The burden of moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth infections among rural malaysian aborigines: an urgent need for an integrated control programme

The burden of moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth infections among rural malaysian aborigines: an urgent need for an integrated control programme

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, among the most common neglected tropical diseases, continue to be a major threat to the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of infected people especially children in developing countries.<...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdulhamid, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Choy Seow, Ithoi Init, Al-Adhroey Abdulelah H, Abdulsalam Awatif M, Surin Johari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
risk factors
aboriginal schoolchildren
Malaysia
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/242

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