Associations between schistosomiasis and the use of human waste as an agricultural fertilizer in China.

BACKGROUND:Human waste is used as an agricultural fertilizer in China and elsewhere. Because the eggs of many helminth species can survive in environmental media, reuse of untreated or partially treated human waste, commonly called night soil, may promote transmission of human helminthiases. METHODO...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth J Carlton, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Alan Hubbard, Robert C Spear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4295866?pdf=render