Ivermectin Treatment and Sanitation Effectively Reduce Strongyloides stercoralis Infection Risk in Rural Communities in Cambodia

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal parasite that can replicate within its host, leading to long-lasting and potentially life-threatening infections. Occurring worldwide, it thrives where the climate is warm and sanitation is poor. S. stercoralis is not well detected by standard field techniq...

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Main Authors: Forrer, Armelle, Khieu, Virak, Schindler, Christian, Schär, Fabian, Marti, Hanspeter, Char, Meng Chuor, Muth, Sinuon, Odermatt, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993485/