Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010-2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Celia Holland (Author), Mahdi Sepidarkish (Author), Gwendoline Deslyper (Author), Ali Abdollahi (Author), Soghra Valizadeh (Author), Abolfazl Mollalo (Author), Sanaz Mahjour (Author), Sahar Ghodsian (Author), Ali Ardekani (Author), Hamed Behniafar (Author), Robin B. Gasser (Author), Ali Rostami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ascariasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases of humans worldwide. The epidemiology of Ascaris infection appears to have changed with improvements in sanitation and mass drug administration, but there is no recent information on prevalence worldwide. Here, w...