EDP Sciences logo
Submit your paper
Search
Menu
All issues Volume 33 (2026) Parasite, 33 (2026) 41 References
Open Access
Issue
Parasite
Volume 33, 2026
Article Number 41
Number of page(s) 10
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2026039
Published online 29 July 2026
  1. Blackburn CC, Yan SM, McCormick D, Herrera LN, Iordanov RB, Bailey MD, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Mejia R. 2024. Parasitic contamination of soil in the Southern United States. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, 506–514. [Google Scholar]
  2. Cimino RO, Fleitas P, Fernández M, Echazú A, Juarez M, Floridia-Yapur N, Cajal P, Seijo A, Abril M, Weinberg D, Piorno P, Caro N, Vargas P, Gil J, Crudo F, Krolewiecki A. 2020. Seroprevalence of the Strongyloides stercoralis infection in humans from Yungas rainforest and Gran Chaco region from Argentina and Bolivia. Pathogens, 9, 394. [Google Scholar]
  3. Cimino RO, Jeun R, Juarez M, Cajal PS, Vargas P, Echazú A, Bryan PE, Nasser J, Krolewiecki A, Mejia R. 2015. Identification of human intestinal parasites affecting an asymptomatic peri-urban Argentinian population using multi-parallel quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Parasites & Vectors, 8, 380. [Google Scholar]
  4. Deer DM, Lampel KA, González-Escalona N. 2010. A versatile internal control for use as DNA in real-time PCR and as RNA in real-time reverse transcription PCR assays. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 50, 366–372. [Google Scholar]
  5. Echazú A, Bonanno D, Juarez M, Cajal SP, Heredia V, Caropresi S, Cimino RO, Caro N, Vargas PA, Paredes G, Krolewiecki AJ. 2015. Effect of poor access to water and sanitation as risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection: Selectiveness by the infective route. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9, e0004111. [Google Scholar]
  6. Fletcher SM, Stark D, Harkness J, Ellis J. 2012. Enteric protozoa in the developed world: A public health perspective. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 25, 420–449. [Google Scholar]
  7. Guimaraes AJ, Gomes KX, Cortines JR, Peralta JM, Peralta RHS. 2016. Acanthamoeba spp. as a universal host for pathogenic microorganisms: One bridge from environment to host virulence. Microbiological Research, 193, 30–38. [Google Scholar]
  8. Gyawali P, Ahmed W, Sidhu JPS, Nery S V., Clements AC, Traub R, McCarthy JS, Llewellyn S, Jagals P, Toze S. 2016. Quantitative detection of viable helminth ova from raw wastewater, human feces, and environmental soil samples using novel PMA-qPCR methods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23, 18639–18648. [Google Scholar]
  9. Hominick WM, Dean CG, Schad GA. 1987. Population biology of hookworms in West Bengal: analysis of numbers of infective larvae recovered from damp pads applied to the soil surface at defaecation sites. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81, 978–986. [Google Scholar]
  10. Horiuchi S, Uga S. 2016. Modified flotation method, an effective technique for recovering helminth eggs in soil. Parasitology International, 65, 576–579. [Google Scholar]
  11. Khan NA. 2006. Acanthamoeba: Biology and increasing importance in human health. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 30, 564–595. [Google Scholar]
  12. Khieu V, Hattendorf J, Schär F, Marti H, Char MC, Muth S, Odermatt P. 2014. Strongyloides stercoralis infection and re-infection in a cohort of children in Cambodia. Parasitology International, 63, 708–712. [Google Scholar]
  13. Marciano-Cabral F, Cabral G. 2003. Acanthamoeba spp. as agents of disease in humans. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 16, 273–307. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Matsuo K, Kamiya H. 2005. Modified sugar centrifugal flotation technique for recovering Echinococcus multilocularis eggs from soil. Journal of Parasitology, 91, 208–209. [Google Scholar]
  15. Maya C, Torner-Morales FJ, Lucario ES, Hernández E, Jiménez B. 2012. Viability of six species of larval and non-larval helminth eggs for different conditions of temperature, pH and dryness. Water Research, 46, 4770–4782. [Google Scholar]
  16. Mejia R, Aranda EM, Ojeda L, Benedetti SO, Guzman JJ, Slatko B, Almazan C, Diaz-Fernandez M, Cimino R, Juarez M, Duran NM, Flores ELM, Vargas PA, Kaur A, Uzcategui NL, Mejia LE, Keegan KE, Mejia ER, Amorim CCO, Geiger SM, Fujiwara RT, Llangarí-Arizo LM, Lopez A, Romero-Sandoval N, Guadalupe I, Villanueva-Lizama LE, Cruz-Chan JV, Rivera MDC, Sabino EM, Pineda C, Wetzel EJ, Cooper PJ. 2026. Distribution of nematophagous fungi and soil-transmitted helminths in outdoor built environments across Latin America. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, e0013990. [Google Scholar]
  17. Mejia R, Slatko B, Almazan C, Cimino R, Krolewiecki A, Duran NM, Valera Aspetty JE, Vargas PA, Oliveira Amorim CC, Geiger SM, Fujiwara RT, Ramirez JD, Llangarí-Arizo LM, Guadalupe I, Villanueva-Lizama LE, Cruz-Chan JV, Ojeda ML, Aranda EM, Benedetti SO, Camones Rivera MD, Sabino EM, Pineda C, Wetzel EJ, Cooper PJ. 2024. Molecular testing of environmental samples as a potential source to estimate parasite infection. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9, 226. [Google Scholar]
  18. Mejia R, Vicuña Y, Broncano N, Sandoval C, Vaca M, Chico M, Cooper PJ, Nutman TB. 2013. A novel, multi-parallel, real-time polymerase chain reaction approach for eight gastrointestinal parasites provides improved diagnostic capabilities to resource-limited at-risk populations. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 88, 1041–1047. [Google Scholar]
  19. Muller M, Sanchez RM, Suswillof RR. 1989. Evaluation of a sanitation programme using eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides in household yard soils as indicators. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92, 10–16. [Google Scholar]
  20. Nieves E, Fleitas P, Juárez M, Almazán C, Flores G, Alani J, Diaz R, Martos J, Cajal P, Cimino R, Krolewiecki A. 2024. Comparison of parasitological methods for the identification of soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides stercoralis, in a regional reference laboratory in northwestern Argentina: An observational study. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 26, e00370. [Google Scholar]
  21. Nijsse R, Ploeger HW, Wagenaar JA, Mughini-Gras L. 2015. Toxocara canis in household dogs: prevalence, risk factors and owners’ attitude towards deworming. Parasitology Research, 114, 561–569. [Google Scholar]
  22. Payne FK. 1923. Investigations on the control of hookworm disease. XIV. Field experiments on vertical migration of hookworm larvae: Preliminary report. American Journal of Epidemiology, 3, 46–58. [Google Scholar]
  23. Prüss-Ustün A, Wolf J, Bartram J, Clasen T, Cumming O, Freeman MC, Gordon B, Hunter PR, Medlicott K, Johnston R. 2019. Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 222, 765–777. [Google Scholar]
  24. Taranto NJ, Passamonte L, Marinconz R, Marzi MC De, Cajal SP, Malchiodi EL. 2000. Parasitosis zoonóticas transmitidas por perros en el Chaco Salteño. Medicina (Buenos Aires), 60, 217–220. [Google Scholar]
  25. Vargas P, Krolewiecki AJ, Echazú A, Juarez M, Cajal P, Gil JF, Caro N, Nasser J, Lammie P, Cimino RO. 2017. Serologic monitoring of public health interventions against Strongyloides stercoralis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, 166–172. [Google Scholar]
  26. WHO & UNICEF. 2025. Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2024: Special focus on inequalities. Geneva. [Google Scholar]
  27. WHO. 2020. Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: A Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030. World Health Organization: Geneva. [Google Scholar]
  28. WHO. 2023. Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene. World Health Organization: Geneva. [Google Scholar]

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.