Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire.

Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire.

BACKGROUND: More than 1 billion people are currently infected with soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomes. The global strategy to control helminthiases is the regular administration of anthelmintic drugs to at-risk populations. However, rapid re-infection occurs in areas where hygiene, access t...

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Main Authors: Thomas Schmidlin, Eveline Hürlimann, Kigbafori D Silué, Richard B Yapi, Clarisse Houngbedji, Bernadette A Kouadio, Cinthia A Acka-Douabélé, Dongo Kouassi, Mamadou Ouattara, Fabien Zouzou, Bassirou Bonfoh, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688730?pdf=render

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