Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminth and Strongyloides stercoralis infections in remote rural villages of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Hakami L, Castle P, Kiernan J, Choi K, Rahantamalala A, Rakotomalala E, Rakotoarison R, Wright P, Lapierre S, Crnosija I, Small P, Vigan-Womas I, Marcos L. Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminth and Strongyloides stercoralis infections in remote rural villages of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Pathogens And Global Health 2019, 113: 94-100. PMID: 30879406, PMCID: PMC6502231, DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2019.1589927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStercoralis infectionStool samplesPrevalence ratesSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsStrongyloides stercoralis infectionS. stercoralis infectionEvidence of infectionKato-Katz methodInfection prevalence rateChemotherapy programSTH infectionsStrongyloides stercoralisTrichuris trichiuraHelminth infectionsHigh school educationA. lumbricoidesLife yearsInfectionTropical diseasesLow-income countriesUnderserved populationsSpontaneous sedimentation techniqueRandom householdsEpidemiologySedimentation technique