Strongyloidiasis as a Focal Household Cluster of Soil‐Transmitted Helminthiasis in Rural Tropical Rainforest Southern Thailand: An Observational Study
Background In southern Thailand, characterized by high rainfall for 9 months each year (2340 mm annually), hookworm prevalence is consistently higher than that of Strongyloides stercoralis. Such wet climatic conditions may favor hookworm transmission while limiting S. stercoralis. Conversely, living in crowded, cluster...