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- Title
Effect of sanitation on soil-transmitted helminth infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Ziegelbauer, Kathrin; Speich, Benjamin; Mäusezahl, Daniel; Bos, Robert; Keiser, Jennifer; Utzinger, Jürg
- Abstract
In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (i.e., repeated administration of anthelmintic drugs to at-risk populations) is the main strategy to control morbidity. However, rapid reinfection of humans occurs after successful deworming, and therefore effective preventive measures are required to achieve public health goals with optimal efficiency and sustainability.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2012, Vol 9, Issue 1, pe1001162
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1001162