Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China.

Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China.

We conducted a survey of 1707 children in 141 impoverished rural areas of Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces in Southwest China. Kato-Katz smear testing of stool samples elucidated the prevalence of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in pre-school and school aged children. Demographic, hygi...

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Main Authors: Xiaobing Wang, Linxiu Zhang, Renfu Luo, Guofei Wang, Yingdan Chen, Alexis Medina, Karen Eggleston, Scott Rozelle, D Scott Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459941?pdf=render

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