ...
(Necatoramericanus,Ancylostoma duodenale) infects 439 million people [53]. One of the three main STHs—Ascaris lumbricoides,Trichuristrichiura, or one of the two species of human hookworm—infects an estimated 1.45 billion people worldwide, with Asia accounting for about 70% of infections. ...