| the role of dogs in transmission of gastrointestinal parasites in a remote tea-growing community in northeastern india. | the prevalence and risk factors associated with canine gastrointestinal parasitic zoonoses and the role of dogs in the mechanical transmission of human ascaris infection was examined in three tea estates in assam, india. nearly all (99%) dogs harbored one or more zoonotic species of gastrointestinal parasites, with hookworm infection being most common (94%). parasitic stages presumed to be host-specific for humans such as ascaris spp. (31%), trichuris trichiura (25%), and isospora belli (2%) wer ... | 2002 | 12479559 |
| cure and reinfection patterns of geohelminthic infections after treatment in communities inhabiting the tropical rainforest of assam, india. | mass de-worming targeted at socio-economically poor communities can be considered as an option for communities living in the tropical forests of assam who do not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation, and consequently have a higher risk of suffering from geohelminthic infection and associated morbidity. a random sample of 265 subjects was included in this study (134 males and 131 females). the chemotherapeutic regimen followed was a single dose of albendazole 400 mg. stools sa ... | 2004 | 15689058 |