Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and environmental risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth intensity of infection in Timor-Leste, using real time PCR.

Suzy J CampbellSusana V NeryRebecca WardellCatherine A D'EsteDarren J GrayJames S McCarthyRebecca J TraubRoss M AndrewsStacey LlewellynAndrew J VallelyGail M WilliamsArchie C A Clements

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

In this high-prevalence setting, strong risk associations with environmental factors indicate that anthelmintic treatment alone will be insufficient to interrupt STH transmission, as conditions are favourable for ongoing environmental transmission. Integrated STH control strategies should be explored as a priority.

Keyphrases

real time pcr
human health
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life cycle
drinking water
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