A first nation-wide assessment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Fijian primary schools, and factors associated with the infection, using a lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment survey as surveillance platform.

• Main Authors: Sung Hye Kim (Author), J Russell Stothard (Author), Milika Rinamalo (Author), Meleresita Rainima-Qaniuci (Author), Nemani Talemaitoga (Author), Mike Kama (Author), Eric Rafai (Author), Seoyun Jang (Author), Ji Young Kim (Author), Yoo Min Oh (Author), Eun-Min Kim (Author), Sung-Tae Hong (Author), John H Lowry (Author), Jaco J Verweij (Author), Louise A Kelly-Hope (Author), Min-Ho Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) is endemic in Fiji but its prevalence is not known and likely to have changed after a decade of mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF). By linking with LF transmission assessment surveys (LF-TAS), we undertook...