"Helminthiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.
| Descriptor ID |
D006373
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Helminthiasis".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Helminthiasis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Helminthiasis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Helminthiasis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Helminthiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Distribution of nematophagous fungi and soil-transmitted helminths in outdoor built environments across Latin America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Feb; 20(2):e0013990.
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Impact of Anthelmintic Therapy for Invasive Helminth Infection on Microbial Translocation, Inflammation, and Immune Response among Ugandans Living with HIV: A Randomized Proof of Concept Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Dec 03; 113(6):1300-1310.
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Global diversity of soil-transmitted helminths reveals population-biased genetic variation that impacts diagnostic targets. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 10; 16(1):6374.
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Epidemiology of intestinal parasite infections and multiparasitism and their impact on growth and hemoglobin levels during childhood in tropical Ecuador: A longitudinal study using molecular detection methods. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e0013004.
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A Honduran Prevalence Study on Soil-Transmitted Helminths Highlights Serological Antibodies to Tm-WAP49 as a Diagnostic Marker for Exposure to Human Trichuriasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1017-1025.
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Bi-directional communication between intrinsic enteric neurons and ILC2s inhibits host defense against helminth infection. Immunity. 2025 Feb 11; 58(2):465-480.e8.
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Epidemiologic Investigation of Protozoa and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Starr County, Texas. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Apr 02; 112(4):816-818.
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Comparison of multi-parallel quantitative real-time PCRs targeting different DNA regions and detecting soil-transmitted helminths in stool. Parasit Vectors. 2024 Sep 13; 17(1):390.
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Detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma spp. by nucleic acid amplification test: Results of the first 5 years of the only international external quality assessment scheme. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Aug; 18(8):e0012404.
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Plasmodium falciparum and Helminth Coinfections Increase IgE and Parasite-Specific IgG Responses. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 12 22; 9(3):e0110921.