ArticleParasites & vectors2016
High prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in school-aged children in a rural highland of north-western Ethiopia: the role of intensive diagnostic work-up.
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- Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection among African children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for human intestinal nematode infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Global health research and policy · 2022Pooled it
- Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review of progress in their control over the past 20 years.Parasites & vectors · 2021Pooled it
- Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool and school-aged Ethiopian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Strongyloidiasis in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Prevalence, Diagnostic Methods, and Study Settings.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Strongyloidiasis in Ethiopia: systematic review on risk factors, diagnosis, prevalence and clinical outcomes.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Pooled it
- Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
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- Strongyloidiasis as a Focal Household Cluster of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Rural Tropical Rainforest Southern Thailand: An Observational Study.Scientifica · 2026Article
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- Strongyloides stercoralis, but Not Hookworm, First-Stage Larvae Require Stool-Soluble Components for Growth and Development.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Schistosoma japonicum in Ethiopia: Is there a need for tuning schistosomiasis surveillance in Africa?PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The impact of multiple infections and community knowledge on engagement with a historical deworming programme: hookworm and Ascaris in Jamaica, 1913-1936.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Ivermectin treatment among adult patients infected with Strongyloides stercoralis in East Gojam zone, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with laboratory-confirmed cases of select enteric infections in three Ethiopian communities, 2018-2022.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural population of Guilan province, northern Iran: trichostrongyliasis is the most prevalent helminthic infection.Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2024Article
- First field study using Strong-LAMP for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in Cubal, Angola.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Gastroduodenal strongyloidiasis infection causing protein-losing enteropathy: A case report and review of the literature.Heliyon · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSoil-transmitted helminthiases (hookworms, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura) are extremely prevalent in school-aged children living in poor sanitary conditions. Recent epidemiological data suggest that Strongyloides stercoralis is highly unreported. However, accurate data are essential for conducting interventions aimed at introducing control and elimination programmes.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of 396 randomly selected school-aged children in Amhara region in rural area in north-western Ethiopia, to assess the prevalence of S. stercoralis and other intestinal helminths. We examined stools using three techniques: conventional stool concentration; and two S. stercoralis-specific methods, i.e. the Baermann technique and polymerase chain reaction. The diagnostic accuracy of these three methods was then compared.
resultsThere was an overall prevalence of helminths of 77.5%, with distribution differing according to school setting. Soil-transmitted helminths were recorded in 69.2%. Prevalence of S. stercoralis and hookworm infection was 20.7 and 54.5%, respectively, and co-infection was detected in 16.3% of cases. Schistosoma mansoni had a prevalence of 15.7%. Prevalence of S. stercoralis was shown 3.5% by the conventional method, 12.1% by the Baermann method, and 13.4% by PCR, which thus proved to be the most sensitive.
conclusionsOur results suggest that S. stercoralis could be overlooked and neglected in Ethiopia, if studies of soil-transmitted helminths rely on conventional diagnostic techniques alone. A combination of molecular and stool microscopy techniques yields a significantly higher prevalence. In view of the fact that current control policies for triggering drug administration are based on parasite prevalence levels, a comprehensive diagnostic approach should instead be applied to ensure comprehensive control of helminth infections.
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