Ivermectin Treatment and Sanitation Effectively Reduce Strongyloides stercoralis Infection Risk in Rural Communities in Cambodia.

• Main Authors: Armelle Forrer (Author), Virak Khieu (Author), Christian Schindler (Author), Fabian Schär (Author), Hanspeter Marti (Author), Meng Chuor Char (Author), Sinuon Muth (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Strongyloides stercoralis is the only soil-transmitted helminth with the ability to replicate within its host, leading to long-lasting and potentially fatal infections. It is ubiquitous and its worldwide prevalence has recently been estimated to be at least half that of hookworm. Informat...