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Helminthic infections by Awasthi, Shally, Bundy, D A P, Savioli, Lorenzo

“…There are about 20 major helminth infections of humans, and all have some public health significance,1 but among the commonest of all human infections are the…”
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Re-assessing the global prevalence and distribution of lymphatic filariasis by Michael, E, Bundy, D A, Grenfell, B T

“…This paper estimates the global burden of lymphatic filariasis based on a review of the published literature on infection and disease surveys. A method for…”
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Multiple helminth infections in children: impact and control by Drake, L J, Bundy, D A

“…Parasitic worm infections are amongst the most widespread of all chronic human infections. It is estimated that there are more than 3 billion infections in the…”
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EPIFIL: The development of an age-structured model for describing the transmission dynamics and control of lymphatic filariasis by NORMAN, R. A., CHAN, M. S., SRIVIDYA, A., PANI, S. P., RAMAIAH, K. D., VANAMAIL, P., MICHAEL, E., DAS, P. K., BUNDY, D. A. P.

“…Mathematical models of transmission dynamics of infectious diseases provide a useful tool for investigating the impact of community based control measures…”
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The evaluation of potential global morbidity attributable to intestinal nematode infections by Chan, M S, Medley, G F, Jamison, D, Bundy, D A

“…This paper presents a method of estimating the potential global morbidity due to human intestinal nematode infections (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris…”
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Age patterns in stunting and anaemia in African schoolchildren : a cross-sectional study in Tanzania by LWAMBO, N. J. S, BROOKER, S, SIZA, J. E, BUNDY, D. A. P, GUYATT, H

“…To describe the nutritional status of schoolchildren from a rural area of Tanzania, with a particular emphasis on older adolescents to determine the timing of…”
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The impact of population level deworming on the haemoglobin levels of schoolchildren in Tanga, Tanzania by Beasley, N. M. R., Tomkins, A. M., Hall, A., Kihamia, C. M., Lorri, W., Nduma, B., Issae, W., Nokes, C., Bundy, D. A. P.

“…Summary The impact of albendazole (400 mg) and praziquantel (40 mg/kg body weight) treatment of schoolchildren was compared with placebo according to the…”
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Evidence for an improvement in cognitive function following treatment of Schistosoma japonicum infection in Chinese primary schoolchildren by Nokes, C, McGarvey, S T, Shiue, L, Wu, G, Wu, H, Bundy, D A, Olds, G R

“…A double-blind, placebo-controlled, treatment trial was conducted in Sichuan, China to investigate the unique and combined effects on the cognitive function…”
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The impact of weekly iron supplementation on the iron status and growth of adolescent girls in Tanzania by Beasley, N. M. R., Tomkins, A. M., Hall, A., Lorri, W., Kihamia, C. M., Bundy, D. A. P.

“…Summary We evaluated the effect of weekly doses of 400 mg of ferrous sulphate for 4  months on the iron status of adolescent girls in a controlled trial in…”
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Quantifying mosquito biting patterns on humans by DNA fingerprinting of bloodmeals by Michael, E, Ramaiah, K D, Hoti, S L, Barker, G, Paul, M R, Yuvaraj, J, Das, P K, Grenfell, B T, Bundy, D A

“…A major debate in infectious disease epidemiology concerns the relative importance of exposure and host factors, such as sex and acquired immunity, in…”
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Moderate to heavy infections of Trichuris trichiura affect cognitive function in Jamaican school children by Nokes, C, Grantham-McGregor, S M, Sawyer, A W, Cooper, E S, Robinson, B A, Bundy, D A

“…A double-blind placebo trial was conducted to determine the effect of moderate to high loads of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) infection on the cognitive…”
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The development of an age structured model for schistosomiasis transmission dynamics and control and its validation for Schistosoma mansoni by Chan, M. S., Guyatt, H. L., Bundy, D. A. P., Booth, M., Fulford, A. J. C., Medley, G. F.

“…Mathematical models are potentially useful tools to aid in the design of control programmes for parasitic diseases. In this paper, a fully age structured…”
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Population Ecology of Intestinal Helminth Infections in Human Communities by Bundy, D. A. P.

“…The distribution of worm burdens in human populations is a major determinant of both the dynamics of transmission and the level of community morbidity. The…”
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Herd immunity to filarial infection is a function of vector biting rate by Michael, E., Bundy, D. A. P.

“…Despite the existence of an impressive body of work on human immune responses against filarial infections, the occurrence of a protective response to infection…”
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Associations among multiple geohelminth species infections in schoolchildren from Pemba Island by Booth, M, Bundy, D A, Albonico, M, Chwaya, H M, Alawi, K S, Savioli, L

“…In order to estimate the potential benefits of interventions against multiple geohelminth species in endemic areas, an improved understanding of the population…”
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Epifil: a dynamic model of infection and disease in lymphatic filariasis by Chan, M S, Srividya, A, Norman, R A, Pani, S P, Ramaiah, K D, Vanamail, P, Michael, E, Das, P K, Bundy, D A

“…The lack of a quantitative framework that describes the dynamic relationships between infection and morbidity has constrained efforts aimed at the…”
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The age of infection with varicella-zoster virus in St Lucia, West Indies by Garnett, G. P., Cox, M. J., Bundy, D. A. P., Didier, J. M., Catharine, J. St

“…Sera from an age-stratified sample of 1810 people from the Caribbean island of St Lucia were tested for antibodies against varicella-zoster virus. The results…”
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The health of enrolled and non enrolled children of school age in Tanga, Tanzania by Beasley, N.M.R., Hall, A., Tomkins, A.M., Donnelly, C., Ntimbwa, P., Kivuga, J., Kihamia, C.M., Lorri, W., Bundy, D.A.P.

“…The health of 227 children enrolled at primary school was compared with that of 214 non enrolled children living in rural Tanga, Tanzania. No consistent…”
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Parasitic Helminth Infection and Cognitive Function in School Children by Nokes, C., Grantham-McGregor, S. M., Sawyer, A. W., Cooper, E. S., Bundy, D. A. P.

“…The study examines the effect of moderate to high worm burdens of Trichuris trichiura infection on the cognitive functions of 159 school children (age 9-12…”
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The Association between Microfilaraemia and Disease in Lymphatic Filariasis by Michael, E., Grenfell, Bryan Thomas, Bundy, D. A. P.

“…A standard tenet in the epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis is that patent infection is negatively related to chronic disease. We examine the empirical…”
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