Clinical evaluation for morbidity associated with soil-transmitted helminth infection in school-age children on Pemba Island, Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Isaac I Bogoch (Author), Benjamin Speich (Author), Nathan C Lo (Author), Wendelin Moser (Author), David Croll (Author), Said M Ali (Author), Shaali M Ame (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Jason R Andrews (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>More than 1.5 billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, and Trichuris trichiura), causing an estimated global burden in excess of 3 million disability-adjusted life years. However, the relati...