Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: Determined by parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques.

Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: Determined by parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques.

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most common parasitic infections in impoverished communities, particularly among children. Current STH control is through school-based mass drug administration (MDA), which in the Philippines is done twice annually. As expected, MDA has decreased the intensit...

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Main Authors: Mary Lorraine S Mationg, Catherine A Gordon, Veronica L Tallo, Remigio M Olveda, Portia P Alday, Mark Donald C Reñosa, Franziska A Bieri, Gail M Williams, Archie C A Clements, Peter Steinmann, Kate Halton, Yuesheng Li, Donald P McManus, Darren J Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703569?pdf=render

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