Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminths and risk analysis of hookworm infections in the community: Results from the DeWorm3 Trial in southern India.

Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminths and risk analysis of hookworm infections in the community: Results from the DeWorm3 Trial in southern India.

Since 2015, India has coordinated the largest school-based deworming program globally, targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in ~250 million children aged 1 to 19 years twice yearly. Despite substantial progress in reduction of morbidity associated with STH, reinfection rates in endemic communi...

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Main Authors: Sitara S R Ajjampur, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Katherine E Halliday, Gokila Palanisamy, Jasmine Farzana, Malathi Manuel, Dilip Abraham, Selvi Laxmanan, Kumudha Aruldas, Anuradha Rose, David S Kennedy, William E Oswald, Rachel L Pullan, Sean R Galagan, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Roy M Anderson, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Rajiv Sarkar, Gagandeep Kang, Judd L Walson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009338

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009338

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