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It is not widely appreciated that directly transmitted tapeworm and roundworm (nematode) parasites are some of the most prevalent of all human infections within many tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world. The roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, for example, which is found in both tropical and temperate climates where there is adequate moisture and low standards of hygiene and sanitation, is one of, if not the most common of all human infections (Muller, 1975; Peters, 1978). Furthermore, the five most prevalent helminth parasites of man are all nematode species which are transmitted directly between hosts (Table 1). In 1975, W.H.O. statistics record that more than a third of the world’s population was infected with one or more of these species (Peters, 1978) (Table 1).
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Anderson, R.M. (1980). The Dynamics and Control of Direct Life Cycle Helminth Parasites. In: Barigozzi, C. (eds) Vito Volterra Symposium on Mathematical Models in Biology. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93161-1_16
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