A5001045778- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Malaria Research and Control
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical
2023-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2023-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
2024
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2024
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are two parasitic diseases mainly affecting school children. The purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence infection intensity, in addition associations these infections with age sex, children aged 4-17 years living Osun State, Nigeria. From each participant (250 children), one urine stool sample were taken for study, microscopic detection eggs or larvae faeces by means Kato-Katz method filtrated urine. overall...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Nigeria has a high prevalence of malaria, being asymptomatic patients one the possible reservoirs malaria. In that context, accurate diagnosis is essential for malaria control. Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) efficacy threatened by false negatives due to<italic>pfhrp2</italic>and<italic>pfhrp3</italic>deletions. This study aims to describe in school children Osun State, southwestern and assess performance diagnosis, including characterization...
Introduction: Human filariasis causes high morbidity and severe illness. There is a link between helminth infection anemia. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence blood-dwelling microfilariae among pregnant women in Burkina Faso using molecular technique attempt find an association anemia filarial infection. Methods: A total 1018 dried blood spot samples (DBS) were collected from at Health District Nanoro. DNA isolated DBS rapid simple method. Afterward, assayed Filaria...