High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths in Southern Belize-highlighting opportunity for control interventions

Objective: To assess prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in school age children of two southern districts as baseline information prior to implement a deworming program against intestinal parasites as part of an integrated country development plan. Methods: Children randomly...

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Main Authors: Rina Girard Kaminsky, Steven K. Ault, Phillip Castillo, Kenton Serrano, Guillermo Troya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115303245