Publications by authors named "Elvia Nieves"
Article Synopsis
- - Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a major health issue in poor tropical and subtropical communities, necessitating improved diagnostic methods beyond traditional techniques.
- - A study conducted from 2010 to 2019 in northern Salta, Argentina, analyzed 944 stool samples to evaluate the sensitivity of various diagnostic methods for detecting STH, revealing that sedimentation/concentration was the most effective.
- - The findings support the use of combined parasitological methods in clinical and public health labs and recommend incorporating these improved diagnostic strategies into World Health Organization control plans for STH.
Background: The WHO has established a control strategy for Strongyloides stercoralis in school-aged children as well as targets and to maintain control programs for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms. For an efficient development of control programs, it is necessary to know the target countries around the world, as well as the areas within each country where efforts should be focused. Therefore, maps that provide information on the areas at risk for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on a national and sub-national scale would allow for a better allocation of resources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Strongyloidiasis and Chagas disease are endemic in northern Argentina. In this study we evaluate the association between S. stercoralis and T.
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