Occurrence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Yunnan Province, China, and comparison of diagnostic methods.

BACKGROUND: Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected soil-transmitted helminth species, and there is a lack of parasitologic and epidemiologic data pertaining to this parasite in China and elsewhere. We studied the local occurrence of S. stercoralis in a village in Yunnan province, China, and compar...

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Main Authors: Peter Steinmann, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Zun-Wei Du, Jin-Yong Jiang, Li-Bo Wang, Xue-Zhong Wang, Lan-Hua Li, Hanspeter Marti, Jürg Utzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2041812?pdf=render