Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Copenhagen, and others report that they have completed the largest genomic analysis to date of the whipworm Trichuris trichiura. The ...

ALLSCHWIL (CH). Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are ...

Treatments are limited for soil-transmitted helminth infections, especially those due to Trichuris trichiura. In this phase 2a, dose-ranging clinical trial, emodepside showed activity against T.

A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths (STH), according to a clinical ...

A new tablet that combines albendazole and ivermectin has shown to be both safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating soil-transmitted helminths, according to the ALIVE clinical trial.

Using fossilized eggs in up to 2,500-year-old feces from Viking settlements in Denmark and other countries, researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned parents and guardians that apart from leptospirosis, children playing in floodwaters are also prone to intestinal worm infections.

Emodepside, an antiparasitic drug registered for veterinary use, is being studied for human Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections. New research findings are summarized in a short video.