A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: the problem of helminthiases.

• Main Authors: Sara Lustigman (Author), Roger K Prichard (Author), Andrea Gazzinelli (Author), Warwick N Grant (Author), Boakye A Boatin (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A disproportionate burden of helminthiases in human populations occurs in marginalised, low-income, and resource-constrained regions of the world, with over 1 billion people in developing areas of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas infected with one or more helminth species. The morbidity ca...