Effect of Poor Access to Water and Sanitation As Risk Factors for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Selectiveness by the Infective Route

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a group of parasitic human infections of great public health relevance due to their high prevalence and potentially severe morbidity in case of heavy infection intensity, especially in poor settings. Common species of STH include Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris t...

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Main Authors: Echazú, Adriana, Bonanno, Daniela, Juarez, Marisa, Cajal, Silvana P., Heredia, Viviana, Caropresi, Silvia, Cimino, Ruben O., Caro, Nicolas, Vargas, Paola A., Paredes, Gladys, Krolewiecki, Alejandro J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589369/