Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in Myanmar Refugees, Thailand, 2012–2015

Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in Myanmar Refugees, Thailand, 2012–2015

During 2012–2015, US-bound refugees living in Myanmar–Thailand border camps (n = 1,839) were surveyed for hookworm infection and treatment response by using quantitative PCR. Samples were collected at 3 time points: after each of 2 treatments with albendazole and after resettlement in the United Sta...

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Main Authors: Elise M. O’Connell, Tarissa Mitchell, Marina Papaiakovou, Nils Pilotte, Deborah Lee, Michelle Weinberg, Potsawin Sakulrak, Dilok Tongsukh, Georgiette Oduro-Boateng, Sarah Harrison, Steven A. Williams, William M. Stauffer, Thomas B. Nutman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hookworm
Ancylostoma
Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Ancylostoma duodenale
Necator americanus
soil-transmitted helminths
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0280_article

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