[Seminar] Soil-transmitted helminth infections

More than a quarter of the world's population is at risk of infection with the soil-transmitted helminths Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), Trichuris trichiura, and Strongyloides stercoralis. Infected children and adults present with a range of medical and surgical conditions, and clinicians should consider the possibility of infection in individuals living in, or returning from, endemic regions. Although safe and effective drugs are donated free to endemic countries, only half of at-risk children received treatment in 2016.

Source: LANCET - September 4, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Peter Mark Jourdan, Poppy H L Lamberton, Alan Fenwick, David G Addiss Tags: Seminar Source Type: research