The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths in Bihar State, India.

• Main Authors: Katie Greenland (Author), Ruth Dixon (Author), Shabbir Ali Khan (Author), Kithsiri Gunawardena (Author), Jimmy H Kihara (Author), Jennifer L Smith (Author), Lesley Drake (Author), Prerna Makkar (Author), Sri Raman (Author), Sarman Singh (Author), Sanjay Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over a billion individuals worldwide. In India, 241 million children are estimated to need deworming to avert the negative consequences STH infections can have on child health and development. In February-April 2011, 17 million children in Bihar State were de...