The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

Abstract The transmission soil transmitted helminths (STH) occurs via ingestion of or contact with infective stages present in soil contaminated with human faeces. It follows therefore that efforts to reduce faecal contamination of the environment should help to reduce risk of parasite exposure and...

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Main Authors: Susana Vaz Nery, Amy J. Pickering, Ebba Abate, Abraham Asmare, Laura Barrett, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Donald A. P. Bundy, Thomas Clasen, Archie C. A. Clements, John M. Colford, Ayse Ercumen, Siobhan Crowley, Oliver Cumming, Matthew C. Freeman, Rashidul Haque, Birhan Mengistu, William E. Oswald, Rachel L. Pullan, Rita G. Oliveira, Katey Einterz Owen, Judd L. Walson, Ashrafedin Youya, Simon J. Brooker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Water
Sanitation
Hygiene
WASH
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3532-6

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