Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiases in a rural community of Ethiopia: Is it time to expand control programs to include Strongyloides stercoralis and the entire community?

• Hauptverfasser: Aranzazu Amor Aramendia (Verfasst von), Melaku Anegagrie (Verfasst von), Derjew Zewdie (Verfasst von), Elena Dacal (Verfasst von), Jose M Saugar (Verfasst von), Zaida Herrador (Verfasst von), Tadesse Hailu (Verfasst von), Mulat Yimer (Verfasst von), María V Periago (Verfasst von), Esperanza Rodriguez (Verfasst von), Agustín Benito (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Soil transmitted helminths are highly prevalent worldwide. Globally, approximately 1.5 billion people are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura or hookworm. Endemic countries carry out periodic mass treatment of at-risk populations with albendazole or mebendazole as a co...