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Prevalence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Rural Communities Living in Endemic Foci of Onchocerciasis in Southern Gabon. [PDF]

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Moutongo Mouandza R   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diagnostic Techniques for Soil-Transmitted Helminths – Recent Advances

open access: yesResearch and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (hookworms, Trichuris, Ascaris) and Strongyloides spp. are associated with a substantial global burden and high morbidity. Sensitive and specific methods for diagnosis of these infections are essential for mapping the burden in communities, accurate assessment of infection levels, to guide interventions and ...
Abhishek Mewara   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Soil-transmitted helminth infections in South America

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2014
www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 14 March 2014 183 transmitted helminths are eliminated or controlled by use of albendazole in massive drug administration programmes, some signs such as chronic diarrhoea and weight loss could persist because S stercoralis was not effectively treated, which furthermore increases the risk of this population for ...
Oscar J, Ponce   +2 more
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The yin and yang of human soil-transmitted helminth infections

International Journal for Parasitology, 2021
The major soil-transmitted helminths that infect humans are the roundworms, whipworms and hookworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections rank among the most important neglected tropical diseases in terms of morbidity, and almost one billion people are still infected with at least one species.
Loukas, Alex   +2 more
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