Strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi in New Guinea: Neglected, ignored and unexplored
Bradbury, Richard S. (2021) Strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi in New Guinea: Neglected, ignored and unexplored. Microbiology Australia, 42 (4). pp. 169-172.
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Abstract
Strongyloidiasis remains endemic throughout the Island of New Guinea. While many infections are caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, a second human-infecting Strongyloides species, Strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi, is also present. S. f. kellyi infections are most common in infants and young children, and those with high-intensity infections might develop a potentially fatal protein-losing enteropathy, swollen belly syndrome. Surprisingly little work has been performed on S. f. kellyi. Unlike S. stercoralis, S. f. kellyi is passed in faeces as eggs rather than rhabditiform larvae. There is no specific diagnostic test. This review summarises what is currently known about the biology, epidemiology, and clinical impact of S. f. kellyi infections. Features that might be used to differentiate S. f. kellyi from hookworm and S. stercoralis are also discussed. S. f. kellyi remains a neglected, ignored, and unexplored human helminth infection, worthy of further research.
| Item ID: | 81819 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2201-9189 |
| Copyright Information: | Journal Compilation © The Authors 2021 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND, published (by CSIRO Publishing) on behalf of the ASM. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2024 06:56 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3207 Medical microbiology > 320704 Medical parasitology @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 21 INDIGENOUS > 2111 Pacific Peoples health > 211199 Pacific Peoples health not elsewhere classified @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) @ 50% |
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