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Strongyloides stercoralis: Global Distribution and Risk Factors
- F. Schär, U. Trostdorf, +5 authors P. Odermatt
- Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 July 2013
Background The soil-transmitted threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, is one of the most neglected among the so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We reviewed studies of the last 20 years on… Expand
Different but overlapping populations of Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs and humans—Dogs as a possible source for zoonotic strongyloidiasis
- Tegegn G. Jaleta, Siyu Zhou, +6 authors A. Streit
- Biology, Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 August 2017
Strongyloidiasis is a much-neglected soil born helminthiasis caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. Human derived S. stercoralis can be maintained in dogs in the laboratory and this… Expand
Diagnosis, Treatment and Risk Factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in Schoolchildren in Cambodia
- V. Khieu, F. Schär, +4 authors P. Odermatt
- Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 February 2013
Background Worldwide, an estimated 30 to 100 million people are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth. Information on the parasite is scarce in most settings. In… Expand
High Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Rural Cambodia
- V. Khieu, F. Schär, +6 authors P. Odermatt
- Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 June 2014
Background The threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, endemic in tropical and temperate climates, is a neglected tropical disease. Its diagnosis requires specific methods, and accurate information on… Expand
Dengue Incidence in Urban and Rural Cambodia: Results from Population-Based Active Fever Surveillance, 2006–2008
- S. Vong, V. Khieu, +8 authors P. Buchy
- Geography, Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 November 2010
Background Dengue vaccines are now in late-stage development, and evaluation and robust estimates of dengue disease burden are needed to facilitate further development and introduction. In Cambodia,… Expand
Prevalence and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in Takeo Province, Cambodia
- V. Khieu, F. Schär, +4 authors P. Odermatt
- Medicine
- Parasites & Vectors
- 12 May 2014
BackgroundThe threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis, the most neglected helminth, affects an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. Information on S. stercoralis infection is scarce in tropical… Expand
High Prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections in Humans, Cambodia, 2012
- T. Inpankaew, F. Schär, +8 authors R. Traub
- Biology, Medicine
- Emerging infectious diseases
- 1 June 2014
Preventative chemotherapy without community hygiene and animal health programs may be leading to emergence of this zoonosis.
The prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and domestic animals in a rural Cambodian village.
- F. Schär, T. Inpankaew, +8 authors P. Odermatt
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology international
- 1 August 2014
In Cambodia, intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent in humans and particularly in children. Yet, information on potentially zoonotic parasites in animal reservoir hosts is lacking. In May… Expand
Evaluation of real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm as diagnostic tool in asymptomatic schoolchildren in Cambodia.
- F. Schär, P. Odermatt, +5 authors S. Kramme
- Medicine
- Acta tropica
- 1 May 2013
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths such as Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) is challenging due to irregular larval and egg output in… Expand
Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection in South-East Asia.
- F. Schär, F. Giardina, +4 authors P. Odermatt
- Biology, Medicine
- Acta tropica
- 1 July 2016
The soil-transmitted nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the most-neglected of all neglected tropical diseases. It is globally distributed, favouring the humid, wet climates of the tropics… Expand