Soil-Transmitted Helminths (SHT)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4334-1
About 4.2 billion humans live at risk of being infected by hookworms (Ancylostoma, Necator), ascarids (Ascaris lumbricoides,Ascaris suum, Strongyloides stercoralis), and/or whipworms (Trichuris species) in practically all countries of the tropics due to larvae or eggs in human feces. Regular mass treatments (two per year) with nematocidal drugs would reduce the risk.
Keywords
Human Feces Mass Treatment Ascaris Lumbricoides Regular Mass Trichuris Species
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Further Reading
- Caraballo L, Acevedo N (2011) New allergens of relevance in tropical regions: the impact of Ascaris lumbricoides infections. World Allergy Organ J 4:77–84CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentralGoogle Scholar
- Landa-Cansigno O et al (2013) Retention of Eschericha coli, Giardia lamblia cysts and Ascaris lumbricoides eggs in agricultural soils irrigated by untreated waste water. J Environ Manage 128:22–29CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
- Nejsum P et al (2012) Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from analysis of the past. J Helminthol 86:148–155CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
- Saboya MI et al (2013) Update on the mapping of prevalence and intensity of infection for soil transmitted helminth infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a call for action. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7:e2419CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentralGoogle Scholar
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