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Oct 2026
Water, sanitation, and hygiene in soil-transmitted helminth control: A scoping review of evidence gaps across transmission pathways
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are parasitic intestinal worms infecting humans through contact with, or ingestion of, soil contaminated with eggs shed by infected individuals. STHs include roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) and hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale...
Y. Velleman, Anne Straily, W. Secor et al.
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