Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Nigerian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections still remain a notable health problem in resource-limited countries due to difficulties in the implementation of control measures. In Nigeria for instance, despite several community-based and provincial reports, national data on prevalen...

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Main Author: Solomon Ngutor Karshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0451-2