What does soil-transmitted helminth elimination look like? Results from a targeted molecular detection survey in Japan

Abstract Background Japan is one of the few countries believed to have eliminated soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). In 1949, the national prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was 62.9%, which decreased to 0.6% in 1973 due to improvements in infrastructure, socioeconomic status, and the implementation...

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Autori principali:	Mitsuko Hasegawa, Nils Pilotte, Mihoko Kikuchi, Arianna R. Means, Marina Papaiakovou, Andrew M. Gonzalez, Jacqueline R. M. A. Maasch, Hiroshi Ikuno, Toshihiko Sunahara, Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Judd L. Walson, Steven A. Williams, Shinjiro Hamano, the DeWorm3 Project Team
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	BMC 2020-01-01
Serie:	Parasites & Vectors
Soggetti:	Soil-transmitted helminth STH Ascaris lumbricoides Ancylostoma duodenale Necator americanus Trichuris trichiura
Accesso online:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3875-z
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