Prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of soil-transmitted helminth infection on the Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau: A community-wide cross-sectional study.

Prevalence, risk factors and health consequences of soil-transmitted helminth infection on the Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau: A community-wide cross-sectional study.

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic and widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa. A community wide soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence survey was performed on the island of Bubaque in Guinea-Bissau using both Kato-katz microscopy and qPCR methodology. Predictors of infection and morbidit...

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Main Authors: Olivia Farrant, Tegwen Marlais, Joanna Houghton, Adriana Goncalves, Eunice Teixeira da Silva Cassama, Marito Gomes Cabral, Jose Nakutum, Cristovao Manjuba, Amabelia Rodrigues, David Mabey, Robin Bailey, Anna Last
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0008938&type=printable
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