High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Myanmar schoolchildren

• Main Authors: Eindra Aung (Author), Kay Thwe Han (Author), Catherine A. Gordon (Author), Nyein Nyein Hlaing (Author), Moe Moe Aye (Author), Myo Win Htun (Author), Khin Thet Wai (Author), Su Mon Myat (Author), Thida Lay Thwe (Author), Aung Tun (Author), Kinley Wangdi (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Gail M. Williams (Author), Archie C. A. Clements (Author), Susana Vaz Nery (Author), Donald P. McManus (Author), Darren J. Gray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Achieving the elimination of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections requires a sufficient understanding of the current epidemiological status of STH endemicity. We aimed to examine the status of STH in Myanmar - a country with the eighth highest STH prevalence in the world, 1...