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Epidemiology of iron deficiency anemia in Zanzibari schoolchildren: the importance of hookworms by Stoltzfus, RJ, Chwaya, HM, Tielsch, JM, Schulze, KJ, Albonico, M, Savioli, L

“…Anemia is estimated to affect one-half of school-age children in developing countries. The school years are an opportune time to intervene, and interventions…”
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Effects of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on admission to hospital and mortality in preschool children in a high malaria transmission setting: community-based, randomised, placebo-controlled trial by Sazawal, Sunil, Black, Robert E, Ramsan, Mahdi, Chwaya, Hababu M, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J, Dutta, Arup, Dhingra, Usha, Kabole, Ibrahim, Deb, Saikat, Othman, Mashavi K, Kabole, Fatma M

“…Anaemia caused by iron deficiency is common in children younger than age 5 years in eastern Africa. However, there is concern that universal supplementation of…”
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Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: double blind, placebo controlled study by Stoltzfus, Rebecca J, Kvalsvig, Jane D, Chwaya, Hababu M, Montresor, Antonio, Albonico, Marco, Tielsch, James M, Savioli, Lorenzo, Pollitt, Ernesto

“…Abstract Objective: To measure the effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on iron status, anaemia, growth, morbidity, and development of…”
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Malaria, hookworms and recent fever are related to anemia and iron status indicators in 0- to 5-y old Zanzibari children and these relationships change with age by Stoltzfus, R J, Chwaya, H M, Montresor, A, Albonico, M, Savioli, L, Tielsch, J M

“…In Zanzibar and other tropical regions, iron deficiency, malaria and multiple helminth infections coexist. We addressed the following questions: 1) What are…”
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A comparative trial of a single-dose ivermectin versus three days of albendazole for treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis and other soil-transmitted helminth infections in children by Marti, H, Haji, H J, Savioli, L, Chwaya, H M, Mgeni, A F, Ameir, J S, Hatz, C

“…A randomized trial carried out in rural Zanzibar comparing a single dose of 200 micrograms/kg of ivermectin and 400 mg/day for three days of albendazole for…”
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Low-dose daily iron supplementation for 12 months does not increase the prevalence of malarial infection or density of parasites in young Zanzibari children by Mebrahtu, Tsedal, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J, Chwaya, Hababu M, Jape, Jape K, Savioli, Lorenzo, Montresor, Antonio, Albonico, Marco, Tielsch, James M

“…Conflicting evidence exists on the possible role of iron supplementation in the predisposition to malaria infection or the enhancement of its clinical…”
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Hookworm control as a strategy to prevent iron deficiency by Stoltzfus, R.J, Dreyfuss, M.L, Chwaya, H.M, Albonico, M

“…The hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale infect approximately 1 billion people worldwide. The prevalence of hookworm infection increases with…”
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Effects of the Zanzibar school-based deworming program on iron status of children by STOLTZFUS, R. J, ALBONICO, M, CHWAYA, H. M, TIELSCH, J. M, SCHULZE, K. J, SAVIOLI, L

“…We evaluated the effects of the Zanzibar school-based deworming program on the iron status of primary school children. Parasitologic and nutritional…”
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Epidemiological evidence for a differential effect of hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus, on iron status of children by Albonjco, M, Stoltzfus, RJ, Savioli, L, Tielsch, JM, Chwaya, HM, Ercole, E, Cancrini, G

“…Background The hookworms, Ancylostomo duodenale and Necator americanus, cause significant gastrointestinal blood loss. In clinical studies, greater blood…”
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Clinical pallor is useful to detect severe anemia in populations where anemia is prevalent and severe by Stoltzfus, R J, Edward-Raj, A, Dreyfuss, M L, Albonico, M, Montresor, A, Dhoj Thapa, M, West, Jr, K P, Chwaya, H M, Savioli, L, Tielsch, J

“…Clinical pallor is recommended as a simple way to detect severe anemia, but more data are needed on its accuracy and usefulness when assessed by nonphysicians…”
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Hemoquant determination of hookworm-related blood loss and its role in iron deficiency in African children by Stoltzfus, R J, Albonico, M, Chwaya, H M, Savioli, L, Tielsch, J, Schulze, K, Yip, R

“…Iron deficiency remains the most prevalent form of human malnutrition, and current interventions to control it have not decreased the global prevalence…”
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Is the exclusion of children under 24 months from anthelmintic treatment justifiable? by Montresor, Antonio, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J., Albonico, Marco, Tielsch, James M., Rice, Amy L., Chwaya, Hababu M., Savioli, Lorenzo

“…There are no reports documenting toxicity or adverse effects after treatment of children aged < 24 months with benzimidazole derivatives and there is an urgent…”
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Rate of reinfection with intestinal nematodes after treatment of children with mebendazole or albendazole in a highly endemic area by Albonico, M, Smith, P G, Ercole, E, Hall, A, Chwaya, H M, Alawi, K S, Savioli, L

“…The comparative efficacy of albendazole and mebendazole in the treatment of intestinal nematode infections were compared 3 weeks after treatment in a…”
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Linear growth retardation in Zanzibari school children by Stoltzfus, R J, Albonico, M, Tielsch, J M, Chwaya, H M, Savioli, L

“…This paper describes the longitudinal changes in height and weight of children in school grades 1-3 on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, a poor rural population in which…”
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School-based deworming program yields small improvement in growth of Zanzibari school children after one year by Stoltzfus, R J, Albonico, M, Tielsch, J M, Chwaya, H M, Savioli, L

“…Efficacy trials of antihelminthic therapies conducted in Africa have reported improvements in children's growth, but nutritional evaluations of large-scale…”
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A randomized controlled trial comparing mebendazole and albendazole against Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm infections by Albonico, M, Smith, P G, Hall, A, Chwaya, H M, Alawi, K S, Savioli, L

“…The efficacies and side effects of single dose treatments with 500 mg mebendazole (Janssen Pharmaceutica) and 400 mg albendazole (SmithKline Beecham) against…”
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Extending anthelminthic coverage to non‐enrolled school‐age children using a simple and low‐cost method by Montresor, Antonio, Ramsan, Mahdi, Chwaya, Hababu M., Ameir, Haji, Foum, Ali, Albonico, Marco, Gyorkos, Theresa W., Savioli, Lorenzo

“…School health programmes are the basis of the strategy defined by WHO to reduce morbidity due to soil‐transmitted nematodes and schistosomes in school age…”
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Field trial of a haemoglobin colour scale: an effective tool to detect anaemia in preschool children by Montresor, Antonio, Albonico, Marco, Khalfan, Nassor, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J., Tielsch, James M., Chwaya, Hababu M., Savioli, Lorenzo

“…Summary The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale, developed by Stott and Lewis, to diagnose anaemia in a…”
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Serum ferritin, erythrocyte protoporphyrin and hemoglobin are valid indicators of iron status of school children in a malaria-holoendemic population by Stoltzfus, R J, Chwaya, H M, Albonico, M, Schulze, K J, Savioli, L, Tielsch, J M

“…In many African populations, the prevalences of both iron deficiency and malarial infection exceed 50%. The control of iron deficiency anemia is of urgent…”
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School enrolment in Zanzibar linked to children’s age and helminth infections by Montresor, Antonio, Ramsan, Mahdi, Chwaya, Hababu M., Ameir, Haji, Foum, Ali, Albonico, Marco, Gyorkos, Theresa W., Savioli, Lorenzo

“…School health programmes have been identified as a cost‐effective strategy to reduce morbidity due to soil‐transmitted helminths in the school‐age population,…”
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