Cross-sectional study of the burden of vector-borne and soil-transmitted polyparasitism in rural communities of Coast Province, Kenya.

• Main Authors: Donal Bisanzio (Author), Francis Mutuku (Author), Amaya L Bustinduy (Author), Peter L Mungai (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), Charles H King (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly-parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical and sub-clinical human disease and exert a long-term toll on economic welfare...