Controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pre-school-age children through preventive chemotherapy.

Controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pre-school-age children through preventive chemotherapy.

Pre-school age children account for 10%-20% of the 2 billion people worldwide who are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs): Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), and Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms). Through a systematic review of the publis...

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Main Authors:	Marco Albonico, Henrietta Allen, Lester Chitsulo, Dirk Engels, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Lorenzo Savioli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-03-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18365031/?tool=EBI

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