Helminths are parasitic worms that feed on a living host to gain nourishment and protection, while causing poor nutrient absorption, weakness and disease in the host. These worms and larvae live ...

Efforts to control helminth parasitism in ourselves and the animals we rely on for food, work and companionship require contemporary approaches and tools for understanding the genetic basis of their ...

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 infected with at ...

[11] Furthermore, development of vaccines for helminth infections, such as hookworm, are currently under way and could provide significant benefit for pregnant women and their infants in helminth ...

There are three classes of helminth parasites, namely nematodes (round worms), cestodes (tape worms), and trematodes (represented by human flukes such as Schistosoma mansoni). Experimental studies in ...

Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top neglected diseases, they are no longer endemic in Europe. However, researchers reporting in PLOS ...