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List of works by Marco Albonico

"Freezing" parasites in pre-Himalayan region, Himachal Pradesh: Experience with mini-FLOTAC.

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

A comparison of methods for detecting the eggs of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and the epidemiology of infection in Zanzibari infants.

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A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths

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A controlled evaluation of two school-based anthelminthic chemotherapy regimens on intensity of intestinal helminth infections.

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A public health response against Strongyloides stercoralis: time to look at soil-transmitted helminthiasis in full

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A randomized controlled trial comparing mebendazole and albendazole against Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm infections

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Accuracy of five serologic tests for the follow up of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

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An achievable goal: control and elimination of schistosomiasis

scientific article published in August 2015

Anthelminthic drug safety and drug administration in the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in community campaigns

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Assessment of anthelmintic efficacy of mebendazole in school children in six countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic

scientific article published in October 2014

Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic

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Building a global schistosomiasis alliance: an opportunity to join forces to fight inequality and rural poverty

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Clinical predictors of malaria and other febrile illnesses in children under five on Pemba Island, Tanzania

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Comparative study of the quality and efficacy of originator and generic albendazole for mass treatment of soil-transmitted nematode infections in Nepal.

scientific article published on 28 November 2006

Comparison of the Kato-Katz method and ether-concentration technique for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the framework of a randomised controlled trial.

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Comparison of three copromicroscopic methods to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth infections in school-aged children on Pemba Island

scientific article published on August 2013

Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance: A Starworms study protocol

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

Controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pre-school-age children through preventive chemotherapy

scientific article published on 26 March 2008

Cost containment in a school deworming programme targeting over 2.7 million children in Vietnam

scientific article published on 18 October 2006

Development of the egg hatch assay for detection of anthelminthic resistance in human hookworms

scientific article published on 26 April 2005

Diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz and FLOTAC for assessing anthelmintic drug efficacy

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Diagnostic accuracy of five serologic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

scientific article published on 09 January 2014

Do shoes reduce hookworm infection in school-aged children on Pemba Island, Zanzibar? A pragmatic trial.

scientific article published on 5 March 2014

Effects of geohelminth infections on neurological development

scientific article published on January 2013

Efficacy and reinfection with soil-transmitted helminths 18-weeks post-treatment with albendazole-ivermectin, albendazole-mebendazole, albendazole-oxantel pamoate and mebendazole

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Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against Trichuris trichiura and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections: a four-arm, randomised contro

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Efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide, albendazole, and nitazoxanide-albendazole against Trichuris trichiura infection: a randomized controlled trial

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Efficacy and safety of oxantel pamoate in school-aged children infected with Trichuris trichiura on Pemba Island, Tanzania: a parallel, randomised, controlled, dose-ranging study

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine, tribendimidine plus ivermectin, tribendimidine plus oxantel pamoate, and albendazole plus oxantel pamoate against hookworm and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections in Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire: a r

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa

scientific article published in The Lancet

Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale to detect anaemia in young children attending primary healthcare clinics in Zanzibar.

scientific article published on February 2012

Expired Reagent Strips for Haematuria

scientific article published on 01 October 1993

Extending anthelminthic coverage to non-enrolled school-age children using a simple and low-cost method

scientific article (publication date: July 2001)

Focus: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Genetic characterization of Giardia duodenalis by sequence analysis in humans and animals in Pemba Island, Tanzania.

scientific article published on 19 November 2013

How long can stool samples be fixed for an accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection using Mini-FLOTAC?

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Independent evaluation of the Nigrosin-Eosin modification of the Kato-Katz technique.

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Influence of a Roundup formulation on glyphosate effects on steroidogenesis and proliferation of bovine granulosa cells in vitro

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Intervention for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the community.

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Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

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Is the exclusion of children under 24 months from anthelmintic treatment justifiable?

scientific article published on March 2002

Low dose daily iron supplementation improves iron status and appetite but not anemia, whereas quarterly anthelminthic treatment improves growth, appetite and anemia in Zanzibari preschool children

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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

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Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

scientific article (publication date: November 2015)

Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

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Methods to sustain drug efficacy in helminth control programmes

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Mini-FLOTAC and Kato-Katz: helminth eggs watching on the shore of Lake Victoria

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Mini-FLOTAC, Kato-Katz and McMaster: three methods, one goal; highlights from north Argentina

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Mini-FLOTAC, an innovative direct diagnostic technique for intestinal parasitic infections: experience from the field

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Modification and optimization of the FECPAKG2 protocol for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in human stool

scientific article published on 15 October 2018

Molecular analysis of the beta-tubulin gene of human hookworms as a basis for possible benzimidazole resistance on Pemba Island

scientific article published in April 2004

Monitoring drug efficacy and early detection of drug resistance in human soil-transmitted nematodes: a pressing public health agenda for helminth control.

scientific article published in October 2004

Oxantel pamoate-albendazole for Trichuris trichiura infection

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Parasitic infections on the shore of Lake Victoria (East Africa) detected by Mini-FLOTAC and standard techniques

scientific article published on 24 May 2014

Performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale in diagnosing severe and very severe anaemia

scientific article published in July 2003

Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide and albendazole-nitazoxanide

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Progress in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis.

scientific article published on June 2004

Progress towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Zanzibar: a model programme.

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Quality control in the diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz technique: experience from three randomised controlled trials

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Rate of reinfection with intestinal nematodes after treatment of children with mebendazole or albendazole in a highly endemic area.

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Safety of a New Chewable Formulation of Mebendazole for Preventive Chemotherapy Interventions to Treat Young Children in Countries with Moderate-to-High Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections.

scientific article published on 24 December 2012

School enrollment in Zanzibar linked to children's age and helminth infections.

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Screening, diagnosis and management of human cysticercosis and Taenia solium taeniasis: technical recommendations by the COHEMI project study group.

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Side Benefits of Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis on Strongyloides stercoralis Prevalence on Pemba Island, Tanzania

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm

scientific article (publication date: 6 May 2006)

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the relationship between prevalence and classes of intensity of infection

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StrongNet: An International Network to Improve Diagnostics and Access to Treatment for Strongyloidiasis Control

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Strongyloides stercoralis: a plea for action

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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach

scientific article published on 30 October 2012

The appropriate indicator should be used to assess treatment failure in STH infections

scientific article published on September 2011

The impact of baseline faecal egg counts on the efficacy of single-dose albendazole against Trichuris trichiura.

scientific article published on 19 December 2011

The molecular speciation of soil-transmitted helminth eggs collected from school children across six endemic countries

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans

scientific article published on 13 January 2018