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Environmental and socio-demographic individual, family and neighborhood factors associated with children intestinal parasitoses at Iguazú, in the subtropical northern border of Argentina.

Maria Romina RiveroCarlos De AngeloPablo NuñezMartín SalasCarlos E MottaAlicia ChiarettaOscar D SalomónSong Liang
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Our work represents the major survey of intestinal parasites in human and environmental samples developed in the region. High prevalence was detected in the children population as well as in their environment. This work shows the importance of considering and promoting multi-level actions over the identified determinants to face this public health problem from integrative approaches.
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