The soil-transmitted helminths in Sri Lanka: a review of the recent literature
<p><br />The major soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Necator americanus have been recognized as endemic in Sri Lanka for over a century. Although prevalence rates have declined drastically over this period because of mass d...
Main Author: | NR de Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
2018-10-01
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Series: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8231 |
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