Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal
dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a�…

Asthma is an important health concern in Latin America (LA) where it is associated with
variable prevalence and disease burden between countries. High prevalence and morbidity�…

Background There is considerable research interest in the role of helminth infections in the
development of allergic diseases. However, findings from previous studies are mixed�…

Background Structural lung disease and neutrophil-dominated airway inflammation is
present from 3 months of age in children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis after newborn�…

Background Most studies assessing pathophysiological heterogeneity in asthma have been
conducted in high-income countries (HICs), with little known about the prevalence and�…

Shared picture-book reading is well-recognized as beneficial for children's early language
development, especially where “dialogic book-sharing” techniques are used. Possible�…

The neglected tropical disease trichuriasis is caused by the whipworm Trichuris trichiura, a
soil-transmitted helminth that has infected humans for millennia. Today, T. trichiura infects as�…

Background Early‐life exposures to geohelminths may protect against development of
wheeze/asthma and atopy. Objective To study the effect of maternal geohelminths and�…

We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on
data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for�…

Background There are few prospective longitudinal studies of soil-transmitted helminth
(STH) infections during early childhood. We studied the epidemiology of and risk factors for�…