Summary of the conclusions of the WHO consultation Prevention and control of iron deficiency in infants and young children in malaria-endemic areas Lyon, France, 12–14 June 2006

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
And Control ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Neurocysticercosis: Report of Unusual Pediatric Cases

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 974-977
Author(s):  
Julie Kim Stamos ◽  
Anne H. Rowley ◽  
Yoon S. Hahn ◽  
Ellen Gould Chadwick ◽  
Peter M. Schsntz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prolonged Incubation ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Cysticercosis is widely endemic in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The incidence of cysticercosis has been increasing in the United States during the last decade.1 Although an infection still seen primarily in immigrants, it has been reported in increasing numbers in individuals who have close contact with persons who have resided in endemic areas.2 Only 6 cases of cysticercosis in children born in the United States have been reported; in 3 of these cases, the parents were from or had traveled to an endemic area and Taenia ova were recovered from the stools of the parent(s).1,3-6 Because of the prolonged incubation period, cases are rarely seen in infants and young children.4

scholarly journals Iron deficiency anemia-related gut microbiota dysbiosis in infants and young children: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrone Muleviciene ◽  
Federica D’Amico ◽  
Silvia Turroni ◽  
Marco Candela ◽  
Augustina Jankauskiene
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis ◽  
Infants And Young Children

scholarly journals Modelling of the distribution of Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria straminea in the metropolitan region of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Verônica Santos Barbosa ◽  
Ricardo José de Paula Souza E Guimarães ◽  
Rodrigo Moraes Loyo ◽  
Constança Simões Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Snail Species ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
The North ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Prevention And Control Measures ◽  
And Control

The occurrence of schistosomiasis is directly linked to the presence of its snail intermediate host <em>Biomphalaria</em> spp. Knowledge of geographical distribution, habitats and behaviour of these snails in relation to the climate is essential for guiding measures for disease prevention and control. This study aims to model the distribution of <em>B. glabrata</em> and <em>B. straminea</em> in schistosomiasis non-endemic areas of the metropolitan region of Recife (MRR) based on environmental data and estimates of snail distributions in endemic and neighbouring areas. We applied Kriging with the aim of determining the spatial distribution of these two snail species and MaxEnt for modelling their ecological behaviour. Kriging showed that the North and the Centre of the MRR were generally either snail-free or contained only <em>B. straminea</em>, while both snail species could be found in the South. MaxEnt supported our observation that the northern and southern coastal regions were favoured by <em>B. glabrata</em> and diurnal mean temperature variation; July rainfall and November rainfall were the three variables favouring <em>Biomphalaria</em> breeding sites that contributed the most in the predictive model we developed. The study showed the location of areas suitable to <em>Biomphalaria</em> spp. and therefore at potential risk, first for invasion of these snails and later for the development of new schistosomiasis- endemic areas. This information should be useful, not only to estimate expansion possibilities of this disease in the MRR, but also to point out the climatic variables that would contribute to this expansion, thereby allowing timely application of prevention and control measures.

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