The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in children up to 8 years of age: Findings from an Ecuadorian birth cohort.

• Main Authors: Irina Chis Ster (Author), Hamzah F Niaz (Author), Martha E Chico (Author), Yisela Oviedo (Author), Maritza Vaca (Author), Philip J Cooper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>There are few prospective longitudinal studies of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections during early childhood. We studied the epidemiology of and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infections from birth to 8 years of age in tropical Ecuador.<h4>Meth...