Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in High-Risk County, Mississippi, USA

Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in High-Risk County, Mississippi, USA

Recent reports of hookworm infection in Alabama, USA, has prompted surveillance in Mississippi, given the states’ similar environmental conditions. We collected stool specimens from 277 children in Rankin County, Mississippi. Kato–Katz microscopic smear, agar plate culture, and quantitative PCR ind...

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Main Authors: Richard S. Bradbury, Lora Martin, Lacy Malloch, Maygan Martin, John M. Williams, Kayla Patterson, Cameron Sanders, Gurbaksh Singh, Irene Arguello, Eduardo Rodriguez, Paul Byers, Lisa Haynie, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Charlotte V. Hobbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
soil-transmitted helminths
hookworm
parasites
Necator americanus
Strongyloides
Enterobius
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/12/23-0709_article

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