National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia

National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia

Abstract Background An accurate understanding of the geographical distributions of both soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) and schistosomes (SCH; Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium) is pivot...

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Main Authors: Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Kalkidan Mekete, Yonas Wuletaw, Abeba Gebretsadik, Heven Sime, Sindew Mekasha, Adugna Woyessa, Oumer Shafi, Jozef Vercruysse, Jack E. T. Grimes, Iain Gardiner, Michael French, Bruno Levecke, Lesley Drake, Wendy Harrison, Alan Fenwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
Schistosomiasis
Ascaris
Trichuris
hookworms
Schistosoma mansoni
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04317-6

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