Prieto-Pérez Laura, Pérez-Tanoira Ramón, Cabello-Úbeda Alfonso, Petkova-Saiz Elizabet, Górgolas-Hernández-Mora Miguel
División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Quirón Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finlandia.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Jun-Jul;34(6):384-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.002. Epub 2016 Mar 12.
Millions of people in in rural areas and deprived tropical and subtropical regions are infected by soil-transmitted helminths: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), and Strongyloides stercoralis. Large migratory flows have made their worldwide distribution easier. Besides being debilitating and producing a significant mortality, they cause high morbidity, leading to physical and intellectual impairment in millions of children who live in poverty. Along with the use of benzimidazoles (albendazole and mebendazole), large-scale international campaigns for treatment and prevention have decreased the number of affected individuals. However, re-infestations and benzimidazole-resistance are frequent, so there needs to be awareness about the importance and consequences of these neglected parasites.
数百万生活在农村地区以及贫困热带和亚热带地区的人感染了土源性蠕虫，包括蛔虫、鞭虫、钩虫（十二指肠钩虫和美洲板口线虫）和粪类圆线虫。大规模的人口迁移使得它们在全球范围内的传播更为容易。这些寄生虫不仅会使人虚弱并导致相当数量的死亡，还会引发高发病率，致使数百万贫困儿童的身体和智力发育受损。随着苯并咪唑类药物（阿苯达唑和甲苯达唑）的使用，大规模的国际防治运动已减少了受感染个体的数量。然而，再次感染和对苯并咪唑产生耐药性的情况屡见不鲜，因此需要提高人们对这些被忽视寄生虫的重要性和后果的认识。
