Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged children in five districts in Uganda.

• Main Authors: Benjamin Tinkitina (Author), Prudence Beinamaryo (Author), Hilda Kyarisiima (Author), Betty Nabatte (Author), Moses Arinaitwe (Author), Alfred Mubangizi (Author), Paul Emerson (Author), Kristin M Sullivan (Author)
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• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, commonly caused by roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale), were widespread among Ugandan schoolchildren in the late 1990s and early 200...