Appropriateness of the current parasitological control target for hookworm morbidity: A statistical analysis of individual-level data.
<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminths affect almost 2 billion people globally. Hookworm species contribute to most of the related morbidity. Hookworms mainly cause anaemia, due to blood loss at the site of the attachment of the adult worms to the human intestinal mucosa. The Worl...
Main Authors: | Veronica Malizia, Federica Giardina, Sake J de Vlas, Luc E Coffeng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010279 |
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