Enterobius vermicularis is one of the most prevalent intestinal helminth infection, particularly in pediatric populations. Global estimates, reported in a recent meta-analysis, indicate that 12.9% of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Intestinal parasitoses remain a significant health concern, particularly in populations living in areas with poor hygiene and poor living conditions. These infections can cause intestinal problems and ...

With growing use of parasitological tests to detect malaria and decreasing incidence of the disease in Africa; it becomes necessary to increase the understanding of causes of non-malaria acute febrile ...

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Introduction: Kato-Katz is a laboratory method recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for the diagnosis of human infection ...

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 ...

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 ...

bDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada cCentre for Clinical Epidemiology of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada ...