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Helminthiasis

Known as: Helminthiasis NOS, helminth parasite infection, worm infestation 
A parasitic infection characterized by the infestation with worms, mainly in the intestine.
National Institutes of Health

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AlbendazoleAnthelminticsAntihelminthic [EPC]Earthworms

Narrower (14)

AncylostomiasisAnisakiasisAscariasisCestode Infections

Broader (3)

InfestationParasitic DiseasesUnspecified infectious and parasitic diseases

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Review
2012
Review
2012
A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: The Problem of Helminthiases
A disproportionate burden of helminthiases in human populations occurs in marginalised, low-income, and resource-constrained… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Toxocariasis: America's Most Common Neglected Infection of Poverty and a Helminthiasis of Global Importance?
New information indicates that toxocariasis is the most common human parasitic worm infection in the United States, affecting… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Alternatively activated macrophages in helminth infections.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Helminth Infections: Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
Helminth infections caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosomes are among the most prevalent afflictions of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Long-term treatment of intestinal helminths increases mite skin-test reactivity in Gabonese schoolchildren.
BACKGROUND Several studies have shown an inverse association between helminth infections and atopy, but none have clearly… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
How much human helminthiasis is there in the world?
The impact of Norman Stoll's presidential address to the American Society of Parasitologists in Boston at Christmas time in 1946… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
IL-4 induces eotaxin: a possible mechanism of selective eosinophil recruitment in helminth infection and atopy.
A common feature of some parasitic infections and allergic and atopic skin diseases is the involvement of Th2 lymphocytes and the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effect of anthelmintic treatment on the allergic reactivity of children in a tropical slum.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Human eosinophils have prolonged survival, enhanced functional properties, and become hypodense when exposed to human interleukin 3.
Human eosinophils were cultured in the presence of recombinant human IL-3 for up to 14 d and their biochemical, functional, and… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Toxocariasis: serological diagnosis by enzyme immunoassay.
An enzyme-immunoassay was developed to measure the concentration of serum antibody specific for the secretory antigens released… 
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