The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Am J Trop Med Hyg · ISSN (e) 1476-1645 · 3 papers in corpus
2021
Effect of Lymphatic Filariasis and Hookworm Infection on Pregnancy Course and Outcome in Women Living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1422 ·PMID:33939636

Little is known about the effect of helminth infections on the natural gynecological and pregnancy course. Our goal was to assess the relationship between Wuchereria bancrofti and hookworm (HW) infections with pregnancy course and outcome i…

case-report 2020
Case Report: Molecular Identification of Larval Taenia martis Infection in the Pouch of Douglas
doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0782 ·PMID:32959770

Taenia martis is a tapeworm dwelling in the intestine of mustelids and a rare zoonotic cysticercosis pathogen in its larval stage. The metacestode is morphologically very similar to more prevalent cysticercosis parasites, such as the larvae…

2016
Six Cases of Paratyphoid Fever Due to Salmonella Paratyphi A in Travelers Returning from Myanmar Between July 2014 and August 2015.
doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0327 ·PMID:27352874

We report six cases of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A infections in travelers returning from Myanmar. In 2015, 31 cases of paratyphoid fever were reported in Japan, and 54.8% of those traveled to Myanmar. Among them, six patients …