A quantitative assessment method for Ascaris eggs on hands.

The importance of hands in the transmission of soil transmitted helminths, especially Ascaris and Trichuris infections, is under-researched. This is partly because of the absence of a reliable method to quantify the number of eggs on hands. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a method to...

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Main Authors: Aurelie Jeandron, Jeroen H J Ensink, Stig M Thamsborg, Anders Dalsgaard, Mita E Sengupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4011755?pdf=render