Assessment of the nail contamination with soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren in Jimma Town, Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Large-scale deworming programs have been successful in reducing the burden of disease due to soil-transmitted helminth (STH; Ascaris lumbricloides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm) infections, but re-infection in absence of other measures is unavoidable. We assessed t...

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Main Authors: Bamlaku Tadege, Zeleke Mekonnen, Daniel Dana, Abebaw Tiruneh, Bizuwarek Sharew, Eden Dereje, Eskindir Loha, Mio Ayana, Bruno Levecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268792