Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in China: A national survey in 2014-2015.

• Main Authors: Ying-Dan Chen (Author), Men-Bao Qian (Author), Hui-Hui Zhu (Author), Chang-Hai Zhou (Author), Ting-Jun Zhu (Author), Ji-Lei Huang (Author), Zhong-Jie Li (Author), Shi-Zhu Li (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author), Group on National Survey of Important Human Parasitic Diseases in China (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Based on two national surveys, the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in China had decreased from 53.58% in 1988-1992 to 19.56% in 2001-2004. To update the epidemiology and characteristics of STH in China, a third national survey was implemented in 2014...