Socioenvironmental Factors Influencing Distribution and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges for the 2030 Agenda

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) are poverty-related diseases with high prevalence rates in developing countries. The present study aims to describe the epidemiological scenario of STHs in an urban population in the Brazilian Amazon. A cross-sectional survey (n = 349 children aged 1–15 years) w...

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Main Authors: Deiviane Aparecida Calegar, Polyanna Araújo Alves Bacelar, Brenda Bulsara Costa Evangelista, Kerla Joeline Lima Monteiro, Jéssica Pereira dos Santos, Mayron Morais Almeida, Márcio Neves Bóia, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6610181