Ascaris lumbricoides infection and its relation to environmental factors in the Mbeya region of Tanzania, a cross-sectional, population-based study.

Ascaris lumbricoides infection and its relation to environmental factors in the Mbeya region of Tanzania, a cross-sectional, population-based study.

BACKGROUND: With one quarter of the world population infected, the intestinal nematode Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common infectious agents, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics. Infection is caused by oral intake of eggs and can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. To i...

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Main Authors: Steffen Andreas Schüle, Petra Clowes, Inge Kroidl, Dickens O Kowuor, Anthony Nsojo, Chacha Mangu, Helene Riess, Christof Geldmacher, Rüdiger Paul Laubender, Seif Mhina, Leonard Maboko, Thomas Löscher, Michael Hoelscher, Elmar Saathoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3958400?pdf=render

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