2016
Effectiveness of Albendazole for Hookworm Varies Widely by Community and Correlates with Nutritional Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of School-Age Children in Ghana.
Humphries D, Nguyen S, Kumar S, Quagraine JE, Otchere J, Harrison LM, Wilson M, Cappello M. Effectiveness of Albendazole for Hookworm Varies Widely by Community and Correlates with Nutritional Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of School-Age Children in Ghana. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 347-354. PMID: 27895280, PMCID: PMC5303035, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg reduction rateCross-sectional studyMass drug administrationSchool-aged childrenEffectiveness of albendazoleCure rateDrug AdministrationMid-upper arm circumferenceSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsHost factorsNutritional factorsSingle-dose albendazoleOverall cure rateBlood hemoglobin levelsKintampo North MunicipalitySignificant community-level variationIndividual host factorsWorld Health OrganizationCommon STHHemoglobin levelsArm circumferenceHookworm infectionHelminth infectionsDeworming programsHookworm prevalence
2013
Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment
Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 89: 540-548. PMID: 23836564, PMCID: PMC3771297, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKintampo North MunicipalityHookworm infectionCure rateSchool-aged childrenModest cure ratesSingle-dose albendazoleNutritional risk factorsLevels of antibodiesYears of ageAge childrenMalaria parasitemiaAlbendazole treatmentRisk factorsChildren 6InfectionInfection statusHealth careSignificant predictorsAnimal foodsHookwormAlbendazoleFurther investigationAgeChildrenLow consumption
2012
Frequency and intensity of exposure mediate resistance to experimental infection with the hookworm, Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Davey D, Manickam N, Simms BT, Harrison LM, Vermeire JJ, Cappello M. Frequency and intensity of exposure mediate resistance to experimental infection with the hookworm, Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Experimental Parasitology 2012, 133: 243-249. PMID: 23232252, PMCID: PMC3580025, DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental infectionThird-stage hookworm larvaeParasite-specific IgAHumoral immune responseStudy of pathogenesisResource-limited countriesHuman hookworm diseaseHookworm infectionLifelong susceptibilityPrimary infectionImmune responseProlonged susceptibilitySubsequent challengeAntibody productionVaccine developmentHookworm larvaeHookworm diseaseIntestinal nematodesInfectionPathological effectsRepeated exposureAncylostoma ceylanicumContinued susceptibilityMajor causeMediate resistance
2005
Detection of excretory/secretory coproantigens in experimental hookworm infection.
Bungiro RD, Cappello M. Detection of excretory/secretory coproantigens in experimental hookworm infection. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 915-20. PMID: 16282303, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayMolecular host-parasite interactionsFuture diagnostic methodsExcretory/secretoryFecal extractsImmunosorbent assayA. ceylanicum infectionExperimental hookworm infectionIntestinal worm burdenRabbit polyclonal IgG antibodyPolyclonal IgG antibodiesES proteinsDiagnostic methodsHookworm antigensDetectionHookworm infectionIgG antibodiesStool samplesWorm burdenDay 17Hamster serumCoproantigenFaecal eggMug/Degrees C.